U.S. Raw Steel Output Dipped 9%, Says AISI

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The most recent weekly production statistics suggests notable decline in raw steel production by the country during the week ended on January 16^th, 2021. The data published by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) points to significant year-on-year decline in output during the week.

The domestic raw steel production during the week totalled 1.738 million net tons. The capability utilization rate during the week was 76.7%. This compares with the production and capability utilization rate of 1.906 million net tons and 82.4% respectively during the corresponding week a year before. Upon comparison with the week ended January 16^th, 2020, the production is down by approximately 8.8%.

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The production for the week was up marginally by 1.7% from the prior week, when it had totalled 1.709 million net tons. The capability utilization rate was 75.4% in the week ended January 9, 2021.

The primary producer was the Southern region, whose output totalled 695,000 net tons. The production by the other regions is as follows: Great Lakes (621,000 net tons), Midwest (192,000 net tons), North East (158,000 net tons) and Western (72,000 net tons).

The adjusted year-to-date production through January 16^th, 2021 totalled 3.918 million net tons at an average capability utilization rate of 75.9%. This is down by almost 9.70%, upon comparison with the production of 4.337 million net tons during the same period a year before, when the capability utilization rate had averaged at 82.4%.