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US flat products imports climb 6% in February

March 10, 2010

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports increased 6% from 432,000 short tons in January to 456,000 tons in February. This can be compared to 548,000 tons of flat products imports in February 2009.
Hot rolled imports showed the highest import volume gain by rising 20,000 tons in February while cut [...]

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March 6 2010

March 8, 2010

This

Week’s Raw Steel Production

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In the week ending March 6, 2010, domestic raw
steel production was 1,683,000 net tons while the capability utilization

rate was 69.2 percent. Production was 995,000 tons in the week

ending March 6, 2009, while the capability utilization then
was 41.7 percent. The current week production represents
a 69.2 percent increase from the same period in the
previous year. Production for the week ending March 6, 2010
is up 0.9 percent from the previous week ending February
27, 2010 when production was 1,668,000 tons and the rate of capability
utilization was 69.0 percent.

Adjusted year-to-date production through March 6, 2010 was
14,952,000 tons, at a capability utilization rate of 66.6 percent.
That is a 55.8 percent increase from the 9,599,000 tons during the
same period last year, when the capability utilization rate
was 42.9 percent.

Broken down by districts, here’s production for the week
ending March 6, 2010 in thousands of net tons: Northeast Coast:
143; Pittsburgh/Youngstown: 107; Lake Erie: 47; Detroit: 117;
Indiana/Chicago: 416; Midwest: 238; Southern: 541 and Western:
74.

(Estimate based on reports from companies
representing about 50% of the Industry’s Raw Steel Capability + includes

revisions for previous months)

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February 27 2010

March 2, 2010

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Week’s Raw Steel Production

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In the week ending February 27, 2010, domestic
raw steel production was 1,668,000 net tons while the capability
utilization rate was 69.0 percent. Production was 1,064,000
tons in the week ending February 27, 2009, while the capability
utilization then was 45.5 percent. The current week production
represents a 56.8 percent increase from the same period
in the previous year. Production for the week ending February 27,
2010 is up 0.5 percent from the previous week
ending February 20, 2010 when production was 1,660,000 tons and the

rate of capability utilization was 68.6 percent.

Adjusted year-to-date production through February 27, 2010 was
13,269,000 tons, at a capability utilization rate of 66.2 percent.
That is a 54.2 percent increase from the 8,604,000 tons during the
same period last year, when the capability utilization rate
was 43.9 percent.

Broken down by districts, here’s production for the week
ending February 27, 2010 in thousands of net tons: Northeast Coast:

144; Pittsburgh/Youngstown: 112; Lake Erie: 44; Detroit: 119;
Indiana/Chicago: 405; Midwest: 233; Southern: 535 and Western:
76.

(Estimate based on reports from companies
representing about 50% of the Industry’s Raw Steel Capability + includes

revisions for previous months)

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February 27 2010

March 1, 2010

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Week’s Raw Steel Production

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In the week ending February 27, 2010, domestic
raw steel production was 1,668,000 net tons while the capability
utilization rate was 69.0 percent. Production was 1,064,000
tons in the week ending February 27, 2009, while the capability
utilization then was 45.5 percent. The current week production
represents a 56.8 percent increase from the same period
in the previous year. Production for the week ending February 20,
2010 is up 0.5 percent from the previous week
ending February 20, 2010 when production was 1,660,000 tons and the

rate of capability utilization was 68.6 percent.

Adjusted year-to-date production through February 27, 2010 was
13,269,000 tons, at a capability utilization rate of 66.2 percent.
That is a 42.6 percent increase from the 8,604,000 tons during the
same period last year, when the capability utilization rate
was 43.9 percent.

Broken down by districts, here’s production for the week
ending February 27, 2010 in thousands of net tons: Northeast Coast:

144; Pittsburgh/Youngstown: 112; Lake Erie: 44; Detroit: 119;
Indiana/Chicago: 405; Midwest: 233; Southern: 535 and Western:
76.

(Estimate based on reports from companies
representing about 50% of the Industry’s Raw Steel Capability + includes

revisions for previous months)

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February 20 2010

February 22, 2010

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Week’s Raw Steel Production

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In the week ending February 20, 2010, domestic
raw steel production was 1,660,000 net tons while the capability
utilization rate was 68.6 percent. Production was 1,064,000
tons in the week ending February 20, 2009, while the capability
utilization then was 45.5 percent. The current week production
represents a 56.0 percent increase from the same period
in the previous year. Production for the week ending February 20,
2010 is up 0.9 percent from the previous week
ending February 13, 2010 when production was 1,645,000 tons and the

rate of capability utilization was 68.0 percent.

Adjusted year-to-date production through February 20, 2010 was
11,601,000 tons, at a capability utilization rate of 65.8 percent.
That is a 53.9 percent increase from the 7,540,000 tons during the
same period last year, when the capability utilization rate
was 43.9 percent.

Broken down by districts, here’s production for the week
ending February 20, 2010 in thousands of net tons: Northeast Coast:

138; Pittsburgh/Youngstown: 111; Lake Erie: 48; Detroit: 117;
Indiana/Chicago: 416; Midwest: 235; Southern: 521 and Western:
74.

(Estimate based on reports from companies
representing about 50% of the Industry’s Raw Steel Capability + includes

revisions for previous months)

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February 13 2010

February 15, 2010

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Week’s Raw Steel Production

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In the week ending February 13, 2010, domestic
raw steel production was 1,645,000 net tons while the capability
utilization rate was 68.0 percent. Production was 1,064,000
tons in the week ending February 13, 2009, while the capability
utilization then was 45.5 percent. The current week production
represents a 54.6 percent increase from the same period
in the previous year. Production for the week ending February 13,
2010 is up 2.5 percent from the previous week
ending February 6, 2010 when production was 1,605,000 tons and the
rate of capability utilization was 67.3 percent.

Adjusted year-to-date production through February 13, 2010 was
9,941,000 tons, at a capability utilization rate of 68.0 percent.
That is a 53.5 percent increase from the 6,476,000 tons during the
same period last year, when the capability utilization rate
was 65.4 percent.

Broken down by districts, here’s production for the week
ending February 13, 2010 in thousands of net tons: Northeast Coast:

140; Pittsburgh/Youngstown: 108; Lake Erie: 47; Detroit: 113;
Indiana/Chicago: 421; Midwest: 233; Southern: 510 and Western:
73.

(Estimate based on reports from companies
representing about 50% of the Industry’s Raw Steel Capability + includes

revisions for previous months)

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US long products imports decline 5.1% in January

February 15, 2010

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports declined 5.1% from 166,000 short tons in December to 158,000 tons in January. This can be compared to long products imports of 264,000 tons in January 2009 and 385,000 tons in January 2008.
Imports dropped significantly for wire rod in particular from 96,000 tons in December [...]

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US flat products imports rise 2% in January

February 11, 2010

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports increased 2% from 405,000 short tons in December to 412,000 tons in January. This can be compared to 532,000 tons of flat products imports in January 2009.
Hot dip galvanized imports showed the largest gains rising by 16% followed by hot rolled imports which [...]

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