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US steel mill utilization once again at 70%

March 15, 2010

For the first time since the week ending October 25th 2008, US steel mill utilization is above 70% according to data for the week ending March 13th, 2010 released today by the AISI. The progress of weekly utilization since August of 2008 is shown in the chart below:   There are two charts on the […]

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March 13 2010

March 15, 2010

This

Week’s Raw Steel Production

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In the week ending March 13, 2010, domestic raw

steel production was 1,715,000 net tons while the capability utilization

rate was 70.9 percent. Production was 983,000 tons in the week

ending March 13, 2009, while the capability utilization then
was 41.1 percent. The current week production represents
a 74.5 percent increase from the same period in the
previous year. Production for the week ending March 13, 2010
is up 1.9 percent from the previous week ending March 6,
2010 when production was 1,683,000 tons and the rate of capability
utilization was 69.6 percent.

Adjusted year-to-date production through March 13, 2010 was
16,667,000 tons, at a capability utilization rate of 67.0 percent.
That is a 57.5 percent increase from the 10,582,000 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 13, 2010 in thousands of net tons: Northeast Coast:
145; Pittsburgh/Youngstown: 113; Lake Erie: 45; Detroit: 130;
Indiana/Chicago: 422; Midwest: 242; Southern: 555 and Western:
63.

(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 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 plate had […]

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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 6 2010

February 9, 2010

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Week’s Raw Steel Production

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In the week ending February 6, 2010, domestic
raw steel production was 1,605,000 net tons while the capability
utilization rate was 67.3 percent. Production was 1,057,000
tons in the week ending February 6, 2009, while the capability
utilization then was 45.1 percent. The current week production
represents a 51.9 percent increase from the same period
in the previous year. Production for the week ending February 6,
2010 is up 0.7 percent from the previous week
ending January 30, 2010 when production was 1,595,000 tons and the
rate of capability utilization was 66.9 percent.

Adjusted year-to-date production through February 6, 2010 was
8,296,000 tons, at a capability utilization rate of 64.9 percent.
That is a 53.3 percent increase from the 5,412,000 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 6, 2010 in thousands of net tons: Northeast Coast:
139; Pittsburgh/Youngstown: 107; Lake Erie: 48; Detroit: 112;
Indiana/Chicago: 408; Midwest: 222; Southern: 494 and Western:
75.

(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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January 30 2010

February 1, 2010

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Week’s Raw Steel Production

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In the week ending January 30, 2010, domestic
raw steel production was 1,595,000 net tons while the capability
utilization rate was 66.9 percent. Production was 1,016,000
tons in the week ending January 30, 2009, while the capability
utilization then was 42.4 percent. The current week production
represents a 57.0 percent increase from the same period
in the previous year. Production for the week ending January 30,
2010 is up 1.5 percent from the previous week
ending January 23, 2010 when production was 1,587,000 tons and the
rate of capability utilization was 65.6 percent.

Adjusted year-to-date production through January 30, 2010 was
6,691,000 tons, at a capability utilization rate of 64.6 percent.
That is a 53.6 percent increase from the 4,355,000 tons during the
same period last year, when the capability utilization rate
was 42.4 percent.

Broken down by districts, here’s production for the week
ending January 30, 2010 in thousands of net tons: Northeast Coast:
145; Pittsburgh/Youngstown: 105; Lake Erie: 46; Detroit: 121;
Indiana/Chicago: 421; Midwest: 217; Southern: 467 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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