Steel Products Prices North America
April 19, 2016
Weekly Raw Steel Production - April 16, 2016
Written by Sandy Williams
For the week ending April 16, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated domestic raw steel production was 1,693,000 net tons, up 2.2 percent from the previous week total of 1,656,000 net tons and up 2.7 percent compared with 1,649,000 net tons in the week ending April 16, 2015. The capability utilization rate was 72.4 percent last week compared to a rate of 69.8 percent a year ago.
Adjusted year-to-date production through April 16, 2016 was 26,529,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 70.5 percent. That is down 2.4 percent from the 27,194,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 71.5 percent.
