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    WSA: 2018 a Big Year for U.S. Steel Production

    Written by Peter Wright


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    Steel production in the U.S. in 2018 was the highest since 1981, according to the World Steel Association, which released its statistical yearbook for 2018 on Dec. 16. Crude steel production in the U.S. hit 115,386,000 metric tons last year, the highest output in 37 years and the first year to exceed 100 million metric tons since 2008.

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