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December 28, 2019
Weekly Mill Capacity Utilization Up to 80.1 Percent
Written by Tim Triplett
Mill capability utilization inched back over the 80 percent mark in the week ending Dec. 21. Production totaled 1,866,000 net tons at 80.1 percent capacity, up 1.2 percent from the previous week and up 0.3 percent compared with the same week last year, reported the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Adjusted year-to-date production through Dec. 21 totaled 94,450,000 net tons at an average mill utilization of 80.1 percent–up 1.8 percent from 2018 when the year-to-date utilization rate was 78.2 percent.
