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February 10, 2020
December U.S. Raw Steel Production at 8 Million Tons
Written by Brett Linton
U.S. raw steel production in December rose 2.9 percent to 8,037,650 net tons, reported the American Iron and Steel Institute in Washington. December production was below the 2019 average of 8,061,679 tons and down 2.5 percent compared to the same month last year.
Broken down by production method, 5,682,920 tons (70.7 percent) were produced by electric arc furnaces (EAFs) and 2,354,730 tons (29.3 percent) were produced by blast furnaces.
