For the week ending December 28, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,773,000 net tons of raw steel. This is a decrease in production in comparison to the first week of December when raw steel production was 1,829,000 NT (the highest production rate for the month). […]
For the week ending December 28, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,773,000 net tons of raw steel, a 2.3 percent increase over the previous week but a 0.7 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 74.0 percent, […]
For the week ending December 21, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,733,000 net tons of raw steel, a 4.7 percent decrease over the previous week and a 2.9 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 72.3 percent, […]
For the week ending December 14, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,818,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.6 percent decrease over the previous week but a 1.8 percent increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 75.9 percent, […]
For those of you going to New York City for the AHR Expo – I will be attending on Tuesday, January 21st and Wednesday, January 22nd. If you would like to meet with me while I am in New York, please shoot me an email: John@SteelMarketUpdate.com and I will do my best to work you […]
For the week ending December 7, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,829,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.9 percent increase over the previous week and a 2.5 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 76.3 percent, up […]
For the week ending November 30, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,812,000 net tons of raw steel, a 2.1 percent decrease over the previous week but a 3.9 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 75.6 percent, down […]
The American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported their final raw steel production numbers for the month of October 2013. This estimation is different than the weekly raw steel production as it is based on 75 percent of the domestic mills reporting vs. 50 percent for the weekly estimates. Total raw steel production for the […]
For the week ending November 23, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,850,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.3 percent decrease over the previous week but a 6.1 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 77.2 percent, down […]
For the week ending November 16, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,856,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.5 percent increase over the previous week and a 6.4 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 77.5 percent, up […]
For the week ending November 9, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,829,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.2 percent decrease over the previous week but a 4.9 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 76.3 percent, down […]
For the week ending November 2, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,833,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.9 percent increase over the previous week and a 7.4 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 76.5 percent, up […]
The American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported estimated raw steel production at 1,817,000 net tons for the week ending October 26th, 2013. During October, production peaked to a high of 1,873,000 net tons in the week ending October 5th, and dipped to a low of 1,817,000 net tons in the final week ending October […]
For the week ending October 26, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,817,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.0 percent decrease over the previous week but a 7.4 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 75.8 percent, down […]
The American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported their final raw steel production numbers for the month of September 2013. This estimation is different than the weekly raw steel production as it is based on 75 percent of the domestic mills reporting vs. 50 percent for the weekly estimates. Total raw steel production for the […]
For the week ending October 19, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,835,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.6 percent decrease over the previous week but a 8.5 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 76.6 percent, down […]
For the week ending October 12, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,847,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.4 percent decrease over the previous week but a 9.2 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 77.1 percent, down […]
For the week ending October 5, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,873,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.1 percent increase over the previous week and a 9.6 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 78.2 percent, up […]
For the week ending September 28, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,852,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.3 percent decrease over the previous week but a 5.8 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 77.3 percent, down […]
Over the past week we have been receiving a number of calls and emails regarding both John Anton’s (IHS Global Insight) forecast for higher steel prices as we move into 2014 and Andre Marshall’s (Crunch Risk, LLC) hot rolled futures article where he points out that the market fundamentals will force flat rolled steel prices […]
The American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported their final raw steel production numbers for the month of August 2013. This estimation is different than the weekly raw steel production as it is based on 75 percent of the domestic mills reporting vs. 50 percent for the weekly estimates. Total raw steel production for the […]
For the week ending September 21, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,877,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.8 percent increase over the previous week and a 7.2 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 78.3 percent, up […]
For the week ending September 14, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,843,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.5 percent decrease over the previous week but a 5.3 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 76.9 percent, down […]
For the week ending September 7, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,872,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.9 percent increase over the previous week and a 6.9 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 78.1 percent, up […]
The American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported estimated raw steel production at 1,871,000 net tons for the week ending July 27, 2013. With outages and maintenance issues, production declined through August to a high of 1,888,000 net tons of raw steel in the week ending August 3, and dropping down to 1,856,000 net tons […]
For the week ending August 31, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,856,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.3 percent decrease over the previous week and a 2.2 decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 77.5 percent, down […]
The American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported their final raw steel production numbers for the month of July 2013. This estimation is different than the weekly raw steel production as it is based on 75 percent of the domestic mills reporting vs. 50 percent for the weekly estimates. Total raw steel production for the […]
For the week ending August 17, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,878,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.9 percent increase over the previous week but a 1.0 decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 78.4 percent, up […]
Australian company BlueScope Steel announced EBIT of $66.7 million for its 50 percent ownership of U.S. based North Star BlueScope Steel for FY 2013 ending on June 30, 2013. Earnings for the fiscal year improved by 7 percent over FY 2012 due to improved cost control and decreased depreciation charges that offset slightly weaker spreads. […]
Written by: Brett Linton For the week ending August 10, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,862,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.4 percent decrease over the previous week and a 1.8 decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate […]