In the week ending on February 10, 2024, the US domestic raw steel production was 1,710,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 77.0 percent. Production was 1,800,000 net tons in the week ending February 10, 2023 while the capability utilization then was 80.5 percent. The current week production represents a 5.0 percent decrease from the same period in the previous year. Production for the week ending February 10, 2024 is up 0.5 percent from the previous week ending February 3, 2024 when production was 1,702,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 76.6 percent.

 

Adjusted year-to-date production through February 10, 2024 was 9,936,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 76.4 percent. That is down 1.4 percent from the 10,074,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 78.1 percent.

 

Broken down by districts, here’s production for the week ending February 10, 2024 in thousands of net tons: North East: 133; Great Lakes: 560; Midwest: 188; Southern: 759 and Western: 70 for a total of 1710. AISI