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US Raw Steel production edges up to 1,882,000 net tons
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The United States raw steel production edged up by 0.4% year-on-year to 1,882,000 net tons in the week ended September 13 while the capability utilization rate was 78.2 percent, as per the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

According to AISI, production was 1,875,000 net tons in the week ended September 13, last year while the capability utilization then was 78.3 percent. 

Production for the week ended September 13 was down 0.2 percent from the previous week ended September 6, 2014 when production was 1,885,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 78.5 percent.

Adjusted year-to-date production through September 13, 2014 was 67,875 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 77.2 percent. That is up 0.7 percent from the 67,425 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 77.0 percent.

Broken down by districts, here's production for the week ending September 13, 2014 in thousands of net tons: North East: 218; Great Lakes: 689; Midwest: 238; Southern: 654 and Western: 83 for a total of 1,822.