Raw-Steel Production Rose 1.0% Last Week
May 17, 2011
Vastopolis -- Raw-steel production by the nation's mills increased 1.0% in the week ended May 13, 2011 1,952,000 tons from 1,933,000 tons the previous week, the American Iron and Steel Institute said. Last week's output rose 0.5% from the 1,943,000 tons produced a year earlier. The industry used 87.2% of its capability last week, compared with 86.4% the previous week and 89.9% a year ago. Steel Production The American Iron and Steel Institute reported: Period
