Finished Import Market Share Estimated at 22 Percent in September.

US domestic raw steel production was 1,688,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 75.7 percent.

In the week ending on October 1, 2022, domestic raw steel production was 1,700,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 77.1 percent.

It was a 9.2% decrease from the 2,485,000 permit tons recorded in August and a 10.1% decrease from the August final imports total of 2,510,000.

The report highlights that, in 2021, shipments from domestic steel mills measured 94.7 million net tons (NT), up 16.9 percent from the previous year.

US domestic raw steel production was 1,683,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 76.4 percent.

Finished Import Market Share YTD at 24%

In July, the largest suppliers were Canada (544,000 NT, down 14% vs. June), Mexico (460,000 NT, down 12%), South Korea (279,000 NT, down 7%), Brazil (252,000 NT, up 26%) and Japan (173,000 NT, up 76%).