US seamless steel pipe production increased by 11.8% qoq drop of 10.7%, when the weekly crude steel production in different regions, the Northeast region 207,000 short tons, 619,000 short tons in the Great Lakes region, the Midwest 186,000 short tons, southern 514,000 short tons, west 68,000 short tons. The statistics cover about 90% of the nation's crude steel production capacity. After adjustment, expiring on January 9, 2016, in 2016 the United States a total of seamless steel pipe production was 3.034 million short tons, capacity utilization was 63.4%, down 15.8%. 2015 year was 3.605 million short tons and 76.4%. When the week ended Jan. 9, 2016, US domestic raw steel production was 1.594 million short tons, capacity utilization was 66.7%. Production over the same period last year 1.807 million short tons, capacity utilization was 76.4 percent. Seamless pipe production fell by 11.8%, an increase of 10.7% than the previous week. When the week ended January 2, 2016, US domestic raw steel production was 1.44 million short tons, capacity utilization was 60.2 percent.
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