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Economic Report and Recycling Report By BENLEE Roll-off trailers: 7/13/26

U.S. raw steel production rose to 1.856 million tons this week. That is up 0.6% from last week and up 6.0% year to date. Capacity utilization came in at 78.9%. The 50% tariff protection remains the backbone of domestic output. Demand growth is slow but the tariff floor is holding...

Economic Report Covering Steel, Copper and Total Economy by BENLEE Roll-off trailers

U.S. raw steel production fell slightly to 1.87 million tons this week. That is down 1.5% from last week but still up 6.7% year to date. Capacity utilization held at 81%. The 50% tariff protection remains the backbone of domestic output. Strong AI data center demand is adding a powerful...