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Mills operated at an average capability utilization rate of 75.9%.
In the corresponding week last year, mills produced 1,851,000 tons at an average capability utilization rate of 75.7%.
Mills have produced 63,251,000 tons so far this year at an average capability utilization rate of 77.6%.
This is up 5.5% from the same period last year, when mills produced 59,936,000 tons at an average capability utilization rate of 74.7%.