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Episode 007: Capacity Utilisation – The Steel Industry's Most Powerful Predictive Metric

from Steel Industry Podcasts | Steelonthenet.com · host Dr. Andrzej M. Kotas

[Steelonthenet.com] One number predicted every major steel crisis of the last fifty years — before it arrived. Dr. Kotas explains why published capacity utilisation figures are frequently misleading, why BOF and EAF operations face fundamentally different danger thresholds, and how investors, companies, and governments should use the metric correctly. Topics: Overcapacity | Plant Performance | Blast Furnace | Electric Arc Furnace ✅ Steel industry podcasts by Steelonthenet.com. View all Steel Podcasts.Listen on Apple Podcasts →

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[Steelonthenet.com] One number predicted every major steel crisis of the last fifty years — before it arrived. Covers why published capacity figures are misleading, the fundamentally different danger thresholds for BOF versus EAF operations, the 12–21 month predictive window, and three rules for using the metric correctly.

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