Friday, January 6, 2012

How Much Steel Does Hamilton Make Per Year?

With employment declining in Hamilton's steel sector for decades, I've been wondering, does Hamilton make more steel now than ever? Steel producers have been increasing productivity since steel started being made, reducing the number of people to produce a ton of steel.

This steel industry site lists 2010 Canadian production as 13 million tonnes. How much was produced in Hamilton? How does that compare to previous years? I found this history of Dofasco website with some production numbers listed, the most recent being 4,400,000 tons in 1990. I couldn't find a number for today, but I would be curious to see what it is.

Obviously Stelco's recent troubles likely reduce the overall Hamilton number. Whether Stelco/US Steel will ever get back to full production in Hamilton is an open question.

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