utilization

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Refiners’ near-term earnings are likely to remain strong due to higher fuel margins, but those margins could compress if Hormuz reopens, allowing Middle Eastern refineries to restore output and Asian plants to raise utilization.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

“Evidence of stronger network utilization, accelerating industrial demand, or operating margin targets moving closer to prior peak levels would likely support a more favorable risk/reward profile.”

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Industrial capacity utilization was 76.1% in April, higher than the consensus estimate of 75.8%

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The government imposed its first fuel-price caps in almost 30 years, ordered conservation measures including five-day rotations for public-sector vehicles, pushed coal plants harder, lifted nuclear utilization above 80% and banned fuel exports.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The utilization of planetary resources so that new interstellar spacecraft could be constructed locally would be a slow process.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan