Steel Mills
Construction of US Steel's EAF Postponed
Written by Sandy Williams
December 22, 2015
US Steel Corp announced it will postpone construction of the electric arc furnace at its Fairfield Works operation in Alabama due to “continued challenging market conditions in both the oil and gas and steel industries.”
The $230 million EAF was scheduled for completion next year, giving US Steel the flexibility of its first EAF. The furnace was expected to have an annual capacity of 1.6 million net tons and would use scrap metal instead of iron ore.
US Steel cited as reasons for the postponement, oil prices that hit an eight year low in December as well as continued high levels of imports that have resulted in low steel pricing.
In November, when reporting third quarter results, the company cut its EBITDA forecast for 2015 to $225 million due to weak market conditions.
US Steel said the delay in construction of the EAF will not impact customers. US Steel will continue to operate the Fairfield pipe mill, and its steelmaking operations in Indiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Fairfield’s #5 coating line and the Double G hot-dip galvanizing joint venture in nearby Jackson, Miss. will continue to operate.
Sandy Williams
Read more from Sandy WilliamsLatest in Steel Mills
Nucor profits jump in Q3, but company cautions on Q4 outlook sequentially
Nucor’s profits more than doubled in the third quarter year over year, but the company expects Q4’25 to be lower sequentially.
SDI announces proprietary low-carbon EDGE products
Steel Dynamics has announced lower-embodied-carbon steel products BIOEDGE and EDGE, and expects “immediate interest” from several markets for some of the offerings.
Wheeling-Nippon Steel raises Galvalume coating extras
The steelmaker released updated extras to customers on Oct. 15, marking the second adjustment in just six weeks following their early September revision
Cliffs offloading some FPT assets, considering HBI plant sale as well
Lourenco Goncalves confirmed that Cleveland-Cliffs is actively selling off portions of its Ferrous Processing and Trading (FPT) assets. Its direct reduction plant in Toledo, Ohio, may also be up for grabs...
SSAB cites US strength but flags tariff-driven uncertainty
The Americas segment of Swedish steelmaker SSAB delivered a stable third quarter, but with weaker shipments and continuing cautious demand. Plate prices held, but tariffs, slowing end-user demand, and...