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Steel Mill Lead Times

Written by John Packard

October 29, 2017

We did a quick check of lead times at a number of domestic steel mills on Friday of this past week. This is what we learned:

Steel Dynamics Industries (SDI) – Butler, Ind.

HR – closed for November production

Pickled – closed for November production

CR – closed for November production

HRG – 11/20 (4 weeks)

CRG – Closed for November Production

The Techs (Coating Mills Owned by SDI)

All three locations (Metaltech, Galvtech, Nextech) – 12/4 (6 weeks)

Steel Dynamics Industries (SDI) – Columbus, Miss.

HR – closed for November production

Pickled – closed for November production

CR – closed for November production

HRG – 11/27 (5 weeks)

CRG – 11/27 (5 weeks)

NLMK USA

HR (Portage) – 11/27 (5 weeks)

CR (Farrell) – 12/4 (6 weeks)

Galv (Sharon Coatings) – 12/4 (6 weeks)

Big River Steel

HR – Closed to 2018 (contract tons for HR for 2018 closed)

CSN (Terre Haute)

Galv – November is closed

Nucor Berkeley

HR – 7-8 weeks

CR – January 2018 – 10-12 weeks

Galv – Late December/early January – 8-10 weeks

Nucor Hickman

HR – 5+ weeks

North Star BlueScope Steel

HR – December – 6-7 weeks

California Steel Industries (CSI)

Down for maintenance Nov. 22 through Dec. 4, 2017

HR – limited availability

CR – limited availability

Galv – Closed Until 2018

Ternium (Louisiana)

AZ – minor tons left for November, December book about half full

Wheeling Nisshin

Galv/AZ – Late December – (9-10 weeks)

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