July 27, 2021

CSI Opens October, Raises Prices and Closes in a Week

California Steel Industries (CSI) has closed its flat-rolled steel order book for October just a week after opening it.

“We want to thank you for your continued support. … We will contact you when we open the flat rolled order book for future orders,” the company said in letters to customers.

Michael Cowden

Michael Cowden is editor-in-chief for Steel Market Update. Cowden has covered the steel industry since 2007. He specializes in flat-rolled steel but has also reported on steel long products, steel pipe and tube, and aluminum. Before joining SMU, Cowden held reporting jobs at Fastmarkets AMM in Chicago, the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, and the Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh. He has also worked as a copy editor and in marketing at the University of Chicago Press. Cowden has a BA in English from the University of Chicago and an MSJ journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Contact him at michael@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7872.