Market Segment
September 15, 2021
Written by Brett Linton
Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) forecasts a new quarterly record in the third quarter of 2021 when it comes to steel operations’ profitability, according to guidance issued Wednesday.
The gains versus second-quarter results come thanks to strong steel demand and significant metal spread expansion, the electric-arc furnace (EAF) steelmaker said.
Canton, Ohio-based specialty metals manufacturer Metallus has been awarded a contract valued at up to $995 million by the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), part of the Department of War.
U.S. Steel is investing $28.3 million in its Great Lakes Works in Michigan, with upgrades planned for its pickle line during a 30-day outage starting in October.
The result comes after Mexico’s Ministry of Economy completed a five-year sunset review of the anti-dumping duty (AD) order on imports of hot-rolled (HR) sheet from Russia and Ukraine.
President Trump said a trade deal with Canada could come within the next few weeks.
Mexico's Construcciones e Ingenierías Electromecánicas SA de CV (CIESA) has emerged as the leading bidder for the assets of bankrupt steelmaker Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA) and its mining subsidiary Minera del Norte (MINOSA). The Michoacán-based engineering and construction company offered $1.4 billion in a court-supervised bankruptcy auction held Sept. 25.