Analysis
November 21, 2021
Written by Michael Cowden
Spot prices might be wobbling. But mill balance sheets are as strong as they’ve ever been – and the cash will continue to pour in as 2022 contracts reset at substantially higher numbers.
Here are two opposing trends I’m keeping an eye on: (1) whether mills will use their cash hoards to expand outside of steel and (2) how they’ll respond in the short-term to weakening spot prices.
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US sheet buyers have grappled with supply scarcity in both the spot and contract markets throughout 2026. Now the supply squeeze is spilling over into 2027, according to market participants.
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The US Commerce Department has raised the anti-dumping duties (AD) on imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from South Korea.
The import market for pig iron may have bottomed out, according to sources in Brazil.