Market Segment
August 3, 2023
Written by Ethan Bernard
The percentage of respondents saying mills were willing to negotiate price rose on all sheet products and plate this week, according to SMU’s most recent survey data.
Ninety-one percent of those surveyed said mills were willing to talk price on hot-rolled, up seven percentage points, while plate increased 12 percentage points to 41% in the same comparison.
Domestic raw steel output fell to a six-month low last week after hitting a multi-year high one week earlier, according to the latest American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) figures.
The proposed Hyundai-POSCO steel mill in Louisiana has been approved for up to $1.3 billion in bond financing, according to state records and local media reports.
The United Steelworkers (USW) union plans to extend its current labor contract with U.S. Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs by 48-hours on a rolling basis, the union told SMU on Monday.
Nucor said on Monday, Sept. 21, that its consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled (HR) coil will be $1,210 per short ton (st) this week, a $10/st increase from a week earlier.
The United Steelworkers (USW) union on Sunday said it remained far apart from U.S. Steel over the terms of a new labor contract. Meanwhile, the deadline for negotiating a new contract inches closer.