Market Segment
January 25, 2024
Written by Michael Cowden
U.S. Steel has idled its USS-UPI LLC subsidiary in Pittsburg, Calif., a company spokesperson confirmed.
The idling happened in December, they said in an email to SMU.
The Chicago Business Barometer rebounded in September, returning to expansion after slipping into contraction in August.
Welspun Tubular LLC, the US subsidiary of India’s Welspun Corp., has received an order to supply $412.5 million of high-frequency induction welded (HFIW) steel pipe.
Steel mill lead times continued to expand for sheet and plate products this week, according to buyers responding to our latest market survey.
The overall mill negotiation rate ticked up slightly this week, but the overwhelming majority of buyers are still finding mills inflexible on price, according to our latest survey data.
The latest Manufacturing PMI Report from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) shows the US manufacturing sector experienced growth in September, albeit at a slightly lower pace than in the month before.