Market Segment
July 3, 2024
Written by Ethan Bernard
Cornerstone Building Brands agreed to buy Mueller Supply Co. for $475 million, according to an 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 1.
As previously reported, the transaction is expected to close in Q3’24. The price is also subject to certain customary adjustments.
Farming equipment manufacturer John Deere announced it will call back more than 375 employees to work across its Quad Cities factory operations.
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) is pressing President Donald Trump to raise the issue of China’s steel exports and industry subsidies during his upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Private equity firm SCF Partners announced it has acquired American Piping Products (APP), a pipe and tube distributor headquartered in Chesterfield, Mo.
The Greenbrier Companies received orders for 3,400 new railcars with an aggregate value of ~$600 million during its fiscal fourth quarter ended Aug. 31.
Worthington Enterprises reported higher fiscal first-quarter sales and earnings while citing rapidly growing data center demand and continued tightness in the steel market.