Market Segment
April 25, 2025
Written by Ethan Bernard
Nucor Corp. has promoted Thomas J. Batterbee to the position EVP of human resources and talent, and appointed Elizabeth Bledsoe to the newly created position of president of human resources and talent.
The roles become effective May 11. Both Batterbee and Bledsoe “will focus on Nucor’s enterprise talent development and human resources strategy,” the company said in a statement on Thursday.
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.