Manufacturers/End Users
July 15, 2025
Written by David Schollaert
Business activity in New York state recovered slightly in July, with the Empire State Manufacturing Index seeing its first positive reading in four months. That’s according to the Empire State Manufacturing Survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
And businesses remain fairly optimistic about the future.
Farming equipment manufacturer John Deere announced it will call back more than 375 employees to work across its Quad Cities factory operations.
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.
Metalformers’ optimism softened in the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) September Business Conditions Report.
SMU’s latest Flat-Rolled Steel Buyers Survey shows that in a tight US market marked by long lead times, low inventories, and rising prices, foreign products continue to gain the interest of domestic buyers.