Company Announcements
November 5, 2025
Written by Ethan Bernard
The United Steelworkers (USW) union has named Roxanne Brown as its next international president.
Brown, who currently serves USW international VP at large, will replace David McCall effective March 1, 2026.
Stelco will restart finishing operations at its mill in Hamilton, Ontario, on Dec. 1. The company cited improved demand. The Canadian flat-rolled steelmaker will also recall 175 workers who had been laid off. The workers will be "made whole" retroactively for wages lost while they were laid off, Stelco said on Friday. Stelco initially proceeded with layoffs despite threats of legal action from the Canadian government.
Nucor said on Friday morning it plans to increase plate prices by $70 per short ton (st) as it opens its December order book. The Charlotte, N.C.-based steelmaker said in a letter to customers that orders must be submitted by Nov. 27 to be considered. You can check out SMU’s Steel Mill Price Announcement Calendar to follow announced pricing moves. SMU’s price assessment for plate currently stands at $1,550/st on average, as of Tuesday, Nov. 10, up $55/st vs. the prior week.
JSW Steel USA has completed a $110-million modernization project at its plate mill in Baytown, Texas, a company spokesperson told SMU. “Baytown is back up,” the spokesperson said. “The planned outage is complete, and the mill is running across all of our existing processes.” “Our newly installed equipment is now in the hot commissioning and trialing phase, which is an exciting next step for the site,” she added.
Alro Steel has opened a new location in Van Buren, Mich., outside Detroit.
Randall Metals has closed on its acquisition of tinplate and specialty flat-rolled products supplier Titan Steel. Further terms of the deal were not disclosed. Titan Steel has facilities in Baltimore and the Chicago area, and serves the food packaging, filtration, and construction markets, among others. "Scale is increasingly important in the service center market, and this transaction brings together the complementary strengths of our two businesses to address the challenges and opportunities of the changing global steel industry," Titan Steel CEO Max Levin said in a statement on Tuesday.