Analysis
November 16, 2025
Written by Ethan Bernard
The holidays are fast approaching, so what exactly do we have to be thankful for?
Instead of going around the table, we’re going to do the next best thing. We’ll let our latest survey do the talking. And, within those results, we’ll give survey respondents a chance to speak for themselves in their own words.
The US Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined that critical circumstances exist in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of large-diameter graphite electrodes (LDGEs) from China.
SMU’s Steel Demand Index rose to 69.5 in mid-September, its highest reading in more than five years.
SMU’s Mill Order Index (MOI) accelerated in August for a fourth consecutive month, reaching its strongest reading in nearly five years.
Worthington Enterprises reported higher fiscal first-quarter sales and earnings while citing rapidly growing data center demand and continued tightness in the steel market.
Sheet and plate prices continued to tick mostly higher this week amid a supply squeeze that shows no signs of loosening its grip on the US market.