Analysis
December 8, 2025
Written by David Schollaert
Nucor increased its weekly hot-rolled coil spot list price by $10 per short ton (st) on Monday, Dec. 8. This was its seventh increase in as many weeks, moving up $55/st over that span.
The Charlotte, N.C.-based steelmaker announced its HR consumer spot price (CSP) is $930/st this week, up from $920/st last week.
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The US Commerce Department has raised the anti-dumping duties (AD) on imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from South Korea.
The import market for pig iron may have bottomed out, according to sources in Brazil.
Recycler forward expectations swung toward oversupply in September as inventory drawdowns eased and export demand lost August’s improving responses.
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