Company Announcements
March 3, 2026
Written by Laura Miller
Nucor announced Wednesday the retirement of Executive Vice President of Commercial Daniel R. Needham, effective June 20.
Needham has been with Nucor since 2000. He began as controller of Nucor Steel Hertford County and later served as general manager of Nucor mills in Connecticut, Utah, and Indiana. He became VP in 2016 and EVP in 2021.
This October, SMU is introducing a new way to keep you informed on the latest steel market news and insights: the Daily Digest. Beginning in mid-October, our new Daily Digest will replace the three newsletters currently delivered each week.
ArcelorMittal told the government of Ukraine that it is unable to restart operations at its ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih steel plant in a “safe and sustainable manner” following Russian missile attacks.
This October, SMU is introducing a new way to keep you informed on the latest steel market news and insights: the Daily Digest. Beginning in mid-October, our new Daily Digest will replace the three newsletters currently delivered each week.
Mesabi Metallics is considering building a direct-reduction iron (DRI) plant as its Minnesota Iron Range iron ore mine and pellet plant begin startup, according to local reports.
Private equity firm SCF Partners announced it has acquired American Piping Products (APP), a pipe and tube distributor headquartered in Chesterfield, Mo.