Category: Market Segment

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reports that US steel shipments fell from March to April.

Atlas Tube on Monday announced price increases for mechanical, HSS, and piling products.

The bulk deep-sea export market in the Atlantic Basin has not shown much movement lately. Buyers in Turkey have limited their activity in an attempt to bring prices down in both the US and Northern Europe. However, this does not seem to be working to a significant extent.

Fresh off the closing of Worthington Steel’s acquisition of Kloeckner & Co., Worthington President and CEO Geoff Gilmore sat down with SMU to reflect on the transaction and outline the path forward.

Two countries have ramped up slab exports to the US in the wake of declining tonnages from other major suppliers, despite overall slab imports falling by nearly a third from last year.

Over the next three years, U.S. Steel’s investment to upgrade its hot strip mill at Mon Valley is projected to result in over 6,000 jobs and $58 million in tax revenue, according to an economic impact study conducted by the Parker Strategy Group.

Domestic steel mill output remained historically strong last week, holding within earshot of a multi-year high.

Longtime steel veteran Robert Simon is excited about the transformation taking place at JSW Steel USA. And he has a rosy outlook for the rest of the year.

Nucor announced on Monday, June 8, that its consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled coil will be $1,115 per short ton (st) for the week, up $10/st from last week.

The start-up of an EAF at Port Talbot, south Wales, could be 12 months later than planned.

The next few months are poised to be momentous for US trade and tariff policy. Of note, the United States, Mexico, and Canada are beginning the six-year review of the US-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA).

A Mexican court has approved the joint auction of AHMSA and its MINOSA mining assets for $1.33 billion, paving the way for a single buyer to take control of both businesses.

Atlas Tube, a Zekelman company, said on Friday it has agreed to form a joint venture with Maruichi USA.

The Association of Cold Rolled Specialty Steel (ACRSS) officially responds to the formal investigation Mexico opened into cold-rolled steel imports from the US

Prime Minister Mark Carney asserted the Canadian and US governments should cooperate more closely on auto manufacturing, steel, critical minerals and aluminum.

Nucor on Friday announced plans to increase plate prices by $60 per short ton (st).

Manufacturing picked up in nine of the twelve Federal Reserve districts in May. It was one of the strongest sectors in the Fed’s June 3 Beige Book report.

Algoma Steel announced on Thursday a price increase for coil and plate products, effective immediately.

Participants in the plate market doubt prices, lead times, and demand forces will cool down any time soon.

The forced-labor and Brazil 301 actions are aimed more at finished goods supply chains, not raw metals.

Worthington Steel has completed its takeover offer for Germany-based service center group Kloeckner & Co. following the fulfillment of all closing conditions.

President Donald Trump issued a June 1 proclamation modifying Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum, and copper. He pointed to new Commerce Department recommendations and “recent circumstances” affecting US users of industrial and agricultural equipment.

US steel buyers report firmer domestic demand, but long lead times, rising freight costs, and geopolitical uncertainty continue to cause caution on imports.

Domestic raw steel output remains within reach of a multi-year high, per AISI figures.

Steel Dynamics Inc. has contracted SMS group to complete a comprehensive upgrade of the process automation system at its hot strip mill in Butler, Ind.

Nucor announced on Monday, June 1, that its consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled coil will be $1,105 per short ton (st) for the week, up $10/st from last week.

Stronger for longer sentiment remains in the house when it comes to flat-rolled steel prices, according to SMU’s latest steel market survey.

If an industry suffers from high labor and energy costs, inefficient facilities, or lower productivity, tariffs do not solve those problems. They only mask them, transferring costs from inefficient producers to consumers.

Participants in the hot-rolled coil spot market revealed that growing discomfort with current market dynamics hasn't deterred them from conducting spot transactions.

Steel imports could become even more prohibitive, facing even higher tariffs, pending the outcome of the Trump administration’s Section 301 investigation.