Category: Market Segment

Worthington Steel reported higher profits and sales in its fiscal second quarter of 2026.

Steel Dynamics Inc. expects its fourth-quarter earnings to be weaker than in the previous quarter, albeit still higher than last year. Longer-than-expected mill outages impacted flat-rolled steel volumes in the quarter.

Posco has confirmed a 20% stake in a joint EAF mill in Louisiana with fellow South Korean firm Hyundai, an investment valued at $582 million.

Nucor has guided to lower earnings sequentially in the fourth quarter but higher on-year.

Apparent steel supply rose to 8.64 million short tons in September, driven primarily by higher domestic mill shipments despite a sharp drop in finished imports.

The European Commission is aiming to have Section 232 tariffs eased on steel and aluminum, with a special eye towards derivative products as well, as it negotiates with the Trump administration, according to a report in Politico on Dec. 15.

Two bids remain for Italy’s shuttered ILVA steelworks, with one belonging to a company headed by steel veteran Alan Kestenbaum, according to a report in Bloomberg.

Martin Baker is joining Hybar as its strategic metallics manager, responsible for further developing the metallics procurement and global strategic initiatives for the Osceola, Ark.-based steelmaker.

US shipments of heating and cooling equipment fell 11% in October from September to the lowest monthly rate of the year, and an eight-year low, according to AHRI.

Following August’s modest 4% uptick, the volume of steel shipped outside of the country slipped 8% in September to 594,000 short tons, according to recently released data from the US Department of Commerce.

SSAB has tapped Tom Cox to lead its Americas division. Currently GM of SSAB Iowa, he'll assume the position of Head of SSAB Americas as of Feb. 1, 2026.

The volume of raw steel produced by US mills ticked higher last week, according to the latest figures published by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

Chicago-based pipe and tube producer Zekelman Industries has promoted Kevin Heffernan to president of the company's electrical business.

US Congressmen Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) have introduced the Strengthening Trade Enforcement and Evasion Limitations Act (STEEL Act) into the House of Representatives. The bipartisan bill aims to curb unfairly traded imports and strengthen US trade enforcement.

Flat rolled = 50.6 shipping days of supply Plate = 52.8 shipping days of supply Flat rolled US service centers’ flat-rolled steel supply declined for the fourth straight month, reaching 50.6 shipping days of supply on an adjusted basis at the end of November, according to SMU data. Flat roll supply is at its lowest […]

Nucor increased its weekly hot-rolled coil spot list price by $10 per short ton (st) again on Monday, Dec. 15. This was its eighth increase in as many weeks, moving up $65/st over that span.

In our opinion, it is striking that for all the bold talk about establishing a "common external tariff" — or "Fortress North America" — the solutions being proposed fail to live up to their promises. As we have commented recently, USMCA certainly needs a rethink. But we have serious concerns about Canadian and Mexican proposals that suggest common trade policies that are, as we see it, more illusory than effective.

According to recently finalized US Commerce Department data, US steel imports tumbled to a near five-year low in September

SMU’s latest steel buyers market survey results are now available on our website to all premium members.

Steel mill lead times held relatively steady this week on both sheet and plate products, according to responses from SMU’s latest market survey.

Less than half of the steel buyers who responded to our market survey this week reported that domestic mills are willing to talk price on new spot orders

Plans are in the works to save 500 steelworker jobs at Algoma Steel and to construct two new mills – a plate mill and a beam mill, according to various local media reports.

Mike Mechley, executive vice president of procurement at Zekelman Industries, is retiring after nearly two decades with the Chicago-based company.

Nucor has announced new base prices for galvanized steel products as of Wednesday, Dec. 10.

Triple-S Steel Holdings and a European partner have taken a major equity stake in Zimmer Staal, a steel distributor based at the Port of Antwerp in Belgium.

Domestic raw steel production marginally declined last week, according to the latest data released by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

Nucor increased its weekly hot-rolled coil spot list price by $10 per short ton (st) on Monday, Dec. 8.

Worthington Steel is in talks to possibly take over German-based service center chain Klöckner & Co. SE, both companies have confirmed.

Canadian service center Varsteel Ltd. has acquired Victoria Steel (also known as Acier Victoria) of Victoriaville, Quebec.

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has sided with Wheatland Tube, a Zekelman Industries company, in a landmark trade ruling that bars public agencies and contractors in the state from using Mexican-made steel conduit in state-funded projects.