Category: Mills

Raw steel output from US mills climbed last week to the highest rate seen in over four months, according to the latest American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) figures

Nucor’s consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled coil increased to $965 per short ton (st), up $5/st vs. the prior week.

Steel mill lead times held steady on most products this week following the surge seen in early January, according to responses from SMU’s latest market survey

Just over a third of the steel buyers who responded to our market survey this week reported that domestic mills are willing to talk price to secure new spot orders.

Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA) announced a proposed schedule and minimum sale price for the auction of the bankrupt steelmaker and its Minera del Norte (MINOSA) operations.

The volume of raw steel produced by US mills grew last week, holding on to the gains seen the prior week, according to the latest figures released by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

Metallus and the United Steelworkers (USW) have agreed to another tentative four-year contract, the specialty metal producer announced.  

Nucor’s consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled coil increased to $960 per short ton (st), up $10/st vs. the prior week.

Cleveland-Cliffs' shuttered tin mill in Weirton, W.Va., caught fire on Saturday as a crew worked to recover scrap metal ahead of the plant's demolition, according to a local news reports.

The final charge of Algoma Steel’s #7 blast furnace occurred on Saturday, as the company transitions to fully electric-arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking.

ArcelorMittal Mexico announced it has restarted the blast furnace at its Lazaro Cardenas steel mill in the state of Michoacan on Mexico's Pacific coast.

Zekelman Industries is transitioning in a new chief financial officer upon the upcoming retirement of current CFO Mike Graham.

SSAB Americas, Nucor, and Oregon Steel Mills all announced higher plate prices on Friday.

The amount of finished steel that entered the US market contracted from September to October, driven primarily by slowing domestic mill shipments, according to SMU’s analysis of Department of Commerce and American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) data

Members of the Congressional Steel Caucus met in Washington on Wednesday to assess the state of the domestic steel industry. Lawmakers and industry leaders discussed the importance of Section 232 tariffs, strong trade enforcement, and continued investment in American steelmaking.

There was a fire at an electrical substation “near and owned by Steel Dynamics (Inc.’s) Southwest-Sinton Flat Roll Division,” according to a media report on Wednesday.

Following a $2.1 milli-n outlay to restart operations, Tenaris is reactivating the heat treatment and finishing operations at its EAF mill in Koppel, Pa.

US mills have begun ramping up output after the end-of-year holiday slowdown, according to the latest data from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

Nucor’s consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled coil remains unchanged at $950 per short ton (st) for the fourth consecutive week.

Algoma Steel Group Inc. is preparing to report another significant quarterly loss as it winds down its blast furnace operations and ramps up electric-arc furnace steelmaking.

Steel mill lead times increased for both sheet and plate products this week, according to responses from SMU’s latest market survey.

CMC’s earnings jumped in the company's first fiscal quarter of 2026 on strong market conditions in North America.

US steel shipments fell month over month in November but rose year over year.

The auction for the assets of bankrupt Mexican steelmaker Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) and its mining subsidiary, Minosa, has been postponed, according to various local media reports.

BlueScope has rejected for the fourth time a takeover offer led by Steel Dynamics Inc., believing the offers to be significantly undervalued.

A federal judge in Pittsburgh has ordered U.S. Steel and Algoma Steel to resolve their iron ore pellet contract dispute through arbitration. The decision comes after USS sued the Canadian steelmaker for refusing a shipment of iron ore pellets from U.S. Steel's Minnesota operations in September.

U.S. Steel has bought the Pittsburg, Calif., property where the former USS-POSCO mill was located for $275 million, according to a report in the San Jose Mercury News.

Domestic raw steel production inched higher last week but remains low compared to recent months, according to the latest data released by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)

Australia's BlueScope Steel confirmed it has received a takeover bid from a two-party international consortium that includes Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI).

Nucor kept its consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled coil unchanged at $950 per short ton (st) for a third week.