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.
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.
According to recently finalized US Commerce Department data, US steel imports tumbled to a near five-year low in September
The price gap between stateside hot band and landed offshore product continues to narrow toward parity, now at its lowest level in five months.
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.
Worthington Steel is in talks to possibly take over German-based service center chain Klöckner & Co. SE, both companies have confirmed.
The price gap between stateside hot band and landed offshore product has inched closer to parity, now at its lowest level since the summer.
The price gap between stateside hot band and landed offshore product tightened further this week, as the average price for domestic hot-rolled was $10/st higher w/w.
US steel imports declined considerably in September and October, with trade falling to reduced levels not seen in nearly five years.
Following four consecutive monthly declines, world crude steel output recovered 1% from September to October to an estimated 143.3 million metric tons (mt), according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel).
The downward trend in Chinese steel export prices continued over the past month, as domestic demand in the country failed to recover following the Golden Week holidays.
The price gap between stateside hot band and landed offshore product shrank week over week (w/w).
Tania Archibald will assume the role of managing director and chief executive at the Melbourne-based company as of Feb. 1, 2026.
The gap between US hot band prices and imports narrowed slightly. But with the 50% Section 232 tariffs, most imports remain more expensive than domestic material.
International Resources Holding (IRH) fund, an Emirate enterprise, is rumored to be discussing the purchase of Duferco International Trading Holding (DITH), according to the Swiss-based daily, La Regione.
The pig iron market in Brazil saw some activity last week that could present some additional options to producers there, but at lower price levels.
CRU analysts break down their top takeaways from CRU's 31st Annual Ferroalloys Connections Summit, held Oct. 19-21 in Miami.
Ternium closed the third quarter with steady shipments and improving margins. But trade policy uncertainty and subdued demand in Mexico weighed on the Latin American steelmaker’s results.
In dollar-per-ton terms, US product is on average $141/st less than landed import prices (inclusive of the 50% tariff). That’s down from $148/st last week.
NEMO Industries CEO talks cost and reasoning behind a $3-billion pig iron project in Louisiana.
GrafTech reported higher shipments and sales in the third quarter, but continued to lose money. It attributed the continued losses to persistent pricing pressure and global trade uncertainty.
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SMU’s average price for domestic HR coil moved $5 higher this week, while price movements in offshore markets varied. This dynamic...
There has been renewed activity in the scrap export market in the Mediterranean Basin during the last week. Most of the activity occurred in Northern Europe and the Baltic regions with prices basically staying sideways to up slightly.
The Americas segment of Swedish steelmaker SSAB delivered a stable third quarter, but with weaker shipments and continuing cautious demand. Plate prices held, but tariffs, slowing end-user demand, and...
US-based Ampco-Pittsburgh has placed its forged and cast rolls plant in Gateshead, northeastern England, into administration through voluntary insolvency after years of losses.
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SMU’s average price for domestic hot-rolled (HR) coil was $800 per short ton (st) this week, up $5/st week on week (w/w). In offshore markets last week, prices were varied.
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