Category: Steel Mills

Australia’s BlueScope Steel has lowered its earnings guidance due to challenging conditions in the global steel industry.

Former President Donald Trump repeated his disapproval of U.S. Steel’s sale to a foreign owner in a campaign speech on Sunday.

Global steel mill output totaled 143.6 million metric tons (mt) in September, the lowest monthly rate recorded this year.

Swedish steelmaker SSAB said its weaker third-quarter financial performance was due to muted demand, planned maintenance outages, and the continued decline of US plate prices.

Nucor isn’t overly concerned with low utilization rates or an oversupplied market, as its investment strategy is for the long term, executives reminded investors on Tuesday.

Nucor's profits dropped precipitously in the third quarter on lower prices in its steel mills segment as the company expects a continued earnings slide for Q4'24.

Nucor is holding its hot-rolled coil consumer spot price at $720/short ton this week.

Nucor Corp. has commissioned SMS group to upgrade its Tuscaloosa, Ala., plate mill.

Steel Dynamics Inc. remains optimistic about its prospects as it ramps up flat-rolled steel operations and prepares for the production of aluminum products next year. Executives from the Fort Wayne, Ind.-based steelmaker provided an update on the company’s operations on a conference call on Thursday held to discuss SDI’s third-quarter earnings results.

CMC Fourth quarter ended Aug. 31 2024 2023 Change Net sales $1,996.1 $2,209.2 -9.6% Net income (loss) $103.9 $184.2 -43.6% Per diluted share $0.90 $1.56 -42.3% Full year ended Aug. 31 Net sales $7,925.9 $8,799.5 -9.9% Net income (loss) $485.5 $859.7 -43.5% Per diluted share $4.14 $7.25 -42.9% (in millions of dollars except per share) […]

Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) reported a drop in third-quarter profits driven largely by lower flat-rolled steel prices. The Fort Wayne, Ind.-based electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaker also saw scrap prices slip. That happened because of softer demand from domestic mills taking planned maintenance outages.

Cleveland-Cliffs’s Chairman, President, and CEO Lourenco Goncalves hosted a fireside chat with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su on Friday at the company’s plate mill in Coatesville, Pa.

ArcelorMittal is set to take full ownership of AM/NS Calvert if Nippon Steel finalizes its pending acquisition of U.S. Steel.

Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has become the world’s first steel producer with carbon targets certified by the Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC).

After a complete stoppage earlier this year, ArcelorMittal Mexico’s steel mill in Lazaro Cardenas, in the state of Michoacán, will soon return to full production.

Stelco Inc. said that the Canadian Competition Bureau will not challenge Cleveland-Cliffs’ pending buy of the Hamilton, Ontario-based steelmaker.

Cleveland-Cliffs has cleared a regulatory hurdle for its pending purchase of Canadian steelmaker Stelco Inc.

US raw steel mill production has slipped for the fourth consecutive week, according to the latest figures released from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

Nucor’s consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled (HR) coil is unchanged this week at $730 per short ton (st).

Nucor is closing its Nucor Tubular Products Chicago facility and will be laying off 47 workers.

Canadian flat-rolled steelmaker Algoma predicts that it will be roughly breakeven on an adjusted EBITDA basis in the second quarter of its fiscal year. The Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario-based company expects adjusted EBIDTA in a range from a gain of $5 million CAD ($3.7 million USD) to a loss of $5 million CAD in fiscal Q2'25.

A board of arbitration has ruled in favor of U.S Steel vs. the United Steelworkers (USW) union in a dispute regarding Nippon Steel’s more than $14-billion proposed deal for the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker.

U.S. Steel is the first steelmaker in the world qualified to sell its products as “ResponsibleSteel Certified Steel” at its Big River Steel operation in Osceola, Ark.

A transformer caught fire at U.S. Steel’s Midwest Plant in Portage, Ind., on Sunday.

Gerdau Long Steel North America plans to acquire Dale’s Recycling Partnership, a Tennessee-based operator and processor of ferrous scrap.

U.S. Steel expects third-quarter adjusted earnings of approximately $300 million, according to figures released on Thursday. The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker said the result was in line with prior guidance and came despite “challenging pricing dynamics.” The company also said the third quarter likely reflected a “bottoming steel price environment.”

The US government’s decision on whether it will block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel on national security grounds has been pushed until after the November elections.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. on Monday reiterated its commitment to a major decarbonization project at its Middletown Works in Ohio, despite an earlier report suggesting otherwise.

Nucor blamed lower steel prices for weaker third-quarter results in earnings guidance released on Tuesday.

Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) expects lower third-quarter earnings on the heels of “meaningfully lower” prices at its flat-rolled steel operations. The Fort Wayne, Ind.-based steelmaker expects Q3’24 earnings of $1.94 to $1.98 per diluted share, according to figures released on Monday. That’s down from $2.72 per share in Q2’24 and down from $3.47 per share in Q3’23.