Heating and cooling equipment shipments in the US ticked up in August, according to newly released data from the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). Shipments in August totaled 1.9 million units, compared to 1.7 million units reported in July. Shipments were up 15% month over month (MoM) but down 2% year over year […]
River Metals Recycling (RMR), a subsidiary of Nucor, has acquired all the Cincinnati-based assets of Garden Street Iron & Metal.
Unifor members in Canada have ratified a new three-year labor agreement with General Motors
Specialty steel producer Grupo Simec has permanently closed down its Republic Steel mills in Canton, Ohio, and Lackawanna, in New York state, it has emerged.
The LME aluminum 3-month price was stable on the morning of Oct. 13, trading at $2,201 per tonne at that time.
Azz Inc. swung to a profit in its fiscal second quarter of 2024 as its metal coatings business was lifted by infrastructure spending.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union announced a new phase in its ongoing stand-up strike against the Big Three Detroit-area automakers on Friday.
U.S. Steel Corp. celebrated the opening of its $450-million non-grain oriented (NGO) electrical steel line at its Big River Steel Works in Osceola, Ark.
With solid demand and attractive margins, the North American market has been helping to prop up CMC’s results as its European operations struggle with weaker demand amid challenging market conditions.
Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) plans to take a four-day outage at its sheet mill in Butler, Ind., according to sources familiar with the matter.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) unexpectedly expanded its strike against Ford on Wednesday evening, when 8,700 union members walked out of the automaker’s Kentucky Truck Plant.
Feralloy Corp. is planning an $8.75-million expansion at its Decatur, Ala., Red Hat Road plant, according to a local report.
Samuel, Son & Co. has named Maria Perrella as its new CFO.
Leeco Steel has promoted Tom Murray to sales manager, north. The appointment was effective Oct. 1.
Canada’s Unifor union reached a tentative labor agreement with General Motors on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
US raw steel production dropped for the week ending Oct. 7, according to data released by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) on Monday, Oct. 9.
Esmark Steel Group has established Esmark Steel International, a business focused on supplying the Mexican industrial steel market.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) said 4,000 union members at Mack Trucks have rejected a tentative labor agreement and went on strike Monday morning.
Cleveland-based service center group Olympic Steel has named a new aluminum sales director.
Worthington Industries Inc. announced on Oct. 5 the expansion of its Tempel Steel facility in Apodaca, Mexico.
The United Auto Workers’ (UAW) strike against the Big Three Detroit-area automakers was not expanded on Friday, as “significant progress” is being made in contract negotiations.
As steel production in the US continues to get cleaner, aluminum end users are calling on the government to invest in American-made, clean aluminum
The Big Three automakers reported their third-quarter sales this week, with two of the three showing strong year-over-year gains.
General Motors made its sixth contract offer to the United Auto Workers (UAW) as the union continues its strike against all three Detroit-area automakers.
Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has lost some production this month at its sheet mill in Columbus, Miss., on a combination of planned and unplanned outages, according to sources familiar with the matter.
U.S. Steel will take a 16-day planned outage beginning next week on the No. 6 blast furnace (BF) at its Gary Works in northwest Indiana.
Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has unveiled its new branding as "CMC," reflecting its growth beyond metals.
Ford Motor Co. presented its seventh offer to the United Auto Workers (UAW) on Tuesday amid the union’s ongoing strike.
Ryerson has acquired Norlen Inc., a Wisconsin-based metal fabricator, for an undisclosed sum.
Ford Motor Co. announced layoffs in Ohio and Illinois on Monday, citing the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) strike.