Nucor, in a leading move, announced that it was increasing plate prices along with the opening of its November order book. The price hike is $80 per ton ($4/cwt) for A36 plate and normalized product, and it is $200 per ton ($10/cwt) for quenched-and-tempered material. The increase – announced on Wednesday, Sept. 22 – marks at […]
Much like when seasons change, wholesalers of galvanized steel products sense a whiff of something different in the atmosphere, brought to U.S. shores along with thousands of tons of low-priced imports. “The import market has opened people’s eyes. With that type of a price spread – coupled with auto steel still being impacted by the […]
Nucor plans to build a new, $100 million melt shop at one of its bar mills in the western United States. The melt shop is expected to have capacity of 600,000 tons per year and is slated to start up in 2024, the Charlotte, N.C.-based steelmaker said. It is also anticipated to create 140 new, full-time […]
Nucor has enough raw material to supply its planned $2.7 billion, 3-million tpy sheet mill, but is exploring new technologies that might help it further reduce carbon emissions. The Charlotte, N.C.-based steelmaker is eyeing a range of options – including increased use of shredded scrap in its sheet mills’ electric-arc furnaces (EAFs), “green” pig iron […]
Nucor plans to build a new, $2.7 billion electric-arc furnace (EAF) sheet mill with annual capacity of three million tons per year in either Ohio, Pennsylvania or West Virginia. The facility is aimed at customers in the Midwest and Northeast as well as at the automotive industry, the Charlotte, N.C.-based steelmaker said. “These important markets […]
Olympic Steel Inc. has sold its Detroit operations to Canadian flat-rolled metal processor and distributor Venture Steel Inc. for $58.4 million in cash. The Cleveland-based service center said the final sale price would be higher once working capital adjustments were taken into account. The deal will allow Olympic to reduce debt, give it more flexibility […]
NLMK USA has again sued the U.S. government over Section 232 and wants at least $130 million awarded to it for tariffs it claims were “wrongfully extracted” by the Commerce Department. The steelmaker and slab converter – a subsidiary of Russia’s Novolipetsk Steel – also claims that “secret,” undocumented and “off-record” meetings and communications between Commerce and […]
By CRU Analysts Kevin Bai and Zhenzhen Jiang, from CRU’s Steelmaking Raw Materials Monitor (Editor’s note: Steel Market Update is pleased to share this Premium content with Executive members. For information on upgrading to a Premium-level subscription, email Info@SteelMarketUpdate.com.) China’s steel production control measures have been heatedly discussed in the past few months. With the […]
U.S. Steel plans to build a new, $3 billion minimill with capacity of three million tons per year in the United States. The new mill will sport two electric-arc furnaces (EAFs) as well as “differentiated” steelmaking and finishing technology, the company said in a press release on Thursday, Sept. 16. Construction is expected to begin […]
Nucor predicts that its third quarter earnings will be the highest in its history – surpassing a previous highwater market set in the second quarter. The Charlotte, N.C.-based steelmaker forecast third quarter earnings of $7.30-7.40 per diluted share, up from $5.04 per diluted share int the second quarter in guidance released on Thursday. And the […]
U.S. Steel expects its third-quarter earnings to be one for the record books, exceeding even the record-breaking results of the prior quarter. The news comes as both Nucor and Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI), two of the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker’s domestic competitors, also predicted record-setting third-quarter earnings this week. U.S. Steel forecasts third-quarter earnings of roughly $2 […]
Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) forecasts a new quarterly record in the third quarter of 2021 when it comes to steel operations’ profitability, according to guidance issued Wednesday. The gains versus second-quarter results come thanks to strong steel demand and significant metal spread expansion, the electric-arc furnace (EAF) steelmaker said. “Third-quarter 2021 steel shipments are expected to be […]
Nucor’s direct-reduced iron (DRI) plant in Covent, La., remains down after being pre-emptively idled ahead of Hurricane Ida last month. The reason: the storm resulted in a barge shortage on the Mississippi River, a Nucor spokeswoman said. “We are prepared to resume operations as soon as additional barges are available,” she said. The Charlotte, N.C.-based […]
NLMK USA’s operations in western Pennsylvania have secured enough liquid hydrogen (H2) to avert a shortage caused by Hurricane Ida, the company said. The steelmaker was notified after the storm ripped through the Gulf Coast earlier this month that a hydrogen supplier might not be able to meet its commitments. There were initial fears that […]
Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, is constructing a new automotive processing facility in Querétaro, Mexico. This new operation, along with an existing automotive facility in Monterrey, will position Samuel as a leading metals processor to global automotive brands and their supply chain partners operating in Mexico, the company said. Samuel expects to complete construction of […]
Ryerson has acquired Specialty Metals Processing (SMP) as it looks to expand its value-added offerings and its presence in the stainless arena. Stow, Ohio-based SMP toll processes stainless steel, aluminum, titanium and nickel alloy products for specialty markets such as aerospace, Ryerson said. It also offers expertise in buffing, grinding and polishing, the Chicago-based service […]
Alro Steel Corp. has acquired Metal Stock, a Philadelphia-based service center and distributor of steel and plastic products. This asset purchase will allow Alro to grow its customer base while providing improved service for cut-to-size metals and plastics, the company said. Established in 1994 as a full-service metal distributor, Metal Stocks serves Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, […]
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has officially rolled out the new scrap division that its top executive first mentioned at the SMU Steel Summit last week in Atlanta. The Cleveland-based steelmaker also confirmed that its CFO, Keith Koci, had been promoted to president of Cleveland-Cliffs Services, the official name of the new scrap, logistics and raw materials wing […]
Nucor plans to restart its direct-reduced iron (DRI) plant in Louisiana after pre-emptively idling the facility ahead of Hurricane Ida. “Our Nucor teammates and their families are safe, and the DRI plant did not sustain any major damage from the storm,” a company spokeswoman said. “We expect to resume operations in the coming days when […]
Despite some regional shifts in commercial construction, demand remains robust – while some project delays are creating backlogs that will likely drive additional construction activity in late Q4 and into early 2022, said members of the Heating, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI). Demand for HVAC and other galvanized-intensive steel products remains strong, said members of […]
Majestic Steel USA will build a new service center, processing facility and master distribution site on the campus of Nucor Steel Arkansas. The Cleveland-based service center said the new location in Blytheville, Ark., would allow it to better serve customers in the central and southern U.S. The facility – expected to be fully operational by […]
Mexican steelmaker Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA) has called off its deal with service center Grupo Villacero, according to regulatory filings in Mexico. AHMSA said it had scrapped the agreement with Alianza Minero Metalúrgica Internacional because of alleged “legal irregularities.” Alianza is a group of investors led by Grupo Villacero President Julio Villarreal, per Mexican […]
California Steel Industries (CSI) has opened its November order book for flat-rolled steel and increased prices, according to market participants. CSI did not specify whether it had increased prices. But it has quietly hiked prices in prior months along with the opening of books. The latest hike was approximately $60-80 per ton ($3-4 per cwt) […]
Ternium Mexico continues to ramp up its new hot strip mill outside of Monterrey while also eyeing potential expansions on both sides of the Rio Grande, the company’s top executive said. “We still have a lot of things to do in Mexico. But also in the States, our facility is running at 100% capacity – so we […]
Nucor has idled its Castrip® mill in Crawfordsville, Ind., and consolidated its remaining Castrip® business at its mill in Blytheville, Ark., a company spokeswoman confirmed. The Indiana mill was idled in 2020, and the Arkansas Castrip® operations “will continue to operate on a limited basis as we conclude our commitments to our customers,” she said. […]
Steel Dynamics’ top executive said he remains very optimistic about the market’s outlook, especially for the balance of 2021, but expects the trend to carry well into 2022. “I’m really bullish,” said Mark Millett, SDI’s president and CEO, during a fireside chat at SMU’s 2021 Steel Summit on Tuesday in Atlanta. “We’re booking for December […]
Cleveland-Cliffs reported that its COVID vaccination incentive program worked. In July, the steelmaker launched a voluntary bonus program, in collaboration with its labor unions, to achieve a higher vaccine adoption rate across the business. The company says it reached a total vaccination rate of 75%, or nearly 19,000 employees out of its 25,000 workforce, by […]
Nucor might be wrapping up an approximately $4-billion expansion campaign, but it has no intentions of stopping there, the company’s top executive said. “We’re going to be a growth company. … And we’ve got the balance sheet to continue to invest,” President and CEO Leon Topalian said. Topalian declined to specify where the company might […]
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. plans to expand into the scrap market – and is creating a new division for that purpose, the company’s top executive said. The scrap division – Cleveland-Cliffs Services – will be spearheaded by Keith Koci, Cliff’s chief financial officer. More details about the venture will be made available in early September, Cliffs Chairman, President and […]
Nucor Corp. has acquired Hannibal Industries, Inc., a national provider of steel racking solutions headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. “We are excited to officially welcome our Hannibal teammates as part of the Nucor team,” said Giff Daughtridge, president of Sheet and Tubular Products. “Adding steel racking solutions to our product portfolio expands our ability to […]