Category: Steel Product Producers

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.

Heavy equipment manufacturer John Deere blamed soft demand and a reduction in orders for a spate of layoffs in Iowa this year, according to a local report.

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.

Zekelman Industries has announced a joint venture with Maverick Pipe, expanding its offerings of US-made strut channel, PVC conduit, and PVC fence products.

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.

ArcelorMittal has entered into a 10-year commercial agreement with the Velux Group to supply the Denmark-based roof window maker with an increased amount of sustainably produced steel.

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.

AZZ Inc., relatively unfazed by volatility in zinc pricing, is optimistic about demand prospects and M&A opportunities, especially in the galvanizing sector.

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

AZZ Inc. posted sharply higher second-quarter profits driven by increased sales of and better demand for its products. The Fort Worth, Texas-based hot-dipped galvanized and coil coater reported net income of $35.4 million in the second quarter of 2024, up 43.3% from $24.7 million in the same quarter last year. It posted Q2'24 sales of $409 million, up 2.6% from $398.5 million in Q2'23.

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).

Reliance Inc., the largest service center chain in North America, has picked Douglas Stotlar to be the next chairman of its board. The move will be effective Jan. 1, 2025. Mark Kaminski, the current chair, will then step down from that role but will remain on the board.

Flack Global Metals (FGM) has closed on its majority ownership stake in Pacesetter Steel Service.

Wheatland Tube, a subsidiary of Zekelman Industries, is closing a tube facility in Chicago, with nearly 240 workers being laid off.

Wabash National and Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) have signed a 10-year supply agreement that secures “critical steel components” for Wabash’s growing operations, the company said in a press release.

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

Grand Steel has acquired a new toll processing facility in Chattanooga, Tenn., marking the third location for the flat-rolled steel service center.

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.

Worthington Steel’s earnings tumbled in its fiscal first quarter of 2025. The company cited a drop in selling prices and tons sold for the sales dip for the three months ended Aug. 31.