Contributor: David Schollaert

Nucor’s consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled coil increased to $970 per short ton, up $5/st from last week.

With just 10 days to go and nearing the final countdown, we are just shy of 600 registered (and counting) so far for the 37th annual Tampa Steel Conference.

The Chicago Business Barometer rose further in January, moving into expansion territory for the first time since November 2023, said MNI and ISM.

A coalition of US steel industry CEOs has formally urged President Trump to maintain—and fully enforce—current Section 232 tariffs on steel and steel‑containing goods.

The price gap between US hot-rolled coil and landed offshore product inched higher, even as prices stateside and abroad mostly moved in tandem vs. last week.

Alton Steel Inc. (ASI), a special bar quality (SBQ) steel producer, said it will close operations later this week.

Nucor’s consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled coil increased to $965 per short ton (st), up $5/st vs. the prior week.

A trip to Tampa is the perfect remedy for the winter blues. The 37th annual Tampa Steel Conference will bring together executives from across the steel supply chain, as well as leading analysts and policy experts.

The total amount of raw steel produced around the world slipped 0.4% from November to an estimated 139.6 million metric tons (mt) in December, according worldsteel data.

SMU’s latest steel buyers market survey results are now available on our website to all premium members.

Architecture firms across the US continued to face weak business conditions through the end of 2025, as economic conditions added to the uncertainty, said AIA.

The price gap between US hot-rolled coil (HR) and landed offshore product has been relatively flat to begin the year.

Nucor’s consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled coil increased to $960 per short ton (st), up $10/st vs. the prior week.

US service centers’ flat-rolled steel supply recovered in December, after trending lower from September to November.

SSAB Americas, Nucor, and Oregon Steel Mills all announced higher plate prices on Friday.

SMU’s January ferrous scrap market survey results are now available on our website to all premium members.

Nucor kept its consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled coil unchanged at $950 per short ton (st) for a third week.

Oregon Steel Mills has joined other producers, announcing a price increase of at least $40 per short ton (st) for steel plate. The Portland, Ore.-based company told customers on Monday that the minimum increase was effective immediately with all new orders. It applies to all carbon, HSLA, hot-rolled coil, normalized, and quenched and tempered products, […]

Nucor kept its consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled coil unchanged at $950 per short ton (st).

SSAB Americas aims to increase prices on all its products by at least $40 per short ton (st).

SMU’s Mill Order Index (MOI) declined in November after surging the month prior. The fall came as service center intake levels sharply declined, supported by a cut in shipments, according to our latest service center inventories data.

The price gap between stateside hot band and landed offshore product continues to narrow, inching closer toward parity. The premium is now, on average, at its lowest level since July.

Architecture firms across the United States continued to grapple with weak billings in November, amid uncertain economic conditions, according to the AIA.

With less than two months to go, we have nearly 300 attendees registered so far for the 37th annual Tampa Steel Conference.

US shipments of heating and cooling equipment fell 11% in October from September to the lowest monthly rate of the year, and an eight-year low, according to AHRI.

Flat rolled = 50.6 shipping days of supply Plate = 52.8 shipping days of supply Flat rolled US service centers’ flat-rolled steel supply declined for the fourth straight month, reaching 50.6 shipping days of supply on an adjusted basis at the end of November, according to SMU data. Flat roll supply is at its lowest […]

Nucor increased its weekly hot-rolled coil spot list price by $10 per short ton (st) again on Monday, Dec. 15. This was its eighth increase in as many weeks, moving up $65/st over that span.

SMU’s latest steel buyers market survey results are now available on our website to all premium members.

The price gap between stateside hot band and landed offshore product continues to narrow toward parity, now at its lowest level in five months.

SMU’s December ferrous scrap market survey results are now available on our website to all premium members.