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With just 10 days to go and nearing the final countdown, we have nearly 550 registered (and counting) so far for the 36th annual Tampa Steel Conference. Join us and hundreds of industry executives at the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street from Sunday, Feb. 2, through Tuesday, Feb. 4. Take a break from the snow […]
US hot band margin over imports on a landed basis has narrowed further.
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Nucor’s consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled (HR) coil remains unchanged for another week – now on an 11-week streak. Nucor’s HR coil CSP, still at $750 per short ton (st), has been at that level since Nov. 12. The spot price for HR from Nucor’s joint-venture subsidiary California Steel Industries (CSI) is also flat […]
The price spread between US-produced cold-rolled (CR) coil and offshore products tightened in the week ended Jan. 17. Domestic CR coil tags were lower week on week (w/w), while offshore products ticked higher. The result? The US premium over imports shrank. In our market check on Tuesday, Jan. 14, US CR coil prices averaged $895 […]
Hot-rolled (HR) coil prices ticked down in the US last week, while tags abroad varied. The result: US hot band margin over imports on a landed basis has narrowed to a slight extent. SMU’s average domestic HR price last week was $685 per short ton (st), down $5/st from the week before. US hot band […]
Alan Kestenbaum, the founder of Bedrock Industries and the former CEO of Stelco, will be the featured speaker on the next SMU Community Chat. The webinar will be on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 11 am ET. It’s free to attend. You can register here. We’ll look at Stelco’s recent sale to Cleveland-Cliffs and what made […]
The latest SMU Community Chat webinar reply is now available on our website to all members. After logging in at steelmarketupdate.com, visit the community tab and look under the “previous webinars” section of the dropdown menu. All past Community Chat webinars are also available under that selection. If you need help accessing the webinar replay, or if your company […]
Nucor’s consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled (HR) coil remains unchanged for another week.
SMU’s latest steel buyers market survey results are now available on our website to all premium members. After logging in at steelmarketupdate.com, visit the pricing and analysis tab and look under the “survey results” section for “latest survey results.” Past survey results are also available under that selection. If you need help accessing the survey results, or if […]
The price spread between US-produced cold-rolled (CR) coil and offshore products on a landed basis widened in the week ended Jan. 10.
Improved growth in data center planning and warehousing projects helped the Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) rebound in December.
Hot-rolled (HR) coil prices ticked up in the US last week, while tags in offshore markets were mostly unchanged. The result: US hot band is more expensive than imports on a landed basis.
Hot-rolled (HR) coil prices were flat in the US this week, while tags in offshore markets were mostly down.
Construction spending inched higher in November for a second straight month.
And just like that, we’re wrapping up the last SMU newsletter of 2024. We’re closing out our 19th year and looking with wide-eyed anticipation to what 2025 will bring.
SMU’s latest steel buyers market survey results are now available on our website to all premium members. After logging in at steelmarketupdate.com, visit the pricing and analysis tab and look under the “survey results” section for “latest survey results.” Past survey results are also available under that selection. If you need help accessing the survey results, or if […]
The price spread between US-produced cold-rolled (CR) coil and offshore products on a landed basis was unchanged in the week ended Dec. 20.
Worthington Enterprises' profits edged down in its fiscal second quarter of 205 vs. a year earlier. The company said a slump in sales in the quarter was due largely to the "deconsolidation" of the Sustainable Energy Solutions segment in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.
The price premium between stateside hot band and landed imports widened slightly this week.
Steel Market Update is pleased to share this Premium content with Executive members. For information on how to upgrade to a Premium-level subscription, contact info@steelmarketupdate.com. Flat rolled = 61.4 shipping days of supply Plate = 50.5 shipping days of supply Flat rolled Flat-rolled steel supply at US service centers remains seasonally high. November inventories edged down […]
The price spread between US-produced cold-rolled (CR) coil and offshore products on a landed basis was relatively flat in the week ended Dec. 13.
Written by David Schollaert November 13, 2024 Share on LinkedIn The latest SMU Community Chat webinar reply is now available on our website to all members. After logging in at steelmarketupdate.com, visit the community tab and look under the “previous webinars” section of the dropdown menu. All past Community Chat webinars are also available under that selection. If you need […]
Hot-rolled (HR) coil prices ticked back down in the US this week, while tags in offshore markets were mostly up. Thus, the price premium between stateside hot band and imports on a landed basis tightened slightly.
As my colleague Ethan Bernard noted in our most recent Final Thoughts, I don’t think many of us thought uncertainty would be mounting four weeks out from 2025. If anything, the general theme post-Steel Summit and into Q4 was that election night would be the turning point. And whatever had been keeping the steel market from building would finally get the jump-start it needed.
The price spread between US-produced cold-rolled (CR) coil and offshore products on a landed basis was flat in the week ended Dec. 6.
The US drill rig count increased by seven this week, while the Canadian count dropped by 11, according to the latest data from Baker Hughes.
SMU’s latest steel buyers market survey results are now available on our website to all premium members. After logging in at steelmarketupdate.com, visit the pricing and analysis tab and look under the “survey results” section for “latest survey results.” Past survey results are also available under that selection. If you need help accessing the survey results, or if […]
Hot-rolled (HR) coil prices ticked back up in the US this week, while tags in offshore markets moved in varying directions. Thus, the price premium between stateside hot band and imports on a landed basis widened slightly. After leveling with import prices in late August, stateside tags have been mostly stable and ahead of imports […]