Contributor: Laura Miller

Wolfe Research's Managing Director Timna Tanners discusses the 'Trumplications' for steel in the coming year in this week's SMU Community Chat.

After failing to reach agreements with its creditors, Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA) has been formally declared bankrupt by a Mexican bankruptcy court.

The Commerce Department determined that, if anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders were allowed to expire, or be ‘sunset,’ the illegal dumping and subsidization of HR imports would be likely to continue at sizeable rates.

At the request of domestic petitioners, the Commerce Department has postponed its deadline for making preliminary countervailing duty margin determinations in the coated steel trade case investigations.

Cleveland-based Olympic Steel announced its first acquisition of 2024, Georgia-based components manufacturer Metal Works.

Luxembourg-based Ternium achieved record-high sales volumes in Mexico in the third quarter, reaching key milestones at its Pesqueria industrial center, the largest project in the Latin American steelmaker's history.

Last week’s Community Chat with international trade attorney and regular SMU columnist Lewis Leibowitz was packed full of valuable perspectives on trade topics near and dear to the steel industry.

The negative impact of high interest rates on consumer behavior, particularly in the automotive and housing sectors, was the primary driver of the demand weakness seen across the third quarter, according to Cleveland-Cliffs executives.

The domestic steel tube industry is applauding a federal appeals court decision upholding a ruling that confirms at least one importer misclassified steel conduit imported into the US.

Canada’s Stelco Holdings Inc. is now officially owned by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Olympic Steel remained profitable in the third quarter despite strong economic headwinds and pricing pressure across the steel industry.

A strong performance from its logistics segment drove SunCoke Energy’s results higher in the third quarter.

Cleveland-Cliffs has received all the required approvals to finalize its $2.5-billion acquisition of Canadian steelmaker Stelco Holdings Inc.

Cleveland-Cliffs is keeping its market price for HRC flat at $750/short ton with the opening of its December order book.

Australia’s BlueScope Steel has lowered its earnings guidance due to challenging conditions in the global steel industry.

Former President Donald Trump repeated his disapproval of U.S. Steel’s sale to a foreign owner in a campaign speech on Sunday.

Reliance Inc. reported a fall in third-quarter earnings, exacerbated by near-term election and demand uncertainty. With little relief expected through the end-of-year holidays, North America's largest metals service center group is looking ahead to better days in 2025.

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.

The US Department of Commerce is conducting annual administrative reviews of antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders on certain imports of steel pipe and tube.

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.

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has decided to conduct full sunset reviews of 23-year-old anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on hot-rolled (HR) steel imports.

On Friday, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to continue the trade case investigation of corrosion-resistant (CORE) steel imports from 10 trading partners.

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.

Domestic steel champion Barry Zekelman joined SMU to discuss the latest issues impacting the US steel market.

After a brief pickup in September, manufacturing activity in New York state retreated into contraction, according to the October Empire State Manufacturing Survey.

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has made significant downward revisions to its Short Range Outlook for global steel demand.

After holding its weekly spot price for hot-rolled (HR) coil steady for three weeks at $730 per short ton (st), Nucor lowered the price this week by $10/st.

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.