Trade Cases
Track active steel trade cases, including antidumping, countervailing duties, and TRQs, with key dates and statuses.
Trade Data
SMU brings you that latest numbers on everything from trade case results to steel import and export volumes. You also won’t want to miss our analysis of apparent steel supply
Imports History
Monitor monthly US steel imports with product-level historical detail on popular flat-rolled, plate, and long products.
Exports History
Explore US steel export data with historical comparisons across relevant sheet and plate steel products.
Apparent Steel Supply
A monthly indicator of US market balance and availability, based on mill shipments, imports, and exports.
Latest news
SMU Survey: Current, Future Sentiment Indices log increases
SMU’s Current Steel Buyers’ Sentiment Index improved this week as Future Sentiment inched up as well, according to our most recent survey data.
Price gap between US HRC, imports narrows again
The price gap between stateside hot band and landed offshore product tightened further this week, as the average price for domestic hot-rolled was $10/st higher w/w.
US and Canadian rig counts fall back
US and Canadian rig counts both declined this week, according to the latest Baker Hughes data released on Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Algoma’s Garcia named ‘CEO of the Year’ by The Globe and Mail
Algoma Steel CEO Michael Garcia has been recognized by Canada’s The Globe and Mail newspaper as “CEO of the Year: Corporate Citizen.”
SMU flat-rolled market survey results now available
SMU’s latest steel buyers market survey results are now available on our website to all premium members.
Final Thoughts
You might be looking forward to some Black Friday deals. But I wouldn’t expect many, at least when it comes to flat-rolled steel.
SMU Survey: Lead times extend across the board
Steel mill lead times extended this week on all sheet and plate products tracked, according to responses from SMU’s latest market survey.
SMU Price Ranges: Market gradually climbs higher
All five of SMU’s sheet and plate price indices increased this week for the second week in a row, with all products inching up to new multi-month highs. Prices are now up by $30-70/st compared to those seen four weeks ago.
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