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Latest news
AHMSA bankruptcy auction gets postponed
The public bankruptcy auction for the assets of Altos Hornos de Mexico has been postponed.
Sheet prices and demand tick upward
Sources in the domestic hot- and cold-rolled coil market said they are beginning to feel prices creeping up this week.
Chicago Business Barometer keeps climbing in February
The Chicago Business Barometer continued to rise in February, marking its second month in expansion territory, according to Market News International (MNI) and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).
AMU: Aluminum survey shows lead times extending as undersupply expectations rise
February survey results showed notable shifts across measured lead times and sentiment.
Rig count shows slowdown in oil drilling in US and Canada
Oil drilling slowed in the US and Canada last week, while gas drilling inched higher in the US.
US apparent steel supply recovers in December but remains low
December supply increased 7% from November to the third-lowest monthly rate of the year.
US scrap market digging out from bad winter
The US scrap market is looking to emerge from a bad winter that has affected both inbound and outbound flows of material since December.
New trade case filed against large-diameter graphite electrodes
Graphite electrodes are critical to electric-arc furnace steelmaking and the production of other non-ferrous metals.
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