SMU Community Chat: Ira Kreft shares thoughts on M&A, economy, and more
SMU’s Community Chat on Wednesday, Dec. 13, featured Bank of America SVP Ira Kreft.
SMU’s Community Chat on Wednesday, Dec. 13, featured Bank of America SVP Ira Kreft.
U.S. Steel has received multiple bids valuing the company at more than $40 per share, CNBC reported on Wednesday.
We have seen a wave of service center transactions announced since the beginning of the month.
A group of organizations and stakeholders introduced a set of Steel Standards Principles at the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference.
The 2024 Tampa Steel Conference is less than two months away. It is one of the premier domestic steel conferences and a great compliment to our record-breaking SMU Steel Summit this past August.
The Canadian government has given ArcelorMittal-linked Baffinland Iron Mines permission to dispatch up to 6 million metric tons per year from its Mary River mine in Nunavut territory, higher than the 4.2 million metric tons per year previously permitted. The approval from northern affairs minister Dan Vandal allows Baffinland to make the extra shipments if […]
There has been almost an assumption that US mills would get the $950-1,000 per ton ($47.50-50 per cwt) they were seeking on HR base and $1,150-2,000 per ton ($57.50-60 per cwt) for cold-rolled and coated base. Recall that Cliffs initially announced an increase and said it was seeking $1,000 per minimum for hot-rolled coil. Nucor […]
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The historically significant Sparrows Points steel mill site in Baltimore is set to live another life as a wind turbine factory under the name “Sparrows Point Steel.”
There seems to be a consensus that US sheet prices have nowhere to go but up in the short term, in part because offshore material ordered now won’t arrive until late March or even April.
ArcelorMittal’s earnings declined in the third quarter of 2023 both sequentially and on-year.
You could make a case that Nov. 1 was April Fool’s Day for steel – or at least for the widespread rumor that Cliffs would announce a $10-billion deal for U.S. Steel on that date. I’m not going to endorse any precise date or price tag. But I’d be surprised if a deal – or […]
It’s time to register for the Tampa Steel Conference 2024, easily one of the premiere North American steel events. It’s a can't-miss steel industry conference, especially following the record-breaking attendance at SMU’s Steel Summit 2023 this past August.
ArcelorMittal joins U.S. Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs, pushing sheet prices higher, according to an internal commercial memo on Oct. 31.
I wrote on Sunday that it could be a busy week for steel. It has been.
Canadian steelmaker ArcelorMittal Dofasco could be impacted by a strike on the St. Lawrence Seaway, a company spokeswoman said.
The St. Lawrence Seaway is shut down after members of Canada’s Unifor union went on strike against the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) this past weekend.
Sheet prices rose for a fourth consecutive week following a second wave of price hikes announced by domestic mills.
On the company’s third-quarter earnings call with analysts on Tuesday, Oct. 24, Cleveland-Cliffs executives were careful not to disclose anything about their talks with U.S. Steel on a potential acquisition.
ArcelorMittal and Stelco joined last week’s move by domestic mills to push sheet prices higher.
This week could be a big one for steel, or at least for the steel rumor mill. For starters, there is renewed speculation that an announcement about the U.S. Steel sales process could be in the works. The rumor mill is also churning fast when it comes to the duration of the UAW strike and […]
ArcelorMittal said it expects to produce less steel than previously forecast in Brazil. Gerdau has hinted at potential layoffs as imports surge. The Brazil Steel Institute is asking the government to raise import levies to 25% from the existing 9.6%. Meanwhile, Mexico has applied levies to some steel imports.
We’ve been busier than usual lately covering two major events (in addition to our pricing and data services) – the potential sale of U.S. Steel and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union strike. Let’s review some possible developments in each. U.S. Steel Sale – Back in the Headlines We learned last week that Stelco had […]
Luxembourg-headquartered ArcelorMittal has placed the contract for a reversible 6-high cold rolling mill to produce high-grade, non-oriented silicon steel strip (NGO) for use in electric motors. The unit will be installed at the group’s Mardyck plant near Dunkirk in northeastern France where it is adding a 200,000 t/y rolling mill to produce electrical steels for electric vehicles […]
Boston Metal has closed on another round of financing, allowing it to move forward with bringing its breakthrough steelmaking technology to market.
I learned a lot at Steel Summit this year. More than I can do justice to in one column. Below are four things that have stayed with me after the conference closed on Wednesday afternoon. Another, as I highlighted earlier this week, was electricity – who gets it, and which energy sources we use. 1. […]
I’m excited to see pretty much the entire steel industry this week in Atlanta. I’m looking forward to the networking and to learning from our great lineup of speakers. I also what not draw your attention to some highlights from our latest steel market survey. (Full results are here.) Some of these topics will be discussed along the sidelines as well as up on the stage.
The US Department of Commerce has published its preliminary findings in the antidumping (AD) trade case investigating tin mill products from China and Canada.
ArcelorMittal is considering throwing its hat into the ring as a potential suitor for U.S. Steel, according to an article in Reuters on Wednesday.
I planned to write this column about some of the big themes we’ll be discussing at Steel Summit. That plan changed when U.S. Steel announced on Sunday afternoon that it was conducting a formal review of a sale of all or part of the company after receiving multiple unsolicited offers. It changed yet again when Cleveland-Cliffs said its offer for U.S. Steel had been rejected.