Tag: Manufacturing

Despite persistent pricing uncertainty, the Fed's latest Beige Book reported that the US economy continued to expand at a modest pace with labor market conditions improving.

SMU’s July 10 Flat-Rolled Steel Survey results paint a picture of a steel market being squeezed from every direction. Tariffs are holding prices up and giving mills a clear advantage, while manufacturers and traders say the policy is pushing their costs higher.

Toyota Motor North America plans to invest $3.6 billion to expand its San Antonio manufacturing campus.

The Canadian government has selected a German firm to build submarines, passing on a contract from a South Korean company linked with Algoma Steel.

North American steel buyers are navigating a market where demand is firming, but import activity remains cautious. Buyers reported mixed import activity in SMU’s June 26 flat-rolled steel buyers’ survey.

Some domestic plate market participants recently voiced concerns that current market conditions will impact fabrication and manufacturing, which rely on steady product supply.   

Manufacturing activity in New York state increased modestly in June, easing after posting strong growth the month prior, according to the Empire State Manufacturing Survey.

SMU’s June 12 Flat-Rolled Steel Buyers’ Survey shows a divided steel community on the effects of President Trump’s tariff policies, emerging but uneven signs of reshoring, and near-universal cost pressures tied to the Iran conflict.

Sheet prices in the USA continued to move higher over the past month as supply remained tight in the country

Over the next three years, U.S. Steel’s investment to upgrade its hot strip mill at Mon Valley is projected to result in over 6,000 jobs and $58 million in tax revenue, according to an economic impact study conducted by the Parker Strategy Group.

Manufacturing picked up in nine of the twelve Federal Reserve districts in May. It was one of the strongest sectors in the Fed’s June 3 Beige Book report.

Members of the United Autoworkers (UAW) Local 2093 went on strike at the Dauch Corp.'s (formerly named American Axle and Manufacturing) Three Rivers, Mich., facility on Monday. 

The May Business Conditions Report issued by the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) found metalforming manufacturers anticipate stable market conditions for the next three months.  

Tenaris, alongside Ontario’s provincial and Canada’s federal governments’ pledge $30Canadian $306 million (USD$221.6 million) to modernize and expand Tenaris’ Ottawa-based industrial center.

Before the second Trump administration, many automakers were banking on an electrified future, supported by federal and state tax incentives for consumers. But many of those tax breaks are gone.

Most manufacturing indicators strengthened through March and showed strong positive annual growth.

US manufacturing activity grew for the fourth straight month in April, according to the latest report from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). April marked the 18th month of overall economic expansion.  

I attended the SAFE Summit in Washington, D.C., earlier this week. It was an out-of-this world event – and I mean that quite literally. There were serious discussions around building data centers in space.

A broad coalition of steel groups have written a letter urging the US government not to allow China access to the domestic auto market.

The Chicago Business Barometer eased for a second consecutive month in April. The 3.6-point slip to 49.2 for the month represents a fall back into contractionary territory.

Turner Industries said it's dedicating two state-of-the-art nuclear fabrication facilities in New Iberia and Port Allen Louisiana to producing high-precision modules and nuclear-grade piping.

Cleveland-Cliffs plans to deploy Palantir’s advanced AI technologies across its commercial and operations internal processes.  

Sheet market participants reported steady to elevated demand over the past week. But while spot prices continued to edge up, some sources said lead times were becoming more closely aligned to industry norms.

The economic outlook by metalforming manufacturers remains steady for the next three months, said the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA). 

US manufacturing activity edged higher across most Federal Reserve Districts, with the Beige Book describing gains ranging from slight to moderate as producers navigated rising input costs and heightened geopolitical uncertainty.

Manufacturing activity in New York state strengthened in April, with steel-adjacent producers reporting firmer demand and improving throughput, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey.

Canada's Algoma Steel and Roshel Inc. have partnered to form Roshel Algoma Defence (RADS), a sovereign ballistic steel solutions joint venture.

US manufacturing activity grew for the third straight month in March, according to the latest report from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). March marked the 17th month of overall economic expansion. 

This piece was first published by SMU’s nonferrous sister publication, Aluminum Market Update. To learn about AMU, visit their website or sign up for a free trial. An automotive supplier plans to turn a former steel mill site in Alabama into a facility to produce aluminum and plastic components for US automakers. Taiwan-based Minth Group Limited said the $430 million […]

Economic activity across the US increased at a light-to-modest pace in seven of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts, according to the US Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book report.