Barry Zekelman supports durable, predictable steel trade protection—and the Section 232 tariffs in particular—as a foundation for reinvestment in domestic manufacturing capacity.
Welspun Corp. has bagged a $1.8 billion order to supply line pipes from its US manufacturing facility.
The Department of Commerce is adjusting the anti-dumping duties on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico.
The latest Baker Hughes data shows drilling activity picked up in the US last week while edging higher in Canada.
Licenses to import steel into the US surged in July to the highest level since June 2025, according to recently released US Commerce Department data. Final June figures show a 3.8% month-on-month decline, while July licenses show a 9% recovery.
US anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVDs) on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from four countries will remain in place for another five years after a key injury determination.
Atlas Tube announced price increases for mechanical, HSS, and piling products.
Barry Zekelman showed up to last Wednesday’s SMU Community Chat as his usual self: energized, blunt, and unapologetically bullish on the US steel industry.
Monthly steel imports rose back above 2 million short tons (st) in May and June, further recovering from the historic lows seen late last year, according to recent Commerce data.
Testimony at last week’s Section 301 hearing put Brazilian pig iron in the spotlight. Domestic steelmakers and Brazilian suppliers warned that proposed forced labor tariffs would hit a critical US input for which there is no domestic substitute.
The latest data from Baker Hughes show that oil and gas drilling in the US was steady last week, while it tapered off further in Canada.
Barry Zekelman, executive chairman and CEO of Zekelman Industries, will be the featured guest on our next Community Chat on Wednesday, July 15, at 11 am ET.
Talks of a potential joint venture between Atlas Tube and Maruichi USA have ended.
Barry Zekelman, executive chairman and CEO of Zekelman Industries, will be the featured guest on our next Community Chat on Wednesday, July 15, at 11 am ET.
Consolidation continues in the HSS (hollow structural sections) sector, with two big deals announced just this month.
The company announced an investment of more than $90 million for its steel shop in Koppel, Pa., and its seamless pipe manufacturing plant in Ambridge, Pa.
The investment will install a new quench-and-tempering line at the facility, which manufactures seamless pipe and tube.
After reaching historic lows late last year, import volumes have increased each month of 2026, according to recently released US Commerce Department data.
Oil and gas drilling activity in Canada picked up over the past week, while drilling in the US remained mostly steady.
Atlas Tube on Monday announced price increases for mechanical, HSS, and piling products.
Longtime steel veteran Robert Simon is excited about the transformation taking place at JSW Steel USA. And he has a rosy outlook for the rest of the year.
Atlas Tube, a Zekelman company, said on Friday it has agreed to form a joint venture with Maruichi USA.
Borusan Berg Pipe, a US subsidiary of Turkish pipe and tube producer Borusan, has secured new sales orders totaling ~$742 million.
Steel imports could become even more prohibitive, facing even higher tariffs, pending the outcome of the Trump administration’s Section 301 investigation.
The Commerce Department's International Trade Administration recently concluded several administrative reviews of the anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVDs) on various steel imports. The reviews resulted in the following duty adjustments.
India-based JSW Steel’s combined US operations swung to a slight profit in its fiscal fourth quarter of 2026.
Chicago-based pipe and tube manufacturer Zekelman Industries has appointed Jason Nofziger as its vice president of supply chain, effective May 11.
Steel imports remain near some of the lowest volumes recorded in over five years.
The petitions allege that foreign producers are selling seamless and welded OCTG at unfairly low prices and, in Austria’s case, benefitting from countervailable subsidies.
Atlas Tube, a Zekelman company, said it is expanding its Shuriken® structural nut keeper line.