Hickey Metal Fabrication buys Ohio Laser
Hickey Metal Fabrication has acquired laser-based metal fabricator Ohio Laser.
Hickey Metal Fabrication has acquired laser-based metal fabricator Ohio Laser.
President-elect Donald Trump has named Wall Street veteran Howard Lutnick as the new US Secretary of Commerce.
Nippon Steel has affirmed that if its $14.9-billion bid for U.S. Steel proves successful, the Japanese steelmaker will not import overseas-produced slabs to the US.
Brazilian miner Vale SA has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australia-based Cyclone Metals Ltd. to develop the Iron Bear iron ore project in Eastern Canada.
t this point in the game I think what we can say about Nippon Steel’s proposed buy of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel is that it will go through, it won’t go through, or the outcome will be something new and completely unexpected. Then again, I’m probably still missing a few options.
The price spread between hot-rolled coil (HRC) and prime scrap remained the same in November as both tags were at the levels seen a month earlier, according to SMU’s most recent pricing data.
General Motors is laying off ~1,000 workers globally, with most located in the US, according to a report Friday in Reuters.
Ferrous scrap prices were largely rangebound to down at the November settle, market sources told SMU.
Friedman Industries swung to a loss in its fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30 amid “challenging” business conditions.
GrafTech International’s third-quarter net loss increased from last year, with the company anticipating continuing weakness in near-term demand for graphite electrodes.
Japan’s Nippon Steel still anticipates closing on its proposed deal to acquire U.S. Steel by the end of 2024.
Canada’ Algoma Steel has announced a change in its fiscal year end from March 31 to Dec. 31.
With the US presidential election decided, ‘wait and see’ has quickly turned into ‘we’re about to find out.’ Following Donald Trump’s victory, I had a chance to sit down with Kevin Dempsey, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). He gave his thoughts on what he thought we might see in Trump’s second term in office, and what it means for steel.
Canada’s Algoma Steel swung to a steep loss in the quarter ended Sept. 30 on lower steel shipments, greater consumption of purchased coke, and weakening market conditions.
Domestic steel shipments decreased both on-year and month over month in September.
Northwest Pipe’s third-quarter earnings jumped over 76% on-year as the company expects a strong finish to 2024.
Gerdau Long Steel North America completed its previously announced acquisition of Dales Recycling Partnership, a Tennessee-based operator and processor of ferrous and nonferrous scrap, on Nov. 1.
Cleveland-Cliffs swung to a steep loss in the third quarter. However, it touted the recent closing of its acquisition of Stelco in its quarterly earnings report released on Monday and said steel demand should bounce back early next year.
Ryerson chief Eddie Lehner touted the company’s buy of Monroe, Conn.-based Production Metals, which heralds the company’s entry into aerospace.
Next week promises to be a big week for the country. Could even top the World Series (congrats to the Dodgers). As we all hold our breath to see what happens next, it’s a good time to reflect.
A spill of liquid steel at a Grupo Simec facility in central Mexico has killed at least 12 workers.
Domestic manufacturing contracted for the seventh straight month in October, according to the latest report from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). This marks the 23rd time in the last 24 months that it has been in contraction.
U.S. Steel said it has produced its first coil at the Big River 2 facility in Osceola., Ark., as the company reported lower profits on-year in the third quarter of 2024.
The theme of “unprecedented stability” in pricing predominated among galvanized steel buyers this month.
Ryerson swung to a loss in Q3 as it navigated a "contractionary" environment in industrial metals and manufacturing.
After stepping down as president and CEO of SSAB, Martin Lindqvist announced he'll also be leaving his position on SSAB's board of directors.
Last month I traveled to Sweden to the CRU Steel Decarbonisation Summit in Stockholm. I wanted to see if the European take on decarbonization was broadly different from what we are talking about here in the US.
We all know the American news cycle moves pretty fast. Viral today, cached tomorrow. So it is with the US presidential election on Tuesday, Nov. 5. People have election fatigue. They've moved on to other things like planning holiday parties, debating Super Bowl hopefuls, or even starting to look forward to our Tampa Steel Conference in February.
Heavy equipment manufacturer John Deere blamed soft demand and a reduction in orders for a spate of layoffs in Iowa this year, according to a local report.
Zekelman Industries has filed a lawsuit in Washington against the Republic of Mexico for allegedly violating trade agreements and dumping steel in the US.