Contributor: Laura Miller

AZZ Inc., relatively unfazed by volatility in zinc pricing, is optimistic about demand prospects and M&A opportunities, especially in the galvanizing sector.

The building that was once the headquarters of AK Steel is again up for sale.

After a complete stoppage earlier this year, ArcelorMittal Mexico’s steel mill in Lazaro Cardenas, in the state of Michoacán, will soon return to full production.

Steel sheet and plate prices moved lower this week as efforts among some mills to hold the line on tags ran up against continued concerns about demand.

The US has banned imports from a subsidiary of the world’s largest steelmaker because it is allegedly using forced labor to produce steel products.

Slowing growth in data center planning caused the Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) to pull back in September. The decline followed five months of growth after the index hit a two-year low in March.

Nucor’s consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled (HR) coil is unchanged this week at $730 per short ton (st).

China is challenging Canada’s decision to put tariffs on imports of Chinese steel, aluminum, and electric vehicles.

All eyes are on the coastwide longshoremen's strike, with many scrambling to assess the situation and understand its implications for their businesses and the economy.

Nucor is holding its hot-rolled (HR) coil consumer spot price (CSP) at $730 per short ton (st) this week.

Unless a last-minute deal is struck by midnight on Monday, a massive work stoppage will hit ports up and down the East and Gulf Coasts on Tuesday and cause widespread supply chain disruption. Master contract negotiations remain stalled between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX). The employer group took […]

On Thursday, the Department of Commerce announced it would initiate investigations into coated steel imports from ten countries.

Galvanized steel buyers on Tuesday discussed the eerie stability in sheet prices of late. Expectations are for the murky market to persist in the short term, while glimmers of hope continue for prices pushing higher.

A potential labor strike is threatening to disrupt supply chains up and down the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts beginning next week.

A transformer caught fire at U.S. Steel’s Midwest Plant in Portage, Ind., on Sunday.

Gerdau Long Steel North America plans to acquire Dale’s Recycling Partnership, a Tennessee-based operator and processor of ferrous scrap.

They say failure can lead to success. Such was the case for Nate Lerman. While liquidating the inventory of his failed toy truck business, he realized the profit potential in steel, which ultimately led to the creation of Steel Warehouse. Since its founding over 75 years ago in South Bend, Ind., Steel Warehouse has remained […]

The US government’s decision on whether it will block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel on national security grounds has been pushed until after the November elections.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. on Monday reiterated its commitment to a major decarbonization project at its Middletown Works in Ohio, despite an earlier report suggesting otherwise.

Nucor blamed lower steel prices for weaker third-quarter results in earnings guidance released on Tuesday.

SMU has compiled a list of key dates to watch out for in the expansive trade case filed last week targeting corrosion-resistant steel imports.

General Motors and Hyundai Motor Co. announced they will be linking up to explore collaborating across a variety of areas, including their sourcing of steel.

The Commerce Department said imports of Chinese pipe will continue to benefit from significant government subsidies if the US countervailing duty (CVD) order against them is allowed to expire.

Ternium USA Inc. has requested a host of Section 232 tariff exclusions since the US reimposed the duties on Mexican steel earlier this summer. Domestic steelmakers, however, are pushing back.

Domestic mills have alleged substantial dumping margins in the trade case targeting imports of corrosion-resistant steel.

In a candid fireside chat with SMU Senior Analyst/Editor David Schollert, Stelco’s CEO Alan Kestenbaum opened up about Stelco’s pending sale to Cliffs, his business strategy, outlook for the industry, and plans for the future. The chat took place on Tuesday, Aug. 24, at the 2024 SMU Steel Summit in Atlanta.

Hybar CEO David Stickler and SMU Managing Editor Michael Cowden shared a candid conversation about Hybar's ambitious plans on Tuesday morning at the SMU Steel Summit, held in Atlanta this week.

On Wednesday, Nippon Steel announced additional investments it plans to make in U.S. Steel facilities as part of its pending purchase of the iconic American flat-rolled steelmaker. The two companies still anticipate the deal’s closing by the end of this year. With an investment of “no less than $1 billion,” Nippon said it would replace […]

Leading industry analysts on Monday discussed steel prices and how they will be impacted by trade policy, consolidation, mill discipline, November’s elections, and more.

Mexican service center Aceromex has installed a new cut-to-length line in its facility in Cienega de Flores in the state of Nuevo Leon.