Service Center Inventories
SMU surveys key data providers each month to gather the latest information on steel sheet and plate inventories.
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Explore our proprietary steel market insights. Key features include service center inventories, flat rolled lead times, steel buyers’ sentiment indices, mill negotiation rates, and more. Access everything you need to track market momentum and make informed decisions
Survey derived insights
Access SMU’s proprietary mill lead times, negotiation rates, steel buyers’ sentiment indices, and more. The data comes from SMU’s surveys, which have been helping our subscribers keep their finger on the pulse of the steel market for more than a decade
Service center inventory and shipment data
Stay on top of the sheet and plate markets with SMU’s monthly service center shipment and inventory reports. When you know how you stack up against your peers, you can better manage your own stocks
Flat-Rolled Lead Times
Active steel buyers provide sheet and plate mill lead times. Members can track pricing trends and explore historical data.
Steel Buyers’ Sentiment
Track how steel buyers and sellers feel about their company’s prospects today and in the next 3-6 months.
Mill Spot Price Negotiations
We survey active steel buyers on pricing plans for domestic sheet and plate; results reveal shifting spot trends.
Overall Demand
Track steel demand across the supply chain and whether buyers report it as improving, steady, or declining.
Key Market Indicators
Explore combined economic and industry metrics that summarize essential data and price indices relevant to the steel market.
Latest news
Judge postpones auction of AHMSA assets: Reports
The auction for the assets of bankrupt Mexican steelmaker Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) and its mining subsidiary, Minosa, has been postponed, according to various local media reports.
BlueScope rejects SDI consortium takeover bid for fourth time
BlueScope has rejected for the fourth time a takeover offer led by Steel Dynamics Inc., believing the offers to be significantly undervalued.
Final Thoughts
We are quickly approaching the one-month countdown to the 2026 Tampa Steel Conference. Let’s look at Tampa 2025 to see what people were saying and how it applies to this year.
SMU price ranges: Sheet and plate prices continue to rise into 2026
Steel sheet and plate prices rose across the board to start the year on limited spot availability at some mills, expectations of higher scrap prices, and hopes of stronger demand in 2026.
Judge sends U.S. Steel v. Algoma pellet contract spat to arbitration
A federal judge in Pittsburgh has ordered U.S. Steel and Algoma Steel to resolve their iron ore pellet contract dispute through arbitration. The decision comes after USS sued the Canadian steelmaker for refusing a shipment of iron ore pellets from U.S. Steel’s Minnesota operations in September.
Kloeckner Metals offers new capabilities as Iowa operations commence
Kloeckner Metals Corp. announced that beginning Jan. 1, 2026, the former Bauer Built Manufacturing site in Paton, Iowa, would lead all its commercial, manufacturing, and other operational activities.
USS buys USS-UPI property in California for $275M: Report
U.S. Steel has bought the Pittsburg, Calif., property where the former USS-POSCO mill was located for $275 million, according to a report in the San Jose Mercury News.
AISI: Weekly raw steel mill output ticks up
Domestic raw steel production inched higher last week but remains low compared to recent months, according to the latest data released by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)
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