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Flat rolled distributor Mill Steel Co. announced the appointment of a new CFO on Jan. 9.

The new year represents an opportunity to capitalize on America’s leadership position in free market principles, steel industry modernization, and global efforts to create a lower carbon future for the steel industry. Steel Manufacturing Association (SMA) members are poised to lead the way.

After a brief decline in the price of scrap for the Turkish market, which peaked in December at approximately $424 per metric ton (mt) for HMS 80/20, the market has bottomed at $405/mt on cargoes from Europe.

New Reibus CEO Temy Mancusi-Ungaro and company President Chris Shipp will join SMU for the inaugural Community Chat of 2024 on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 11 am ET. You can register here.

Cleveland-Cliffs has appointed private-equity executive Ron Bloom to its board of directors, effective immediately.

As we look back at the scrap market for 2023, it basically followed its normal seasonal pattern. Most of the disruptive geopolitical events that riled ferrous raw materials occurred in 2022. So, with those things out of the way—or settling down at least for now—2023 resumed its normal pattern.

The LME aluminum 3-month price is moving higher on the morning of Dec. 15 and was last seen trading at $2,258 /metric ton. This means the price is up 7% already since the new low for 2023 was reached on Wednesday at $2,109 /metric ton. The US Dollar reached its lowest level since early August […]

Bank of America SVP Ira Kreft will be the featured speaker on SMU’s Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 11 am ET. You can register here.

The US presidential elections will take place on Nov. 5, 2024.

The LME Aluminum 3-month price is moving up again on the morning of Dec. 8 and was last seen trading at $2,157 per metric ton. The way the price increased first thing in the morning suggests a support may have finally been found, but resistance could hit quickly at $2,200 /metric ton. SHFE cash was […]

The Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) announced on Dec. 4 the appointment of an executive director.

Bank of America SVP Ira Kreft will be the featured speaker on SMU’s Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 11 am ET. We’ll discuss M&A in the steel and metals industries. Is there still room for consolidation in flat-rolled steel?

The export market for ferrous scrap has been strengthening over the last month by a sizable margin.

Prices of steelmaking raw materials are largely up over the over the last 30 days, as they were the month prior, according to Steel Market Update’s latest analysis.

The importation of basic pig iron has allowed EAF steelmakers to implement thin-slab casting technology to make drawing-quality flat-rolled sheet over the last 30 years.

Northwest Pipe reported declining third-quarter earnings but remains upbeat about its fourth-quarter performance.

The ferrous export market in the US has experienced several geopolitical events and natural disasters during 2023.

As the ferrous scrap market in the US enters the home stretch for 2023, it faces an array of issues and uncertainties.

After more than 40 years in the steel industry, James Bouchard announced he will be retiring as CEO of Esmark Inc., effective Nov. 23.

Nucor’s President and CEO Leon Topalian has been named the new chairman of the World Steel Association (worldsteel).

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union announced a new phase in its ongoing stand-up strike against the Big Three Detroit-area automakers on Friday.

The steel industry has faced intensified volatility in recent years as companies have navigated supply chain disruptions, economic uncertainty, and increasing customer demands.

The US scrap market for October is a bit unsettled as the UAW strike against the Big Three automotive companies has expanded and shows scant signs of an imminent settlement.

The United Steelworkers International (USW) executive board on Tuesday appointed David McCall as the union’s new international president. He will fill the remainder of Tom Conway’s term.