Flat Rolled = 54.4 Shipping Days of Supply Plate = 51.1 Shipping Days of Supply Flat Rolled U.S. service center flat rolled inventories continued to recede in February, indicating that inventories may be near balance. At the end of February, U.S. service centers carried 54.4 shipping days of supply on an adjusted basis, according to […]
Steel Market Update’s hot-rolled coil price was at $1,050 per ton ($52.50 per hundredweight) last week. Several mills are now offering hot band at $1,200 per ton ($60 per cwt). I don’t know where things will settle when we adjust prices on Tuesday. But I think it’s fair to say that prices will be significantly […]
In his remarks during Wednesday’s Community Chat, Johnny Sjöström, the top executive at SSAB Special Steels, suggested that the fighting in Ukraine will make nations more gun-shy about becoming too dependent on their foreign trading partners. Nations in Europe and many other parts of the world are scrambling to maintain production without the exports of […]
The global steel industry will see ripple effects from the war in Ukraine for years to come. Its direct and indirect effects will cut European steel capacity by 30-40% in the near term as the conflict disrupts the flow of natural gas and steelmaking raw materials – most notably steel slabs from Russia, said Johnny […]
SSAB Americas will put in place a raw material surcharge (RMS) in response to skyrocketing raw material costs. The Mobile, Ala.-based steelmaker said the move was necessary because of “extraordinary market pressures brought on by recent global events,” in a letter to customers dated Wednesday, March 9. The global events in question are almost certainly a reference to […]
Johnny Sjöström, head of Special Steels for SSAB, will be the featured speaker for the next SMU Community Chat on Wednesday, March 9, at 11 am ET. Sjöström will speak about SSAB’s Special Steels segment and its place in the broader global steel industry. {loadposition reserved_message} He will also talk about Russian forces invading Ukraine […]
Johnny Sjöström, head of Special Steels for SSAB, will be the featured speaker for the next SMU Community Chat on Wednesday, March 9, at 11 am ET. Sjöström will speak about SSAB’s Special Steels segment and its place in the broader global steel industry. He will also talk about Russian forces invading Ukraine and the […]
Johnny Sjöström, head of Special Steels for SSAB, will be the featured speaker for the next SMU Community Chat on Wednesday, March 9, at 11 am ET. Sjöström will speak about SSAB’s Special Steels segment and its place in the broader global steel industry. Sjöström was appointed head of Special Steels in 2018. He joined […]
Johnny Sjöström, head of Special Steels for SSAB, will be the featured speaker for the next SMU Community Chat on Wednesday, March 9, at 11 am ET. Sjöström will speak about SSAB’s Special Steels segment and its place in the broader global steel industry. Sjöström was appointed head of Special Steels in 2018. He joined […]
By CRU Principal Analyst Josh Spoores, from CRU’s Steel Sheet Products Monitor, Feb. 9 The global sheet market often exhibits price trends that vary by region. Occasionally, prices do move in the same direction, though on these occasions, prices typically reflect a unified trend of global costs or inventory change. In the current sheet […]
Steel prices may be nearing the end of the current correction, predicted Majestic Steel USA President and CEO Todd Leebow during Wednesday’s Steel Market Update Community Chat. In the great debate over where declining hot rolled prices will finally settle – back to historical averages in the $400-600 per ton range or closer to $1,000 […]
Swedish steelmaker SSAB saw its best full-year earnings in company history in 2021 with all divisions posting record results thanks to high steel prices, the company said. SSAB Americas’ revenue was $6.153 billion Swedish krona ($650 million USD) in the fourth quarter of 2021, up 78% compared to the same year-ago quarter thanks to higher steel […]
Temperatures today in a large portion of the Northern U.S. are at or below freezing. This is not expected to change once we move into February. As you watch football this weekend, the weather in Tampa is expected to be in the low to mid-70’s and sunny…. Registrations for the 2022 Tampa Steel Conference are […]
Temperatures today in a large portion of the Northern U.S. are at or below freezing. This is not expected to change once we move into February. As you watch football this weekend, the weather in Tampa is expected to be in the low to mid-70’s and sunny…. Registrations for the 2022 Tampa Steel Conference are […]
Swedish steelmaker SSAB says its plate mill in Montpelier, Iowa, is not on for sale. “Regarding … the Iowa mill, SSAB currently has no plans to divest assets,” an SSAB Americas spokesperson said in an email to Steel Market Update. SSAB’s U.S. operations are comprised of two plate mills – one in Mobile, Ala., and […]
The 33rd Tampa Steel Conference will be live and in-person as we return to the Marriott Water Street Hotel in Tampa, Fla. The conference dates are Feb. 14 (networking opportunities and first day of Introduction to Hedging Workshop), Feb. 15 (golf outing, boat tour, and hedging workshop in the morning followed by the beginning of the […]
The 33rd Tampa Steel Conference will be live and in-person as we return to the Marriott Water Street Hotel in Tampa, Fla. The conference dates are Feb. 14 (networking opportunities and first day of Introduction to Hedging Workshop), Feb. 15 (golf outing, boat tour, and hedging workshop in the morning followed by the beginning of the […]
SSAB Americas will supply the Mobile, Ala.-based shipbuilder Austal USA with steel for the construction of new U.S. Navy ships. The supplier partnership with the Alabama-based steelmaker follows Austal’s award from the U.S. Navy to build steel-hulled Towing, Salvage, and Rescue ships (T-ATS). The Navajo-class ships will be built in new steel shipbuilding facilities that […]
Nucor has increased plate prices by $40 per ton ($2 per cwt) with the opening of its January order book. The price hike – announced on Monday, Nov. 29 and effective immediately – is equal across all plate products. The Charlotte, N.C.-based steelmaker’s price increase is also notable because it is $10 per ton less than the […]
Algoma Steel Inc. has increased plate prices for U.S. customers by at least $50 per ton ($2.50 per cwt). The move is effective immediately for new spot orders. The increase is $60 per ton CAD for customers in Canada. The Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario-based flat rolled steelmaker said the price hike applied equally to as-rolled […]
SSAB Americas, in a leading move, has increased plate prices by $50 per ton ($2.50 per hundredweight). The price hike is effective immediately for all new spot orders, the Mobile, Ala.-based steelmaker said in letters to customers on Monday, Nov. 22. The amount of the increase is $60 per ton CAD for customers in Canada. The […]
Earnings season is (mostly) done and dusted, so I’d like to turn your attention to another season: M&A announcement season. Bankers like to get deals done before Christmas. And I think there is a decent chance that any deals in the pipeline now are announced in the next month or so. Also, while spot prices […]
Swedish steelmaker SSAB posted record earnings again in the third quarter thanks in part to sharply higher plate prices in North America. But while North American demand is expected to remain strong in the fourth quarter, that in Europe is anticipated to soften because of the automotive chip shortage – which has dented vehicle production on […]
SSAB Americas has followed competitor Nucor in raising prices for steel plate by $50 per ton ($2.50 per cwt). The price hike is effective immediately for all new spot orders, the Mobile, Ala.-based steelmaker said in letters to customers on Monday, Oct. 25 The increase is $60 per ton CAD for customers in Canada. It applies […]
The BMW Group has reported a deal to source low-carbon steel from H2 Green Steel (H2GS) beginning in 2025. The German automaker will source the green steel from the large-scale, hydrogen-based steel plant H2GS is building in Norrbotten in northern Sweden. At more than 95% lower gross CO2 emissions than conventional production methods, H2GS’s steel will […]
Algoma Steel’s initial public offering (IPO) is around the corner following shareholder approval of a deal between the Canadian steelmaker and Legato Merger Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) The merger between the New York-based SPAC and privately held Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario-based Algoma is expected to close this week, an Algoma spokeswoman said. […]
Swedish steelmaker SSAB AB has appointed Leena Craelius as acting chief financial officer. In the planned transition effective Nov. 1, she succeeds Hakan Folin who is stepping down to become finance chief at Epiroc AB. Craelius, who has been with SSAB since 2005, is currently vice president of finance, controlling and IT at SSAB Europe. […]
Evraz North America (NA) has followed other domestic mills in raising prices for steel plate. The increases are effective immediately for all new orders, the Chicago-based steelmaker, a subsidiary of London-based Evraz Plc, said in a letter to customers dated Monday, Sept. 27. Evraz NA is increasing transactions by at least $80 per ton ($4 […]
SSAB Americas has followed competitor Nucor in raising prices for steel plate by at least $80-200 per ton ($4-10 per cwt). The price hike is effective immediately for all new spot orders, the Mobile, Ala.-based steelmaker said in letters to customers on Friday, Sept. 24 The increase of $80 per ton (Canadian $100 per ton) applies […]
Is there really any such thing as a “foreign car” anymore? Who among us hasn’t driven a vehicle with a foreign-sounding name like Toyota, Honda or Nissan? Most likely it was built down the road in Kentucky, Alabama or Mississippi. And produced with American-made steel and other locally sourced materials. An economic impact report just released […]