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All the latest headlines from NAFTA trading partners: the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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Biden Administration Launches Effort to Boost Green Construction Materials 

16 September 2022 - The U.S. federal government will prioritize the purchase of green steel and other low-CO2 construction materials as part of a broader effort to reinvigorate American manufacturing. 

U. S. Steel Leans into Market Headwinds

16 September 2022 - United States Steel Corporation expects to report adjusted net earnings of somewhere between US$1.90 and US$1.95 per diluted share this quarter, even as market headwinds begin to impact the business, the company has said.  

Nucor Anticipates Record Year, but Comparatively Lower Q3 Results 

15 September 2022 - Nucor Corp. expects its third-quarter earnings to fall roughly 13% year over year on lower shipments and prices at its steel mills. 

SDI Q3 Earnings Expected to Soften but Sees Underlying Demand Persist

15 September 2022 - Steel Dynamics Inc. expects its third-quarter earnings to drop roughly 23% from the prior three months due in part to lower average flat-rolled prices. 

Danieli Contracted for BF Stove Repairs 

15 September 2022 - Tata Steel has again tapped Danieli for blast furnace stove repairs at the steelmaker’s Port Talbot Works in the United Kingdom, reaffirming a relationship between the two. 

Topalian Named Nucor Chairman 

15 September 2022 - Nucor Corp. president and chief executive Leon Topalian can now add board chairman to his title.

Zekelman Industries Expects New Tube Plant to Be Fully Operational Early Next Year

09 September 2022 - Pipe and tube maker Zekelman Industries said it is nearing the end of construction on a new galvanized tube plant in Illinois. 

Cleveland-Cliffs, USW Shake Hands on Another Tentative Labor Agreement 

09 September 2022 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has reached a tentative labor agreement with United Steelworkers (USW)-represented employees at its legacy mining and pelletizing operations in northern Minnesota and the Michigan Upper Peninsula. 

Primetals Technologies Bags Order for Ladle Furnace

07 September 2022 - Mexico’s Talleres y Aceros S.A. de C.V. (TYASA) has ordered a twin-ladle furnace from Primetals Technologies, the equipment manufacturer reports. 

AIC Completes Rolling Mill Automation Project

07 September 2022 - Automation specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has wrapped up installation of a new automation system for a stand in a Gerdau rolling mill. 

Deacero Awards Plant Modernization Contract  

01 September 2022 - Mexican long products maker Deacero has contracted Danieli to upgrade the meltshop and rolling mills at its Celaya plant. 

U. S. Steel Idles Indiana Tin Line

01 September 2022 - United States Steel Corporation is idling the No. 5 tin line at its Gary Works, according to The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

Welcome Aboard, Robot: 1st Half Robot Sales Set North American Record   

30 August 2022 - Faced with a tight labor market and rising wages, North American companies bought more robots than ever in the first half of this year, according to the Reuters news service.

Nucor to Invest US$200M in South Carolina Mill 

30 August 2022 - Nucor Corp. is planning a US$200 million modernization of its Berkeley sheet and beam mill in South Carolina, the company said on Tuesday. 

Cleveland-Cliffs, USW Reach Tentative Labor Agreement 

29 August 2022 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and the United Steelworkers union (USW) have reached a tentative, four-year agreement covering approximately 12,000 employees.

Refractories Maker Announces U.S. Plant Start-Up 

26 August 2022 - Refractories maker PRCO America Inc. has launched production at its new plant near Mayfield, Ky., USA, the company has announced. 

Algoma, USW Shake Hands on Tentative Labor Pact  

23 August 2022 - Algoma Steel and union negotiators have reached a tentative labor agreement, averting a potential work stoppage, the union and the company said on Tuesday. 

Goncalves: Electric Vehicle Makers Turning to Steel 

23 August 2022 - Material substitution is an ever-present threat for the steel industry, but it may have an edge in one particular market, according to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. chief executive Lourenco Goncalves. 

Nucor Sheet Mill Construction to Begin this Fall 

23 August 2022 - Construction on Nucor Corp.’s West Virginia sheet mill is set to begin in October, kicking off a project that will take two years and employ more than 1,000 construction workers, reports the online WVNews.com. 

Collaboration Between EAF Producers, Energy Department Will Create New Model for Green Steel, SMA Says

16 August 2022 - The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) has offered its support for parts of the Inflation Reduction Act that are meant to promote industrial growth while decreasing air emissions. 

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