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Economy & Markets
The latest on the economy's health and the markets driving the supply and demand of steel.
Latest News
Algoma Closes in on EAF Investment Decision
24 August 2021 - Integrated steelmaker Algoma Inc. is nearing a final investment decision on its proposed transition to electric steelmaking, the company’s chief executive has said.
U. S. Steel Reports a Stronger Q2 Than Last Year
03 August 2021 - United States Steel Corporation reported adjusted net earnings of US$964 million for the second quarter.
Cleveland-Cliffs Completes Major Share Buyback; Announces Indiana Harbor BF Maintenance Outage
29 July 2021 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has spent US$1.2 billion to buy back all of the shares in a special class of stock held by ArcelorMittal.
Nucor's Q2 Earnings Were Its Best Ever
27 July 2021 - Nucor Corp. reported a record second quarter amid robust demand and higher average selling prices.
SDI Posts Another Record Quarter: 'We Can't Make Enough Steel'
20 July 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. posted a record second quarter on Monday and said it potentially could do even better in the three months ahead.
Mill Supplier Sees ‘Unprecedented’ Demand
01 July 2021 - The steel industry is benefitting from robust demand, but so too are mill equipment suppliers, the president of The Systems Group said Thursday.
Nucor Expects to Report Record Earnings — Again
16 June 2021 - Nucor Corp. is expecting to repeat its record-quarter performance, with strong demand and higher average selling prices lifting its profitability to new highs.
Nucor Makes US$1B Acquisition in Construction Products Market
07 June 2021 - Nucor Corp. is taking a bigger step into the downstream construction market, announcing Monday that it has an agreement to acquire Cornerstone Building Brands’ insulated metal panel (IMP) business for US$1 billion in cash.
Report: Republic Steel Might Resume Rolling Operations at Ohio Mill
06 May 2021 - Republic Steel is eyeing a potential restart of its Lorain, Ohio, rolling mill, reports The (Elyria, Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram.
Iron Ore Prices Set New Record
29 April 2021 - Steel prices have taken off as global demand recovers, but so too have iron ore prices, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.
Rising Steel Prices Prompt BlueScope to Raise Earnings Expectations
27 April 2021 - Australian steel producer BlueScope is revising up its second-half earnings forecast, largely due to the strength in the U.S. sheet market and performance of the company’s North Star mill.
Nucor: A Record Quarter Is on the Books, Another Could Be Coming
22 April 2021 - Nucor Corp. saw its first-quarter earnings soar to a record US$942.4 million on strength in demand and high average selling prices, the company announced Thursday.
SDI Reports Record Q1 Profit, Prepares to Start Parts of Texas Mill
22 April 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) is reiterating expectations that it will start process lines at its new flat-rolled mill late this spring.
Tenaris to Resume Production at Steel Shop, Pipe Mill
19 April 2021 - Tenaris is nearing completion of improvements to its Koppel, Pa., USA, steel shop and is planning to soon restart operations there and at its Ambridge, Pa., seamless pipe mill.
World Steel Forecasts Demand Rebound
15 April 2021 - Global steel demand is expected to grow 5.8% this year, assuming that second and third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic subside by the end of June and that the world continues to make headway with vaccinations.
Report: Lowered EU Steel Demand Will Necessitate Capacity Cuts
05 April 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic probably has erased five to 10 million tons of European Union steel demand, and producers there will have to shed capacity, according to a new paper from management consultancy McKinsey & Co.
SDI Thinks a Record Quarter Is in the Offing
18 March 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. said it potentially could post a record profit in the first quarter as strong demand and rising prices boost its bottom line.
Survey: Metals Executives Have High Expectations for Growth in 2021
17 March 2021 - North American Metals sector leaders are anticipating a significant jump in revenue this year, but are wary of the potential for inflation in the coming years, according to a survey of C-suite executives.
Nucor Anticipating Record Q1 Profitability
16 March 2021 - With strong across-the-board steel demand, Nucor Corp. expects to report a record profit in the first quarter.
China’s Steel Output Rises in Early 2021
16 March 2021 - China produced nearly 175 million metric tons of steel in January and February, an increase of almost 13%, reports the Reuters news service.
