Posts Tagged: ‘domestic steel’

Advance/Decliner Index Lowest Since Last May

May 8, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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Our Advance/Decliner Index remained at a one-year low last week as our China Index remained at a low level due to a combination of…

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April Chinese Steel Exports Hit New Post-Recession High

May 8, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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With estimated late April Chinese production hitting yet another new all-time high following production records that were set during 1Q, Chinese overcapacity has driven…

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April ISM Steel Survey – Outlook Weakens but Hiring Positive Surprise

May 6, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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The April Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Steel Buyer Survey showed that buyer optimism seen earlier this year has faded over the past two months…

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May Scrap Prices Slide Again

May 3, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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According to just-published data from American Metal Market (AMM), May prime and shredded scrap prices each declined $22 (-5.5-5.6%) to $380/ton and $368/ton as…

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Lockout at US Steel’s 2.6m tpy Flat-Rolled Lake Erie Works

April 25, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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US Steel has given USW members at the company’s 2.6m tpy Lake Erie Works a 72-hour notice that a lockout will begin at 9 A.M. EDT on Sunday. We are unsurprised…

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Advance/Decliner Index Turns Back Down as Chinese Uptick Short-Lived

April 24, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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After posting a modest uptick last week, our Advance/Decliner Index declined again as the pricing strength we saw in China the week before ended up being short-lived…

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Likelihood of Potential Shutdown at US Steel’s Lake Erie Works?

April 24, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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According to press reports, US Steel and the USW representing members of the 2.6 million ton per year Lake Erie Works have been unable to come to a new agreement…

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Preliminary March Imports Rise Modest 1.4%

April 24, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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Preliminary March imports rose 1.4% to 2.48 million tons (mt) from 2.44 mt in February as…

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March Global Steel Production Bucks Normal Seasonal Trend, Falling 1.7%

April 22, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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March global steel production bucked the normal season uptick of 1.2%, declining some 1.7% from February’s all-time record of 4.43 million tonnes per day (mtpd) to…more.

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Advance/Decliner Index Rises on Chinese Pricing Improvement, but Remains at Low Level

April 17, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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Our Advance/Decliner Index posted its first uptick in seven weeks as our China Index advanced on bullish newsflow, but our Ex-China hit a six-month low as…more

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