Ethan Bernard is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. He specializes in manufacturing, materials and chemicals, and finance, with a focus on commodities markets and commodity trading. His work has been featured in Steel Market Update and FANNIN COUNTY COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC.
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Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has contracted SMS group to complete a comprehensive upgrade of the process automation system at its hot strip mill in Butler, Ind.
Borusan Berg Pipe, a US subsidiary of Turkish pipe and tube producer Borusan, has secured new sales orders totaling ~$742 million.
The official beginning of the USMCA periodic review is less than a month away. But some negotiations have already started, and steel tariffs could hang in the balance.
Worthington Steel has completed its takeover offer for Kloeckner & Co. following the fulfillment of all closing conditions.
Algoma Steel announced on Thursday a price increase for coil and plate products, effective immediately.
The June scrap market is still shaping up, and SMU’s scrap survey has arrived just in time to give you a glimpse of how respondents are viewing the market. We’ll give you a sneak peek at what they were seeing ahead of the June settle regarding pricing, demand, and the perennial questions around Trump and tariffs.
Worthington Steel has completed its acquisition of Kloeckner & Co. following the fulfillment of all closing conditions.
By: Ethan Bernard, Stephen Miller
SMU’s Current Sentiment Index for scrap slipped in June, but Future Sentiment rose, according to the latest data from our ferrous scrap survey.
By: Ethan Bernard
Longtime steel veteran Robert Simon is excited about the transformation taking place at JSW Steel USA. And he has a rosy outlook for the rest of the year.
By: Ethan Bernard
Fresh off the closing of Worthington Steel’s acquisition of Kloeckner & Co., Worthington President and CEO Geoff Gilmore sat down with SMU to reflect on the transaction and outline the path forward.
