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The article presents the discussion on steel prices leading times being back to the preUkraine War levels following the biggest price spike where supply being cut off when the EU rolling out sanctions in response to the war.

The article takes a look at Kloeckner Metals' new 106,000 square-foot facility in 2017 in Chicago, Illinois which enables the Georgia-based service center operator to source flat-rolled material from a diverse range of domestic mills. Topics covered include how improved logistics mean that the new facility can bring in imports from ports along the Gulf Coast and the East Coast and the company's goal of simplifying the process of converting an order into a delivered component.

The article presents a profile of David Stickler, chief executive officer of Big River Steel, as of April 2017. Topics include his role in structuring and financing a number of greenfield and expansion projects, production of hot-rolled coil by Big River Steel; association of Noodle Analytics with Noodle Analytics, using artificial intelligence; pertinence of Big River's focus on technology to Stickler's birth in Rocky River, Ohio.

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States continued to test 12-year highs following a wave of quietly announced but successful mill increases, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

US hot-rolled coil prices have shot above $45 per hundredweight for the first time in more than two years and are likely to move even higher as the world struggles to make enough steel to keep pace with rebounding global demand, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices have surged to their highest point in more than 28 months on thin spot volumes and growing fears of supply shortages, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States have shot past $42.50 per hundredweight ($850 per short ton), and there is little on the horizon to stop them from hitting $45 per cwt or even $50 per cwt, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nucor Corp plans to take a roughly one-week scheduled maintenance outage at its direct-reduced iron (DRI) plant in Louisiana beginning on Monday December 7, a company spokesperson said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States are testing highs not seen since the Section 232 market shock in 2018 and might soon be pushing up against highs last seen in 2008, in the heady days before the financial crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A look at hot-rolled coil prices around the globe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cold-rolled coil and hot-dipped galvanized base prices in the United States have risen by more than 50% from summer lows and are at their highest point in more than two years on a supply squeeze that shows no signs of abating. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The United States Commerce Department has rolled out high preliminary countervailing duties on Mexican standard steel welded wire mesh. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

US Steel has taken preliminary steps toward a potential restart of the No4 blast furnace at its Gary Works in northwestern Indiana, but a timeline for officially firing up the furnace is not certain, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global crude steel output rose for the third consecutive month in October as other countries joined China in ramping up production, according to the latest figures from the World Steel Association (Worldsteel). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

US hot-rolled coil prices continue to hold steady at approximately $37 per hundredweight ($740 per ton), and most sources expect them to regain their upward momentum in the week ahead. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States have shot above $37 per hundredweight ($740 per short ton) for the first time in nearly two years on a supply-chain squeeze potentially made worse by rising Covid-19 infections, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

US hot-rolled coil prices continue to hover around $36 per hundredweight ($720 per ton) amid fears that scant spot availability could snarl downstream supply chains, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States have hit $36 per hundredweight ($720 per short ton) for the first time in nearly two years due to a severe spot supply squeeze, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States are within striking distance of $35 per hundredweight amid speculation that January order books could be opened at substantially higher figures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Steel Dynamics Inc's (SDI) new $1.9-billion flat-rolled steel mill in Sinton, Texas, could be the first electric-arc furnace (EAF) facility to produce exposed-grade automotive material, the company's top executive said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Steel Dynamics Inc (SDI) isn't worried about a flood of new flat-rolled electric-arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking capacity because it will be offset by the closure of older integrated mills, the company's top executive said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The steel industry will see greater adoption of steel and ferrous scrap derivatives - futures and options - in response to increased price volatility and uncertainty about world events, risk-management experts said this week during Fastmarkets' Steel Success Strategies Online conference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

US hot-rolled coil prices have popped back above $34 per hundredweight ($680 per short ton), while mills - which have few spot tons to spare for the balance of the year - increasingly hold out for $35 per cwt or more on the supply they have left, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States have slipped for the first time in almost two weeks, but whether the dip represents the start of a new trend or just noise amid a chorus of optimism about stronger demand in 2021 remains unclear. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has rolled out final duties on coated flat-rolled steel imported from Turkey, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reinforcing bar prices in the United States were stable week on week on mostly flat domestic ferrous scrap prices and a partially successful mill price hike, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

US hot-rolled coil prices continue their upward march as sources increasingly debate not whether the trend is sustainable into 2021 but for how long into next year current price levels might hold. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States have crossed the $33.50-per-hundredweight ($670-per-short-ton) threshold, and most signs indicate that they will continue to march upward, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

NLMK USA's sales were hammered by a strike in the third quarter - even amid a broader recovery in steel prices and increased pig iron shipments raised its parent company's fortunes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States have increased to $32.50 per hundredweight ($650 per ton), and some sources think they could peak at $35 per cwt or more before the market cycles back down. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prices in the United States for imported flat-rolled steel have inched upward on stable raw material costs abroad and the resumption of normal activity following China's Golden Week holiday, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States are at their highest point in nearly 18 months amid a supply squeeze that shows no short-term signs of letting up, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

US hot-rolled coil prices remain at their highest level in a year following a wave of price hikes and amid long lead times at domestic mills, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prices for imported flat-rolled steel are mixed as the international market appears to show signs of leveling off – or at least is not shooting up as dramatically as domestic flat-rolled steel prices, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States have climbed to their highest point in more than eight months on a supply squeeze and a wave of mill price increases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States have settled in at around $31.50 per hundredweight ($630 per short ton), and market participants expect them to continue moving higher in the weeks ahead. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States have reached a nearly seven-month high, and mills aim to push pricing higher still, market participants said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The United States' steel mill product imports increased in September compared with the prior month due, in part, to the arrival of higher volumes of foreign flat-rolled product, government figures indicate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Worthington Industries Inc swung to a profit in its fiscal first quarter thanks to a nearly $750-million pre-tax gain netted from its stake in electric vehicle (EV) start-up Nikola Corp. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The world's largest steelmaker is largely decamping from its assets in the United States more than a decade after consolidating a domestic steel industry decimated by bankruptcies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Big River Steel plans to restart the galvanizing line at its steel mill in Osceola, Arkansas, next week following an unplanned outage that began almost a month ago, the company's top executive said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Big River Steel plans to strike an arc at a second electric-arc furnace (EAF) at its steel mill in Arkansas next month and produce its first commercial-grade coil for sale in November, the company's top executive said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

US hot-rolled coil prices continued to hold their ground around $30 per hundredweight ($600 per ton) amid chatter that another round of mill price hikes could be rolled out late this month or early next. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

US steel exports have rebounded from the lows seen in the months following the Covid-19 outbreak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Buyer interest in imported flat-rolled steel remains muted, but some sources said they are at least eyeing import markets again following a steep rise in domestic steel prices in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in the united States have clawed their way back to $28.50 per hundredweight ($570 per short ton) for the first time since automakers temporarily idled operations in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States have continued to gain ground on higher mill offers and despite buyer skepticism about the sustainability of increased pricing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]