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Steel Industry News, LLC
Nov 6, 2026
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3 min read
The CSP HRC base price rises again at a smaller step | Every new U.S. steel mill in the pipeline through 2031 | News Flash items on a jump in steel output, ISM manufacturing expansion, and a new Galvanizing line.
Nov 2, 2026
9 min read
Weekly steel market report covering flat-rolled pricing, Zinc and raw materials, consumer demand indicators, and the latest on USW labor negotiations.
Oct 30, 2026
The CSP HRC base price rises again as the West Coast premium widens | Steel freight costs reach well beyond diesel | News Flash items on capacity utilization, a major hot strip mill investment, and quarterly earnings.
Oct 28, 2026
12 min read
Fuel is the headline. Insurance, rates, and capacity set the invoice.
Oct 26, 2026
11 min read
The West Coast premium price gap keeps widening | Auto builds / inventory signal potential problems ahead.
Oct 23, 2026
The CSP HRC base price rises again as scrap turns higher | While unresolved USW labor talks carry two different risks for buyers | News Flash items on Steel Dynamics, Capacity Utilization | Cleveland-Cliffs contract pricing.
Oct 21, 2026
Supply risk draws the attention, but a second exposure may last longer
Oct 19, 2026
Scrap turned higher and the West Coast premium moved outside its normal range.
Oct 16, 2026
The CSP HRC base price rose to $1,240/ton while a data center steel review shows how much of a project's steel goes unitemized, with News Flash items on imports, shipbuilding, and production.
Oct 14, 2026
Most published steel figures cover one product. Here is the rest of the list.
Oct 12, 2026
Nucor raises the CSP HRC base price by $10/ton while iron ore falls to its lowest level since November 2022. A review of US supply, European and Chinese pricing, global output, and construction planning data for the week of October 12th.
Oct 9, 2026
Nucor raised its CSP HRC base price this week while the September jobs report showed factory hiring thinning beneath a positive headline, with metals subsectors moving the wrong way.
Oct 7, 2026
September payrolls rose just 29,000, but beneath the headline, steel-consuming sectors diverged. A breakdown of revisions, factory hiring breadth and metals employment.
Oct 5, 2026
7 min read
Nucor raises its CSP HRC base price to $1,230/ton while manufacturing data and consumer sentiment point in opposite directions, with labor talks adding a further pricing variable.
Oct 2, 2026
The HRC CSP base rose again as zinc reached a four-year high and the October 1 contract extension date arrived with a revised U.S. Steel offer on the table. August steel imports rebounded while Canada and Mexico remain far below last year.
Sep 30, 2026
10 min read
August steel imports rebounded, yet Canada and Mexico remain far below last year's pace. A dated look at the data, Section 232 duties, and the USMCA review.
Sep 28, 2026
Nucor raises its CSP HRC base price by $10/ton. Zinc reaches its highest level since April 2022, global steel output slows. Union talks approach the October 1 extension date.
Sep 25, 2026
The HRC CSP base extended its weekly climb as raw materials eased and housing data weakened. The community pricing poll revealed a sharper divide over end of Q2 2027 than the headline suggests. Weekly capacity utilization fell from the prior week.
Sep 23, 2026
Steel Industry News members shared where they expect HRC CSP prices to finish Q2 2027. See the results, how $1,210 compares, and how sentiment changed since the Q1 poll.
Sep 21, 2026
Nucor raised CSP HRC to $1,210/ton as iron ore, zinc, and coking coal eased and housing data weakened.
Sep 18, 2026
The HRC CSP base crossed a closely watched threshold as raw materials leveled off, data center spending accelerated while delayed projects piled up, and weekly capacity utilization climbed from the prior week.
Sep 16, 2026
13 min read
Nineteen major U.S. data center projects sorted by status. What each category could mean for steel demand through 2027.
Sep 14, 2026
Weekly flat-rolled analysis covering the latest CSP HRC base price move, the flattening raw material components, and what the newest construction and inflation data signal for the durability of current pricing.
Sep 11, 2026
The HRC CSP base moved higher again as three of four tracked inputs rose, Canadian countermeasures doubled the duty on US steel, and weekly capacity utilization eased from the prior week.
Sep 9, 2026
A complete status update on US tariff authority after the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA, covering Section 232 metals changes, the derivative expansion, Canadian retaliation effective September 8, and the agreements and threats still outstanding.
