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Steel Industry News, LLC
Sep 21, 2026
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11 min read
Nucor raised CSP HRC to $1,210/ton as iron ore, zinc, and coking coal eased and housing data weakened.
Sep 18, 2026
3 min read
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
10 min read
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.
Sep 8, 2026
Weekly flat-rolled pricing coverage: the CSP HRC base price announcement | Surges across iron ore, coking coal, and zinc | What the August manufacturing PMI reading signals for near-term steel demand and the economy.
Sep 4, 2026
4 min read
Six straight weeks of increases in the published base, both tracked inputs at multi-year levels, and two automation programs crossing from pilot work into contracted jobs.
Sep 2, 2026
A status report on U.S. humanoid robotics and autonomous trucking as of late August 2026
Aug 31, 2026
8 min read
The CSP Hot Rolled base price was hits, a sixth consecutive increase. Zinc held at a May 2022 high, coking coal advanced for a fourth week, carbon flat rolled imports fell 32.4% year over year, and USW contract talks reached the September 1 expiration without an agreement.
Aug 28, 2026
The published base advanced again with a widening mill-level differential underneath it, and the January tariff announcement names a rate that Canadian steel already carries.
Aug 26, 2026
12 min read
New duties took effect August 22, Canada responds September 8, and an announced January increase names steel at a rate steel already carries. Where the sequence actually stands.
Aug 24, 2026
Four more sectors moved this week. One of them is not a cost input at all.
Aug 21, 2026
The published Nucor HRC CSP base moved higher for a fourth consecutive week and the consolidation cycle now underway is exposing which private steel companies can afford to stay independent.
Aug 19, 2026
14 min read
Private ownership and family ownership are not the same problem. Owners who confuse them spend years applying the right remedy in the wrong system.
Aug 17, 2026
9 min read
The Nucor CSP base price moved again this week. Domestic output fell to its lowest weekly level since March, while Zinc extended another week of inventory drawdown and pushed the Galvanized spread wider against hot rolled.
Aug 14, 2026
The Nucor HRC CSP extends its run for a third straight week, though the increment tells a different story than the direction does, and a federal action closes the United States market to new foreign-made mobile robots overnight.
Aug 12, 2026
The FCC blocked new foreign mobile robots on July 28. One category was excluded by name.
Aug 10, 2026
Monthly Shipments hit a 20-year high, and the amount of the price increase changed but the continued upward trend is the signal.
Aug 7, 2026
The Nucor CSP base extends its climb while Zinc and vanishing Galvanized supply press coated buyers from two directions, and 352 votes across two independent audiences deliver a Q1 2027 verdict that six scheduled situations could break.
Aug 5, 2026
15 min read
Steel Industry News readers cast 352 votes on where Hot Rolled coil prices finish Q1 2027. A breakdown of the results and the six situations that could break the consensus.
Aug 3, 2026
Hot rolled coil spot pricing rose for a second consecutive week to $1,155/ton as zinc reached a four-year high, galvanized imports fell to near twenty-year lows, and durable goods orders confirmed sustained demand. Learn what factors potentially threaten this trend.
Jul 31, 2026
The published HRC CSP base grinds higher while Zinc and freight climb faster. A two thousand year old decision framework proves unexpectedly useful for anyone negotiating under pressure.
Jul 29, 2026
Attention is being pulled in every direction at once. A philosophy refined over two thousand years offers a way to decide what deserves it.
Jul 27, 2026
The published HRC CSP base price has increased. Significant cost pressure is affecting corrosion-resistant products, driven by higher Zinc and freight costs.
