# Steel Industry Newsletter > The latest Steel Industry News direct to your inbox This file provides information about Steel Industry Newsletter to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [CSP HRC Base Rises For A Fourth Straight Week to $1170/ton | Inputs Flat, Zinc Hits A Four-Year High, Production Falls](https://newsletter.steelindustry.news/p/csp-hrc-base-rises-for-a-fourth-straight-week-to-1170-ton-inputs-flat-zinc-at-a-four-year-high-produ): 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. - [📰⚡HRC CSP Rises To $1,160 | Monthly Shipments Hit A Twenty-Year High | US Blocks New Foreign Robots | Where Automation Actually Fits In Steel | 8/14/26](https://newsletter.steelindustry.news/p/hrc-csp-rises-to-1-160-monthly-shipments-hit-a-twenty-year-high-us-blocks-new-foreign-robots-where): 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. - [US Blocked New Foreign Robots | Where the Technology Actually Fits in Steel](https://newsletter.steelindustry.news/p/us-blocked-new-foreign-robots-where-the-technology-actually-fits-in-steel): The FCC blocked new foreign mobile robots on July 28. One category was excluded by name. - [HRC CSP Rises To $1,160 | Monthly Shipments Hit A 20-Year High](https://newsletter.steelindustry.news/p/hrc-csp-rises-to-1-160-monthly-shipments-hit-a-20-year-high): Monthly Shipments hit a 20-year high, and the amount of the price increase changed but the continued upward trend is the signal. - [📰⚡HRC CSP Rises To $1,155 | Zinc Hits A Four-Year High | Galvanized Imports Hit A Twenty-Year Low | What 352 Votes Say About Q1 2027 | 8/7/26](https://newsletter.steelindustry.news/p/hrc-csp-rises-to-1-155-zinc-hits-a-four-year-high-galvanized-imports-hit-a-twenty-year-low-q1-2027): 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. - [Steel Industry News Pricing Poll | Six Scenarios That Could Impact The Outcome](https://newsletter.steelindustry.news/p/steel-industry-news-pricing-poll-six-scenarios-that-could-impact-the-outcome): 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. - [HRC CSP Rises To $1,155 | Zinc Cost Climbs | Imports Restricted | Consumer Spending Supports](https://newsletter.steelindustry.news/p/hrc-csp-rises-to-1-155-zinc-cost-climbs-imports-restricted-consumer-spending-supports): 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. - [📰⚡HRC CSP Climbs To $1,145 | Zinc Hits A Four-Year High | Record Q2 Mill Shipments | The Framework For Deciding Under Pressure | 7/31/26](https://newsletter.steelindustry.news/p/hrc-csp-holds-at-1-135-as-coated-supply-tightens-canada-hit-with-50-tariffs-7-24-26-1): 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. - [Stoicism: Ancient Philosophy Offers Modern Solutions](https://newsletter.steelindustry.news/p/stoicism-ancient-philosophy-offers-modern-solutions): Attention is being pulled in every direction at once. A philosophy refined over two thousand years offers a way to decide what deserves it. - [HRC CSP Climbs Again | New Tariffs Announced | Where Delivered Cost Is Really Moving](https://newsletter.steelindustry.news/p/hrc-csp-climbs-again-new-tariffs-announced-where-delivered-cost-is-really-moving): The published HRC CSP base price has increased. Significant cost pressure is affecting corrosion-resistant products, driven by higher Zinc and freight costs. - [📰⚡HRC CSP Holds At $1,135 As Coated Supply Tightens | Canada Hit With 50% Tariffs | 7/24/26](https://newsletter.steelindustry.news/p/hrc-csp-climbs-to-1-135-as-the-pause-ends-robotics-funding-doubles-simulation-costs-collapse-7-17-26): A flat base price meets the tightest galvanized supply since 2023, and a rarely used tariff authority reshapes North American sourcing weeks before a separate surcharge lapses. - [Tariff Walls Rise on Canada as USMCA Review Reshapes North American Steel Sourcing](https://newsletter.steelindustry.news/p/tariff-walls-rise-on-canada-as-usmca-review-reshapes-north-american-steel-sourcing): A 50% Section 338 tariff on many Canadian goods overrides USMCA duty-free treatment starting August 19, landing just as the Section 122 global surcharge sunsets July 24. - [📊Poll: Where Will Steel Prices Land By The End Q1 2027?](https://newsletter.steelindustry.news/p/poll-where-will-steel-prices-land-by-the-end-q1-2027): Vote now: HRC sits at $1,135/ton today. Tell us where it lands by the of end of Q1 2027. - [Flat HRC Base Meets Tightest Galvanized Supply Since 2023 | What Buyers Should Know ](https://newsletter.steelindustry.news/p/flat-hrc-base-meets-tightest-galvanized-supply-since-2023-what-buyers-should-know): Nucor held its CSP HRC base price flat the week of July 20th even as Galvanized lead times stretched to their highest since December 2023, with neutral raw material inputs and resilient data center and multifamily demand keeping the market firm.