Category: Scrap Processors

Steel Dynamics Inc.’s plan to construct a $2.2 billion recycled aluminum flat-rolled mill and two supporting recycled aluminum slab centers is an unprecedented and an exciting move for a steelmaker, its top executive said. “I haven’t been this excited about a project since we first launched this business,” SDI chairman, president and CEO Mark Millett said […] The post Millett: $2.2 Billion Aluminum Investment ‘Incredibly Exciting’ appeared first on Steel Market Update.

The following article on the hot-rolled coil (HRC), scrap and financial futures markets was written by Jack Marshall of Crunch Risk LLC. Here is how Jack saw trading over the past week: Hot Rolled After a brisk bout of futures activity in HR to close out the first half of 2022, we are experiencing much […] The post Hot Rolled Futures: Probing for a Price Floor in a Thin Summer Market appeared first on Steel Market Update.

There has been a broad consensus that wherever the current market bottoms will be higher than pre-pandemic norms. But as our latest survey results indicate, estimates of where that bottom is keep moving lower. About half of respondents to our latest survey think prices will be $800-899 per ton two months from now. In late […] The post Final Thoughts appeared first on Steel Market Update.

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. posted its best third-quarter earnings on record thanks to high prices and strong demand for both ferrous and nonferrous scrap. The Portland, Ore.-based scrap recycler and long steel producer recorded net income of $76 million in the third quarter of its fiscal 2022 ended May 31, 2022, doubling earnings of $38 […] The post Schnitzer: High Prices, Strong Demand Drives Best Q3 on Record appeared first on Steel Market Update.

The spread between hot-rolled coil (HRC) and prime scrap prices is resuming the downward trend seen prior to the Russia-Ukraine war, according to the latest Steel Market Update data. The HRC-scrap spread reached an 18-month low in early March. The latest spread, calculated through June 14, is less than half what it was this time last year […] The post HRC-Scrap Spread Shrinking as Prices Decline appeared first on Steel Market Update.

The following article on the hot-rolled coil (HRC), scrap and financial futures markets was written by Jack Marshall of Crunch Risk LLC. Here is how Jack saw trading over the past week: Hot Rolled HR futures are coming back to life after a quiet spell in May. Month to date in June more than 225,000 […] The post Hot Rolled Futures: Inflation Concerns and the Effect on Demand appeared first on Steel Market Update.

Indiana-based Steel Dynamics Inc (SDI) has concluded its purchase of Roca Acero in Mexico, boosting its recycling operations in the country.  Headquartered in Monterrey, Roca ships around 575,000 s.tons/y of recycled ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals from five plants in central and northern Mexico. Their processing capacity is approximately 850,000 s.tons/y.  As SDI’s OmniSource recycling business is […]

Editor’s note: SMU contributor Bryan Tice is a partner at Metal Edge Partners, a firm engaged in Risk Management and Strategic Advisory. In this role, he and the firm design and execute risk management strategies for clients along with providing process and analytical support. Prior to Metal Edge Partners, Bryan held a variety of commercial […] The post Hot Rolled Futures: You May Be Wrong, You May Be Right appeared first on Steel Market Update.

The following article on the hot rolled coil (HRC), scrap and financial futures markets was written by Jack Marshall of Crunch Risk LLC. Here is how Jack saw trading over the past week: Hot Rolled Physical HR prices continue to decline at a steady pace. Spot indexes have declined almost $140/ST since the end of […] The post Hot Rolled Futures: Treading Water! appeared first on Steel Market Update.

Steel Market Update sources expect ferrous scrap prices to decline in June, following record high prices in March through May. Some expect prime grades to decline as much as $50 per gross ton from May, with obsolete grades down anywhere from $20-$50 per ton. “Markets are worsening by the day. It looks like there is continued […] The post Scrap Prices Expected to Decline $30-50/ton in June appeared first on Steel Market Update.