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Editor’s note: SMU Contributor David Feldstein is president of Rock Trading Advisors. Rock provides customers attached to the steel industry with commodity price risk management services and market intelligence. RTA is registered with the National Futures Association as a Commodity Trade Advisor. David has over 20 years of professional trading experience and has been active […] The post Ferrous Futures: Rangebound and Itching for a Big Move – Up or Down? appeared first on Steel Market Update.

ArcelorMittal took a big step toward reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at its long products mill in Contrecoeur, Quebec, by partial replacement of natural gas with green hydrogen. The successful test on the mill’s direct reduced iron (DRI) modules saw 6.8% of natural gas replaced with green hydrogen during a 24-hour period. The outcome contributed to a measurable reduction […] The post ArcelorMittal’s Green Hydrogen DRI Test a Success in Canada appeared first on Steel Market Update.

US Steel is no longer importing pig iron from Ukraine and Russia for its Big River Steel Works – now the official name of its Osceola, Ark., electric arc furnace (EAF) sheet mill. The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker has also mostly weaned its integrated steel mill in Košice, Slovakia, off Russian raw materials as well, they said. […] The post Big River Steel Not Sourcing Pig Iron From Russia, Ukraine: USS appeared first on Steel Market Update.

Following record price increases in March, prices for four of the seven of the steelmaking raw materials tracked in this SMU analysis increased over the last 30 days. Through late April, pig iron prices increased 18% compared to one month prior, zinc prices rose 15%, busheling scrap prices increased 11%, and iron ore prices were up […] The post Raw Materials Prices Rise Higher through April 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 Recent HR spot price increases have continued to decelerate this month as prices near $1,500/ton. Initial market metallic supply concerns […] The post Hot Rolled Futures: Declining Futures Prices Reflect Rising Interest Rate Concerns appeared first on Steel Market Update.

Nucor Corp. “immediately” halted sourcing pig iron and other raw materials from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine in late February, the company’s top executive said. “The day after the invasion happened, we stopped buying materials immediately from Russia and have taken nothing from them,” Nucor president and CEO Leon Topalian said. “We pivoted very quickly […] The post Nucor Slammed Door on Russian Pig Iron After Invasion of Ukraine 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 As the Russia/Ukraine conflict continues to smolder the upward trend in spot HR prices appears to have stalled this week […] The post Hot Rolled Futures: The HR Market Takes a Pause appeared first on Steel Market Update.

ArcelorMittal has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Voestalpine’s hot-briquetted iron (HBI) plant in southern Texas, in a deal that values the operations at $1 billion. The Luxembourg-based steelmaker will take an 80% stake in the plant located in Portland, Texas – just outside of Corpus Christi. Opened in October 2016, it’s one of […] The post ArcelorMittal Takes Majority Stake in Voestalpine Texas HBI Plant appeared first on Steel Market Update.

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. posted its best first half results in company history following a strong second quarter earnings. The result comes 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 $38 million in the second quarter of […] The post Schnitzer’s Best Half-Year Results Backed by Strong FYQ2 appeared first on Steel Market Update.

Nucor has increased the raw materials surcharge (RMS) for customers buying steel sheet on terms linked to scrap prices. The Charlotte, NC-based steelmaker said its RMS – based on prices for busheling scrap – would be $515 per ton ($25.75 per cwt) in April, a $190-per-ton increase from prior levels. The higher RMS will be […] The post Nucor Increases RMS for Scrap-Linked Sheet Deals by $190/ton appeared first on Steel Market Update.