The chaos to commerce continues in the Houston area as a result of flooding and damage from Hurricane Harvey. Texas Governor Gregg Abbot estimates damage to the area will be in the range of $150 billion to $180 billion. A quick survey of steel service centers and distribution centers in the area found that many […] The post Update on Houston Hurricane Impact appeared first on Steel Market Update.
Tomorrow, Monday, Aug. 28, the steel event of the year will kick off in Atlanta. With over 650 steel and manufacturing executives registered, expectations are for this conference to truly be the most dynamic steel conference in North America for 2017. Welcome to the Steel Market Update Steel Summit Conference. This is what the fuss […] The post SMU Steel Summit 2017 Conference Schedule appeared first on Steel Market Update.
The following article on the hot rolled coil (HRC) steel and financial futures markets was written by Troy Rossi of Crunch Risk LLC. Here is how Troy saw trading over the past week: Steel This week, HR futures markets continued to see price consolidation along the curve as HR futures prices have found some support […] The post Hot Rolled Futures: Price Consolidation appeared first on Steel Market Update.
Ferrous scrap prices are up about $20 per ton across the board on strong domestic demand and scrap export markets “that are on fire,” say SMU’s scrap sources. One scrap metal processor with locations across the country reports HMS at $300, shred at $315 and busheling at $390 per gross ton for August delivery. Export […] The post Scrap Prices Jump on Strong Export Demand appeared first on Steel Market Update.
The following article on the hot rolled coil (HRC) steel and financial futures markets was written by Jack Marshall of Crunch Risk LLC. Here is how Jack saw trading over the past week: Steel This week HR futures markets experienced continued price consolidation along the curve as HR futures prices continued to retrace lower from […] The post Hot Rolled Futures: Continued Price Consolidation appeared first on Steel Market Update.
On Monday, Aug. 28, the steel event of the year will kick off in Atlanta. With four weeks to go and 560 steel and manufacturing executives already registered, expectations are for this conference to truly be the most dynamic steel conference in North America for 2017. Welcome to the 7th Steel Market Update (SMU) Steel […] The post SMU Steel Summit Conference 2017 – What the Fuss is All About appeared first on Steel Market Update.
On Monday, August 28, the steel event of the year will kick off in Atlanta. With less than four weeks to go and 575 steel and manufacturing executives already registered, expectations are for this conference to truly be the most dynamic steel conference in North America for 2017. Welcome to the Steel Market Update Steel […] The post SMU Steel Summit Conference 2017 – What the Fuss is All About appeared first on Steel Market Update.
Steel Market Update (SMU) asked ferrous scrap guru Mike Marley of World Steel Dynamics how he is seeing ferrous scrap price negotiations as we enter the month of August. He reported what we have heard from our scrap sources: the market should expect higher scrap pricing in the coming month. Here’s what Marley told us […] The post More Color on Ferrous Scrap Negotiations for August appeared first on Steel Market Update.
This is my gut feeling, my opinion based on what I have been reading and watching in the news like everyone else. The world is trying to figure out if President Trump is going to start a trade war and the first bullets are made with flat rolled steel, pipe and long products. I am […] The post Final Thoughts appeared first on Steel Market Update.
The following article on the hot rolled coil (HRC) steel and financial futures markets was written by Jack Marshall of Crunch Risk LLC. Here is how Jack saw trading over the past week: Steel This week we had a big reversal/correction week on week as HR futures curve prices traded higher as buyers reached for […] The post Futures: HR Steel and Prime Scrap Buck the Downward Price Trend in Metals appeared first on Steel Market Update.