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Michael Cowden
Steel Market Update
- From The Fabricator
Steel industry reacts to Nucor’s new weekly published HRC price
- By Michael Cowden
- Apr 17, 2024
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
In early April, Nucor took the unprecedented step of publishing its pricing for hot-rolled coil. Will it stabilize domestic steel pricing?
- From The Fabricator
Volatility in steel prices likely to continue
- By Michael Cowden
- Mar 13, 2024
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
The magnitude of the volatility of hot-rolled coil is unique to the U.S. steelmaking industry. In the long term, that’s not likely to change.
- From The Fabricator
Sheet metal prices pull back from Q4 peak
- By Michael Cowden
- Feb 14, 2024
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Savvy sheet metal buyers apparently are waiting to see how much lower steel prices might go before pulling the trigger on major purchases.
- From The Fabricator
Nippon Steel’s bid for U.S. Steel could face hurdles
- By Michael Cowden
- Jan 16, 2024
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
National security concerns and opposition from the United Steel Workers could potentially derail Nippon Steel’s almost $15 billion offer for U.S. Steel.
- From The Fabricator
2024 steel prices: Will volatility continue?
- By Michael Cowden
- Dec 13, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Hot-rolled coil steel prices have been on a roller-coaster ride in 2023. That is likely to continue in 2024, but the swings won’t be as dramatic.
- From The Fabricator
Historically high steel prices appearing more regularly
- By Michael Cowden
- Nov 16, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Steel prices continue to climb, meaning $1,000/ton for hot-rolled coil could be here for a while.
- From The Fabricator
Steel prices rebound against a backdrop of uncertainty
- By Michael Cowden
- Oct 18, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Domestic demand for steel remains strong, which means that steel prices might be on their way up.
- From The Fabricator
U.S. Steel sale is a monumental moment for the steel industry
- By Michael Cowden
- Aug 16, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
The future owners of U.S. Steel are not known as of now, but the end game for such a deal might not be a mystery.
- From The Fabricator
What does the stabilization in steel prices mean for metal manufacturing?
- By Michael Cowden
- Jul 17, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Steel prices stopped their decline, leaving steel buyers and the rest of the metal manufacturing industry to wonder what will happen in the coming weeks.
- From The Fabricator
Steel prices cycle down from early 2023 spikes
- By Michael Cowden
- May 16, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Steel buyers are finally seeing steel prices fall from early 2023 price spikes, but now consumers continue to wonder where costs will bottom.
- From The Fabricator
Steel price relief could come before Memorial Day
- By Michael Cowden
- Apr 18, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
According to industry experts and data from surveys, everything is pointing to an inflection point for steel prices as mills start to show signs of softening demand for products.
- From The Fabricator
What’s next after the early 2023 steel price hike?
- By Michael Cowden
- Mar 17, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Steel buyers indicate that they don’t believe that the current price hikes of early 2023 will hold.
- From The Fabricator
Steel mills feel confident with early 2023 economic rally
- By Michael Cowden
- Feb 16, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Steel industry observers can’t decide if demand for steel is real or if steel consumers are buying to minimize the impact of future price hikes.
- From The Fabricator
Steel mill price hikes appear to be sticking
- By Michael Cowden
- Jan 20, 2023
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Despite the current trend of increasing steel prices, market observers aren’t certain if the conditions exist for the trend to continue.
- From The Fabricator
2023 could bring restocking of inventory, higher steel prices
- By Michael Cowden
- Dec 13, 2022
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Mill-announced steel price hikes appear to have stuck for now, but 2023 leaves many asking if that will remain the case.
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- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 05/07/2024
- Running Time:
- 67:38
Patrick Brunken, VP of Addison Machine Engineering, joins The Fabricator Podcast to talk about the tube and pipe...
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