From the category archives:

Data

US flat products imports fall 10% in October

November 11, 2010

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports declined 10% from 563,000 short tons in September to 505,000 tons in October. This can be compared to 482,000 tons of flat products imports in October 2009 and 778,000 tons in October 2008. Hot rolled imports fell by 71,000 tons mainly due to lower imports from […]

Read the full article →

Gerdau Q3 2010 earnings

November 8, 2010

Gerdau SA announced Q3 earnings last week.  The company’s press release can be found here.  EBITDA per ton was down to $149 in Q3 from $193 in Q2.  Even though it fell, Gerdau’s EBITDA per ton was still quite good in relation to the other companies tracked in the Nerds of Steel earnings spreadsheet. Those […]

Read the full article →

Ternium Q3 2010 earnings

November 4, 2010

Ternium announced Q3 earnings yesterday after the market closed.  See the company’s press release here. EBITDA per ton fell in the quarter to $164, down from $202 in Q2. As usual Ternium’s profitability was near the top of the list among companies tracked in the Nerds of Steel earnings spreadsheet.

Read the full article →

AK, ArcelorMittal, US Steel and Posco Q3 earnings

October 26, 2010

Third quarter earnings announcements continued this week. The most recent companies announcing Q3 financial results are shown below, along with links to their earnings reports: AK Steel’s press release can be found here ArcelorMittal’s press release is here US Steel’s press release is here A couple weeks ago, Posco also released Q3 earnings but it […]

Read the full article →

Nucor & Steel Dynamics announce Q3 results

October 22, 2010

This week Nucor and Steel Dynamics announced Q3 2010 earnings results.  Nucor’s press release can be found here and Steel Dynamics’ release is here.   Both companies saw operating income and EBITDA per ton drop off relative to Q2.  You can see quarterly operating income and EBITDA per ton in the Nerds of Steel earnings spreadsheet.

Read the full article →

US flat products imports rise 18% in September

October 22, 2010

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports grew 18% from 468,000 short tons in August to 551,000 tons in September. This followed a 20% fall between July and August. In comparison, September 2009 imports were 434,000 tons and September 2008 imports were 816,000 tons. The largest volume increase in imports came from hot […]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →