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ArcelorMittal Q1 2017 financial results

May 12, 2017

ArcelorMittal released Q1 2017 earnings earlier today. EBITDA per ton shipped rose from $55 last quarter to $96 this quarter. This puts the company right on the average of the companies we track in the spreadsheet below.

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US flat steel products imports rise 13% in April

May 11, 2017

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 13% from 816,000 short tons in March to 924,000 tons in April. Flat products imports for the first four months of 2017 were 4% lower than in the same period last year, with increases in hot dip galvanized (+26%) and cold rolled (+42%) imports, […]

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AHMSA, Gerdau, TimkenSteel Q1 2017 financial results

May 5, 2017

Three more companies released Q1 2017 earnings this week. AHMSA’s EBITDA per ton jumped to $53, from a loss of $11 last quarter. Gerdau reported $64 as compared to $39 in the fourth quarter of last year. The biggest improvement was recorded by TimkenSteel: shipments were up 50% in the quarter and EBITDA per ton […]

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China crude steel production 72.0M tonnes in March

April 27, 2017

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 72.0 million metric tonnes in March, 1.8% higher than in March 2016. Chinese crude steel output for the first quarter of 2017 was 4.4% higher than in the same period last year. China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in March were 6.3M tonnes, 28.1% lower than […]

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March world crude steel production 145.0M tonnes

April 26, 2017

Worldsteel published March’s world crude steel production on April 24th. World crude steel output was 145.0 million metric tonnes, 4.6% higher than in March 2016. World production in the first quarter of 2017 was 5.6% higher than in the same period last year. China accounted for half of world output in March with production of […]

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More Q1 2017 financial results and EBITDA per ton

April 26, 2017

Five more North American steel producers recently reported first quarter financial results. Two were US-based integrated producers and both experienced a decline in EBITDA per ton as compared to the final quarter of 2016: AK’s EBITDA per ton fell to $118 in Q1 from $131 in Q4 last year, while US Steel’s dropped from $46 […]

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