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AK, Nucor, Steel Dynamics, US Steel 2008 results

January 27, 2009

Four US-based steel companies announced Q4 and full year 2008 financial results today.  EBITDA and operating income per ton data for the quarter and the year have been added to the Nerds of Steel earnings spreadsheet. If you want to see the earnings announcements click on a company below. AK Steel Nucor Steel Dynamics US […]

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US Steel’s Q4 2007 & 2007 full year results

January 30, 2008

As the earnings season continues, the more eagle-eyed of you will also notice that US Steel’s Q4 & annual EBITDA and operating income results have been added to the NOS earnings spreadsheet which you can access here or see in the Steel Dynamics post below. You can see the full US Steel Q4 earnings release […]

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Donora Death Fog, October 26th, 1948

October 26, 2007

Before we get too “hoity-toity” about the effects of Chinese industrial expansion on the Chinese and global environment, it’s worth being reminded of events in the not so distant past that affected industrial cities in the West and how we talked about them.

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The best big organization will win

September 27, 2007

A senior steel industry manager who had just been offered a promotion to head office was reflecting on his choice. Looking for guidance, he asked a colleague for advice. ‘Just add value,’ was the terse reply. His implication of course was that corporate ‘overhead’ usually doesn’t. His deeper implication was that real value is only […]

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US Steel’s acquisition of Stelco – what did US Steel pay?

August 27, 2007

The attached spreadsheet has a quick analysis of what US Steel paid, in total and $/ton of capacity. Most news reports seem to include only the cost of Stelco equity, this spreadsheet adds in the assumed debt. stelco-acquisition.xls

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US Steel’s rationale for acquiring Stelco

August 27, 2007

Here’s a link to the presentation re: the acquisition on US Steel’s website http://www.uss.com/corp/investors/presentations/Roadshow%20Presentation%20Final.ppt

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