Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The U.S. Metals & Minerals Industry has been seeing more than a few positive signs as COVID-19 cases began to drop and the economy reopened. Happy days certainly are here again for the steel sector, with rising demand and diminished pandemic-related restrictions fueling a boom in steel prices. And the Industrial »

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--GFG Alliance (London, England) burst onto the scene just a few years ago with a series of acquisitions of distressed steel and aluminum assets. It was hailed as a beacon of hope for these assets, many of which were bankrupt, closed or facing financial uncertainty. That is all in question now as »

Steel Dynamics Incorporated (NASDAQ:STLD) (Fort Wayne, Indiana) has some good news for the U.S. steel market: The company believes steel consumption will grow and prices will strengthen in 2021. The steel producer's fourth-quarter revenues jumped more than 10% from the same period in 2019, propelled by strong demand and tight supply dynamics. Industrial Info is tracking nearly $2 »

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to weigh on the Metals & Minerals Industry, but steel producers are benefiting from growing demand for materials used in cars, appliances and machinery, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. With its capacity utilization improving from 51% in May 2020 to more than 73% just recently, the steel sector no doubt will look to »

Industrial Info is pleased to be presenting a complimentary webinar on the global Metals & Minerals spending outlook for 2020-21 on March 4 at 10 a.m. CST (11 a.m. EST). Join Joe Govreau, Industrial Info's vice president of research for the Metals & Minerals Industry, and Shaheen Chohan, vice president of Global Analytics, as they discuss the big »