While infrastructure has not been a priority in the early days of the new administration, existing projects have largely escaped the cost-cutting spree. (Photo by Nucor)

Al C. Behr, executive vice president, Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has been appointed president of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology for 2025–2026. Behr succeeds Thomas C. Toner, senior advisor and vice president, operations, SSAB Americas, Mobile, Ala.

Nucor Corporation, Charlotte, N.C., has promoted Thomas J. Batterbee to executive vice president of human resources and talent and Elizabeth Bledsoe to the newly created position of president of human resources and talent. Both appointments are effective May 11.

The EV push has slowed in recent years and a predicted dip in auto production in 2025 won’t change that. (Photo by Stellantis)

Nucor Executive Vice President of New Markets and Innovation Chad Utermark will retire effective June 7. He has been with Nucor for more than 30 years.

Selling the service center that has been in the family for generations is not easy but it can be rewarding if proper care and diligence is taken. (Information provided by Raptor Partners)

Leading U.S. CEOs addressed a letter to President Trump urging him to remain firm on 25 percent steel tariffs. It said revitalizing the American steel industry is not just an economic imperative but a matter of national security.

Service centers remain crucial cog in the supply chain for painted metals. (Photo courtesy Beckers)

For the better part of 12 months, the announced deal for Japan’s Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel languished in limbo, the occasional step forward offset by a development that set it back another few months.

Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., reported full-year earnings of $2.03 billion, less than half its net earnings in 2023. Net sales for the full year decreased 11 percent to $30.73 billion.

The past year was a rough one for the flat steel supply chain. Will declining interest rates lead to better things in 2025? (Photo courtesy Grand Steel)

The Global Steel Climate Council has certified the Corporate Average Steel Emissions Intensity base year emissions and Science-Based Emissions Targets set by North America’s largest steel producer, Nucor. The SBET submitted by the North Carolina-based company sets an ambitious goal of reducing emissions by 2030 for its hot-rolled steel production.

A busy month of activity surrounding the Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition concluded with two other domestic steelmakers expressing interest in the steelmakers’ assets should the deal fall through. Multiple reports indicated Cleveland-Cliffs and Nucor were both interested in splitting U.S. Steel’s assets.

The highs of the post-pandemic were but a memory in 2024 for most members of the metals supply chain. The combination of high interest rates and continued inflation resulted in a year of pullback for producers and distributors alike. (Photo by Benner Metals)

Nucor Corporation's Towers & Structures business unit will build its third utility structures production facility in Brigham City, Utah. The company is currently completing the construction of two utility structures production facilities in Decatur, Ala., and Crawfordsville, Ind. The new $200 million Utah facility will be located on Nucor's existing Brigham City campus.

Familiar names claim many of the top spots in annual survey of steel customers. By John E. Jacobson

Cataclysmic predictions for the price of hot-rolled coil were not on the menu at this year’s Steel Summit from Steel Market Update. Rather, the North American market is likely looking at a modestly softer pricing environment for the steel industry in 2025.

Advanced Gauging Technologies has received a two-gauge purchase order from California Steel Industries, Fontana, Calif. CSI is a Nucor company.