Dan Hilliard

Jan 16, 2025 | fastmarkets.com | Dan Hilliard

Whether that ends up being a net positive remains an open question, according to panelists at the conference. Ted Brackemyre, an associate for international trade with Wiley Trade LLP, believed that Trump meant what he has said about introducing a slew of new economic measures in his first 100 days back in office. “The details of these policies and programs will become very important, very quickly,” Brackemyre predicted.

Jan 6, 2025 | fastmarkets.com | Dan Hilliard

President Joe Biden has followed up on his threat to block the $15 billion acquisition of US Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel.In a statement released early on Friday January 3, President Biden cited national security concerns for his decision, despite US Steel’s own objections and an inconclusive Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States report.

Nov 7, 2024 | fastmarkets.com | Kirstyn Petras |Chris Kavanagh |Dan Hilliard |Rijuta Dey Bera

American Iron and Steel Institute president and chief executive officer Kevin Dempsey said in the Wednesday November 6 statement that steel took center-stage during the election — and it should remain in the limelight throughout President Trump’s second term. “Steel has been front and center during the presidential campaign and we are confident the concerns of our industry and its workers will receive priority attention by the incoming Trump administration,” he said.

Oct 3, 2024 | fastmarkets.com | Alesha Alkaff |Dan Hilliard |Rijuta Dey Bera

Here are three big signs to come for the decarbonization of steel:Expect low-carbon steel to be front and center in the construction arena, as developers look for cleaner options. The Climate Group and Ramboll said during the event that 50% of buyers in a recent poll would be willing to pay more for low-carbon steel. The US government plans to get involved in green steel in a big way.

Mar 26, 2024 | xml.metalbulletin.com | Janie Davies |Dan Hilliard

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for its steel hot-rolled coil index domestic, exw Northern Europe, €/tonne (MB-STE-0028) and steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US Midwest, $/cwt (MB-STE-0184) as part of its annual methodology review process.