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IndustryWeek March 1, 2004 Tonya Vinas |
Steel Prices Rise -- Again Increasing demand, a weaker dollar and higher input costs mean consumers will pay more. |
BusinessWeek December 27, 2004 Rich Miller |
Pricing Power Is Back -- But Inflation Isn't Likely To Follow There's still plenty of overcapacity, and the Fed is keeping a steady hand. |
Wired February 2002 Richard Martin |
Meltdown On October 15, Big Steel became a museum -- as in Smithsonian. A case study on the effects of globalization... |
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004 |
Heavy Manufacturing: Steeling Themselves For More Hardship Except for metals, which benefited from tariffs, factory demand remains slack. While overall hiring is up slightly, thousands of jobs will be cut. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Testing His Metal -- and His Motives: Bush's Steel Tariffs Spark an Uproar Is the competition unfair? And is the American steel industry really important enough to justify public support in the form of higher prices for cars, refrigerators and other metal products? |
BusinessWeek March 8, 2004 Miller et al. |
Prices: How High Is Up? Thanks in large part to exploding demand from China, two decades of low inflation are ending. But that's no cause for panic |
BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 Michael Arndt |
Factories: The Gears Are Turning After three years of recession, demand is surging. The comeback looks real |
Knowledge@Wharton February 12, 2003 |
U.S. Steel Users Claim Tariffs "Protect a Few at the Expense of the Majority" High prices for steel may result in a permanent loss of business for U.S. steel makers at a time when the industry is striving to consolidate and become more efficient. The main reason for the surge in steel prices is the tariff program imposed by the Bush administration in March 2002. |
Chemistry World December 23, 2009 Sean Milmo |
2009 marks the start of the great divide The recession is opening up a big gap in output performance between the chemical industries of the developed and developing worlds, which will continue to widen over the next few years. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2004 Bob Hirschfeld |
Is Steel the Next Big Thing? A wave of bankruptcies, supply constraints, improving global demand, a weak U.S. dollar and, not least, a country called China has investors rushing into steel shares. |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2002 George Taninecz |
Pain And Gain Manufacturers decry rising costs and lower quality in the wake of steel tariffs; steel producers say give the duties time to work. |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz |
Where Does Steel Go Now? With the first wave of consolidation bringing stability, the steel industry looks to further integration and policy change to remain competitive. |
BusinessWeek December 10, 2009 Dexter Roberts |
China's 'Made in China' Problem The downside to Beijing's huge stimulus is a glut of factories and output that may spur trade frictions. |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2003 Tonya Vinas |
D-Day For Steel Following a report due this month by the U.S. International Trade Commission, President Bush will make a decision to keep, alter or repeal controversial tariffs on imported steel. No matter what he decides, he will be hurting U.S. manufacturers. |
BusinessWeek April 19, 2004 Welch & Aston |
Suppliers In A Squeeze Manufacturers of all sizes are facing unprecedented price rises on steel, coal, copper, and a host of other materials. But small- and mid-sized suppliers are suffering the worst; most are holding the line only by squeezing out productivity gains where possible. |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2005 John S. McClenahen |
Unconventional Mettle With a unique strategic vision and distinctive operating practices, Mittal Steel Co. NV is the leader in defining a truly global steel market. |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2004 Jeremy MacNealy |
Is Olympic Steel a Beefy Buy? Like others in the industry, this company looks fit. But will the growth continue? |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Rich Duprey |
Chaparral's Riveting Growth The steel producer notches strong profits and revenues in its second quarter of going it alone. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek January 26, 2004 Dexter Roberts |
China's Rising Star In Steel Baosteel has talent, technology, and capacity. Can it stay on a roll? |
BusinessWeek June 27, 2005 Brian Bremner |
China: Too Many Factories? If the economy slows, overcapacity could crunch profits in China. |
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Aston & Arndt |
Suddenly Steel Has Industrial Strength Two years after an unprecedented contraction, Big Steel is back. And it's hotter than a freshly poured ingot. Demand is up in the U.S. and worldwide, lifting steelmakers from a deep and painful downturn. |
The Motley Fool March 22, 2004 Rich Smith |
Steel Technologies' Solid Outlook Steel Technologies expects to report a windfall from rising steel costs. |
Chemistry World January 4, 2013 Sean Milmo |
2012 chemical industry review The chemical industry had been hoping that weak demand in the second half of 2012 would start to pick up towards the end of the year and then strengthen in the early months of 2013. Instead, the outlook suddenly became gloomier. |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2002 Tonya Vinas |
Steel's Future: Smarter, Stronger U.S. Steel's Thomas J. Usher addresses the hot topic of the steel industry and the controversies that surround it. |
The Motley Fool July 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Mittal Looks Homeward Is a new Indian steel plant strategically smart, or proof of a cyclical peak? Investors, take note. |
IndustryWeek January 19, 2011 |
Chemicals Industry Refines its Strategy A dynamic shift is taking place in the chemicals industry as producers in mature markets focus on value-added specialty products to compete with low-cost countries. |
The Motley Fool October 23, 2009 Christopher Barker |
The Common Fate of Recovery and Industry Domestic steelmakers find unwelcome cracks in the recovery weld. |
The Motley Fool October 3, 2005 W.D. Crotty |
Disappointing Steel Earnings Novamerican's earnings drop sharply because of falling steel demand and prices. At current prices, gone are the stock's previous single-digit earnings multiple. |
BusinessWeek November 3, 2003 Roberts & Balfour |
Is China's Boom In Danger? In the country's racing economy, overcapacity may soon take its toll. |
BusinessWeek May 1, 2006 Michael Arndt |
Steel Goes Shopping Steelmakers have been on an international buying spree. Despite risk of a demand slip, the frenzy shows no signs of abating |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2004 Rich Smith |
Steelmaking Speedup? This kind of short-term thinking by America's steelmakers makes for a risky future. |
IndustryWeek August 17, 2011 |
The Rapid Rise of India's Steel Industry Nation's steel industry is poised to be a world leader, but the country must address raw materials challenges and land issues. |
BusinessWeek November 3, 2003 Rich Miller |
What Happened To Deflation? The fears are gone -- and whispers about future inflation have surfaced. But the pricing power that's emerging may be just what U.S. business needs. |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2010 Rich Smith |
What in the World Is Goldman Sachs Thinking? Goldman Sachs is bullish on America -- and American industry. |
The Motley Fool April 15, 2005 Rich Duprey |
The End of the Steel Boom Signs point to the end of the sector's growth cycle. Investors might want to look for a value during the downturn. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2009 Christopher Barker |
A Pair of Moneymaking Metalsmiths Smaller steelmakers like AK Steel and Schnitzer Steel may be first in line for profits. |
The Motley Fool July 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Steel Dynamics and the Fickle Market This is a strong and well-run steel company that's worth a look from investors considering this general sector. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer |
The Energy Bulls May Be Right Could a recent Fed report signal even better times for energy companies? |
Chemistry World December 21, 2011 Sean Milmo |
Early optimism fades with EU crisis By the end of the year, chemical producers were facing the dilemma of how to deal with the effects of possible economic turmoil. |
The Motley Fool October 7, 2004 Tom Taulli |
Steel Is Still a Steal After many decades, the steel industry has gotten some shine back and is, interestingly enough, looking like a growth sector again. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2010 Christopher Barker |
The New Core of Old-Style Growth With a comforting update -- featuring surprisingly upbeat guidance for first-quarter earnings -- steelmaker Nucor stoked a spreading fire of enthusiasm over the beginning stages of a thaw in the American industrial furnace. |
Chemistry World December 15, 2008 Sean Milmo |
What's in store for the chemicals industry? Sizing up their prospects at the beginning of 2008, chemical companies knew economists were warning of an imminent recession. But the swiftness of the year's global downturn took many by surprise. |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Brian Gorman |
Steel Dynamics' Latest Thing The company rushes to get a new plant running to produce lower-cost iron. |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Has China Caused a Metal Meltdown? Supply outgrows demand, prices plummet, and iron and steel stocks struggle. |
The Motley Fool October 17, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: Industrial Production By looking not only at the headline figures but also the details within the report, you can learn more about the prospects for production-related stocks that you own now or in which you may invest in the future. |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2009 Phil Biedronski |
Nucor Primed to Roll the Competition This steel company is well-positioned to benefit from the infrastructure spending over the next several years that will be part of the federal government's stimulus programs. |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2001 Megan Rowe |
Steel Warrior AK Steel predicted a downturn in the U.S. steel market and prepared by diversifying its products... |
The Motley Fool October 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Salvaging Growth at Schnitzer The steel company is in a tough sector, but sound management could still mean above-average opportunity for investors. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2010 David Lee Smith |
Benefiting From China's Hunger for Steel With China leading the parade, steel and its raw materials are on the march. |
Reason March 2002 Michael W. Lynch |
Cold Steel The captains of this floundering industry are asking for nothing less than national industrial socialism, a government-protected cartel that benefits a few producers at the expense of the rest of the country... |