PUEBLO, Colo. — Union Pacific has received the first stick of rail from Rocky Mountain Steel’s new long rail mill, marking the official commencement of operations at the new, $1.2 billion facility. Union Pacific leadership,

Five years after construction began on a new Pueblo long rail mill at what is now Rocky Mountain Steel Mills, the mill is officially in operation.

Contract Represents a Significant Commitment to Domestic Steel Production, the United Steelworkers and the Historic Steel Town of Pueblo, Colorado “I’ve been in the steel industry for 37 years, and Union Pacific’s unique understanding of our market ...

Mills in the U.S. have produced 2.3 percent less steel in 2024 compared with the same time frame last year, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. Steel mills in the U.S. have been operating at an average 75.8 percent capability utilization ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover logistics and supply chain management. Supply chain managers have always had to deal with disruptions. But the number and magnitude of the disruptions have never been larger.

Chinese supplies outprice Indian steel in export markets Capacity utilisation of smaller Indian steel mills down over 30% Small steel producers offer deep discounts, consider job cuts Small steelmakers plan to cut production next year as well India ...

Could Steelton someday host a data center? The owner of the idled steel mill along the Susquehanna River raised that potential earlier this week during a second quarter earnings call. It was during the second quarter that Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. pulled the ...

U.S. Steel will halt production this fall at its Granite City Works mill near St. Louis, but nearly 800 employees will remain on the payroll — at least through mid-2027 — under conditions negotiated with the Trump administration. The news was first ...

Every year, Nigeria spends $4bn — N5.50tn — importing steel; it has the iron ore, the land, and the people to produce it domestically. Every year, 90 per cent of Nigeria’s freight moves by road through corridors so congested that Apapa port alone haemorrhages an estimated $2bn in logistics waste annually.