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Great Lakes Iron Ore Logistics Circa 1943
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The following pictorial is a very informative advertisement showing how efficient the movement of Iron Ore was during World War II. This was published in “Life Magazine” May 31, 1943. Iron Ore is still a very important ingredient in steel-making, especially for mills with Blast Furnaces, and mills that rely in DRI or HBI…
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“The Color of Rain”
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A few months ago we started a book club, now called “People of Steel” with some Christian friends in the steel business. Â It is to encourage and inspire each other and communicate ideas beyond our normal steel talk. Â It is more about God, Faith, and inspiration. This month’s selection is from a member who…
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Is it Unpatriotic to Import Steel?
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Recent articles have ripped Donal Trump for reportedly using Chinese steel and aluminum on past building projects. As a steel trader for the past 30 plus years, I find this much ado about nothing. First of all, this is a free country with free trade. We import and export steel into and out of the…
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Friday Food for Thought & Predictions for the Future.
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Here is a message I received from a friend with predictions for the future. Â It’s not too hard to believe these could come true. I don’t know the author of this. Â Maybe somebody at the Kahn Academy? Â In any case enjoy and keep learning! In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 employees and sold 85% of…
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West Coast scrap drops further
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In today’s steel business briefing there is an article which follows outlining the quick drop in scrap pricing for export to Taiwan via containers.  In short, scrap dropped about $100/mt in the past 3 weeks and is now about $180 to $190 mt loaded containers at the LA port.  Meanwhile, steel mills in the USA…
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Successful Steel Sheet Pile Projects in 2016
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River protection job using JZ120 Building foundation using JZ127