Key Takeaways:

• Effective 3/16/26, Nucor has raised its CSP hot rolled coil base price for all mills.
• New Section 301 trade investigations and the prospect of renewed U.S. tariffs are adding uncertainty that could keep steel prices elevated into late summer 2026.
• U.S. carbon steel imports remain sharply below last year’s levels, tightening supply, while coated steel prices are rising on low imports and stronger demand.
  
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