Contributor: Stephanie Ritenbaugh

Stephanie Ritenbaugh

Stephanie is an experienced business journalist, holding a variety of positions for trade publications and newspapers, including covering shale development for Gas Business Briefing/Platts and for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

One month into the Iran war

There’s a lot of news to keep track of, so we’re lending a hand with highlights from the past month and what they mean for you.

Nonresidential construction spending stalls, hiring slows

Data center spending is still driving much of the activity in the sector.

Don't just read our survey results. Have your say.

The survey provides you with a snapshot of the market as it is, even if that’s not always where it was forecast to be.

Alcoa draws new orders as Iran war continues

Aluminum producer Alcoa is getting more interest from customers as states in the Persian Gulf region curtail production amid the Iran war.

Auto supplier to redevelop former Alabama steel mill site

The facility will make aluminum and plastic components for US automakers.

The Iran conflict's impact on demand, prices

Aluminum markets remain in flux as the US-Israeli attack on Iran enters its second week.

Smelter news, earnings and tariffs, of course

There’s a lot of news to keep track of, so we’re lending a hand with highlights from the past month and what they mean for you.

Ardagh sees growth from beverage cans

Global beverage can shipments grew by 3% for the full year versus the prior year. Of that, 5% growth was from the Americas.

Alcoa courts data center industry as it puts closed, curtailed sites up for sale

Alcoa Corp. plans sell 10 of its closed or curtailed sites to one of the aluminum industry's biggest competitors for electricity: the data center industry.

Constellium's shipments gain for quarter, year

Executives said the company was not materially exposed to changes in the prices of primary aluminum since it operates a pass-through business model. But other metal costs have come into play.