[SSAB Americas Q3 2026 shipments fall QoQ to 446,000 mt on planned maintenance outage]
SSAB Americas shipped 446,000 mt in Q3 2026, down from 473,000 mt in the previous quarter but up from 440,000 mt in Q3 2025, according to the Swedish steelmaker's 2026 third-quarter report. The company said shipments and operating results were slightly lower in the quarter due to a planned maintenance outage, with scheduled maintenance carried out at its mill in Montpelier, Iowa, during the period. SSAB President and CEO Johnny Sjöström described shipments as stable versus the year-ago result and highlighted strong underlying demand in key US end markets, particularly heavy industrial segments. On the earnings conference call, he said prices were "up higher than we guided for, by roughly 8%." [SMM Iron Ore]