Our steel production is basically the same as 2023 and right at the 5 year average. I don’t know enough about the industry to opine in depth (don’t think anyone else does either) but there’s nothing earth shattering in the numbers above.
It will be interesting to look over the next year to see how things look.
I’m definitely no expert in steel production, but
I can see Japan has been on a slide for 11 years. I fail to see the relevance of noting we
have passed them up for third place again.
Not really. They are cutting from less profitable operations. The Dow property in Orange is the most profitable and is untouched.
According to someone who knows, something has to be done since the labor pool for refineries is small and getting smaller. My guy says more explosions, unscheduled releases will occur due to low quality labor. This also goes tp machine shops that service refineries/plants.
Example: a plant in Crosby needed 10 workers. Only 20 applied and 15 refused the drug test,
To be fair it’s Crosby, what the are you going to do besides drink and smoke one up?
Obviously, if you are ambitious in Crosby, you can work 2 jobs.
But if you’re ambitious, you probably aren’t in Crosby. 
That was slurp gif worthy but lets not bring out the flags
Slurp gifs? Never heard of them
Okay, it’s not all in Houston, but the jobs in the article sounded more like white collar vs blue collar jobs.
Dow is planning to cut approximately 4,500 jobs as the chemicals maker puts more emphasis on using artificial intelligence and automation in its business.
Nothing to really see here other than restructuring.
Based on announcements in January 2026, Dow Inc. is primarily cutting jobs to shift its focus toward artificial intelligence and automation as part of a “Transform to Outperform” restructuring plan.
These cuts follow previous reductions, including 1,500 roles in January 2025 and 800 more over the summer of 2025.
That’s what corporations always say when they cut jobs. It doesn’t change the fact that they just made several thousand people unemployed, no matter how they dress it up. 6800 jobs (20% of the workforce) cut over the last year is certainly more than “nothing to see.”
Dow is struggling and has been. Much of the chemicals sector has been in a prolonged down cycle.
The S&P 500 gained 1.4% in January, triggering a bullish signal from the January Barometer.
Since 1950, when the S&P 500 has risen in January, the index has gained an additional 12.2% in the final 11 months of the year…
…versus just 2.1% when it has fallen in January.
What are you talking about? It’s down a tad today but it’s pretty much at an all time high.
I’m talking about Dow Chem.
Argue first, read later. 
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