{"url_path":"/sec/stld/10-k/2026/item-13","section_key":"item-13","section_title":"Item 13 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-02-27","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/0001104659-26-021395-index.html","accession_number":"0001104659-26-021395","cik":"0001022671","ticker":"STLD","issuer_name":"STEEL DYNAMICS INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/0001104659-26-021395-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001022671","primary_entity_name":"STEEL DYNAMICS INC"},"word_count":157,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"ITEM 13.       CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE\n\nThe information required to be furnished pursuant to Item 13 with respect to certain relationships and related transactions is incorporated herein by reference from the sections entitled “Governance of the Company – Statement of Policy for the Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons,” and “Governance of the Company – Director Independence” in our Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which we will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after the end of our fiscal year; and from Note 9. *Transactions with Affiliated Companies* to our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2025, and 2024, and each of the three years in the periods ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, included in Item 8. *Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data* of this Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025."}