Steel Products Prices North America
February 13, 2014
Prepainted Flat Rolled Imports down Overall in December
Written by Brett Linton
Prepainted flat rolled imports were mixed in December over November, with imports increasing for prepainted galvanized and electro-galvanized but decreasing for prepainted cold rolled and Galvalume. Overall, the four prepainted products tracked by SMU fell a combined 1,216 net tons (NT) or 5.5 percent over the previous month. Compared to the same month one year ago, combined prepainted imports were down 21.8 percent on average for select products.
As you can see by our table below – prepainted cold rolled (CR) imports declined by 349 NT or 8.3 percent from November to December, slightly below both the 3-month moving average (3MMA) and the 12-month moving average (12MMA) calculated through December. Compared to levels one year ago, prepainted CR imports were up 199 NT or 5.4 percent.
