Economy
November 29, 2014
Written by John Packard
Steel Market Update (SMU) benchmark hot rolled coil pricing averaged $634 per ton ($31.70/cwt) for the month of November. CRU HRC averaged $635 per ton ($31.75/cwt) while Platts averaged $640 per ton ($32.00/cwt).
Hot rolled prices at $630 per ton as of the last week of the month, were $5 per ton lower than where they were when the market started and $10 per ton lower than the prior month’s average.
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