SMU Data and Models

March 22, 2015
Steel Prices May be Down but Steel Mills Still Willing to Negotiate
Written by John Packard
Based on the results from our most recent flat rolled steel market analysis which we conducted this past week, manufacturing companies and service centers reported domestic (USA and Canada) steel mills as willing to negotiate pricing on hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized and Galvalume steel coils.
As you can see by the graphic shared below, since the beginning of December the respondents to our survey have been almost unanimous in their depiction of the mills as willing to negotiate pricing on all products.


