SMU Data and Models
May 26, 2015
SMU Flat Rolled Steel Market Surveys
Written by John Packard
Twice per month, Steel Market Update (SMU) conducts a detailed flat rolled steel market analysis. We do this by inviting approximately 600 companies, which have been vetted by our publisher to make sure they are legitimate buyers, sellers or executives involved with hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized, Galvalume or plate products. We then send invitations to participate in a two-pronged questionnaire.
In any one survey we receive anywhere from 110 to 160 responses. Of those responding this past week 48 percent were from the manufacturing segment of the industry and 40 percent from service centers/wholesalers. From there our survey respondents drop down to 6 percent trading companies, 4 percent steel mills and 2 percent toll processors.
