Steel Mills
May 24, 2016
HARDI Galvanized Steel Conference Call: Fun but Stressful Times…
Written by John Packard
Earlier today the HARDI wholesalers conducted their May galvanized steel conference call. The wholesalers on the call service the mechanical contractors involved in the residential and commercial construction markets supplying galvanized sheet and coil and other products used in the heating and air-conditioning markets.
Needless to say, the call was well attended in response to market conditions such as the domestic steel mills raising galvanized steel prices and the US government impinging imports of foreign steel through the use of antidumping and countervailing duty laws. The result has been extended lead times and a change in the competitive landscape within which the wholesalers are living on a daily basis.
