SMU Data and Models
June 19, 2016
Steel Mills Barely Break a Sweat During Price Negotiations
Written by John Packard
The domestic steel mills are barely breaking a sweat as they have minimal need to negotiate flat rolled steel prices according to those taking our mid-June flat rolled steel market trends survey.
Last week we invited hundreds of companies associated with the steel industry to provide their opinions on the flat rolled steel market. Over the past couple of months our survey respondents have been telling us that there is little negotiating going on regarding hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized or Galvalume steels.
