Steel Products Prices North America
February 14, 2017
SMU Price Ranges & Indices: A Breather as Prices Remain Stable
Written by John Packard
Flat rolled prices held their own this week and remained at, or very near, last week’s levels. At the moment we are seeing the mills as willing to negotiate prices on some items but, at the same time we are see some strengthening as scrap prices have firmed up over the past week and may go higher in March. We continue to be in a transition phase and prices could be stable for a week or two before deciding (usually with a push) which direction they will go next.
Here is how we see prices this week:
