Steel Mills
March 21, 2017
HARDI Wholesalers Worried About Disconnect Between Mill & Downstream Pricing
Written by John Packard
Demand for HVAC products was coined as being “good” or “very good” by the wholesalers who participated in the monthly HARDI galvanized steel conference call. The wholesalers who spoke on the call earlier today reported strong first quarter sales for their full product line but a few complained of lower steel sales compared to year ago levels.
Over the past five weeks since the last conference call, there have been two price increase announcements on flat rolled steel totaling $60 per ton and an increase in the zinc coating extras charged by the galvanizing mills.
