Steel Products Prices North America
November 19, 2017
Comparison Price Indices: Another Mixed Week
Written by John Packard
Flat rolled steel prices are still mixed, according to the various steel indexes followed by Steel Market Update. SteelBenchmarker produced prices this past week and saw all items as moving higher. Platts, on the other hand, had a modest increase in hot rolled and a fairly significant decrease in cold rolled while plate remained the same. Steel Market Update (SMU) was also mixed with hot rolled and cold rolled rising, galvanized remaining the same, Galvalume dropping and plate rising.
Benchmark hot rolled prices were up mostly on all three indexes. Platts showed prices rising to $618 per ton, up $5 per ton compared to the previous week. SteelBenchmarker has HRC averaging $609 per ton while SMU has it at $605 per ton.
