Steel Products Prices North America

February 21, 2019
Nucor Kicks Off Second Sheet Increase in Less Than 30 Days
Written by Tim Triplett
On Wednesday morning, Nucor announced a $40 per ton ($2.00/cwt) “minimum” price increase on flat rolled steel products. The mill advised their customers the increase was to be “effective immediately.” This is the second price increase announcement out of Nucor in less than 30 days. On Jan. 28, 2019, Nucor announced a $40 per ton ($2.00/cwt) increase as they attempted to stop the slide in spot prices.
The previous announcement did manage to put a cyclical bottom to the spot market prices after benchmark hot rolled had dropped into the low $600s per ton.


