Final Thoughts

May 3, 2021
Final Thoughts
Written by Michael Cowden
I wish I could start off writing about something other than steel prices. That said, since I joined SMU from Fastmarkets AMM in early January, the news really has been the price.
SMU’s average hot-rolled price on Tuesday, May 4, stood at $1,500 per ton ($75 per cwt). That’s a 12.8% increase from $1,330 per ton a month ago and a staggering 52.3% increase from $985 per ton at the beginning of the year.


