SMU Data and Models

July 25, 2021
SMU Market Trends: On Price, Availability, Imports
Written by Tim Triplett
Steel Market Update’s poll of service center and manufacturing executives this week shows a general consensus that steel prices still have a ways to go before they roll over and begin to correct. When that might happen is anyone’s guess. There are nascent indications that the tight steel supplies may be loosening a bit, however. In the questionnaire this week:
SMU asked: Where do you think HRC prices will peak?


