Service Center Inventories
SMU surveys key data providers each month to gather the latest information on steel sheet and plate inventories.
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Access SMU’s proprietary mill lead times, negotiation rates, steel buyers’ sentiment indices, and more. The data comes from SMU’s surveys, which have been helping our subscribers keep their finger on the pulse of the steel market for more than a decade
Service center inventory and shipment data
Stay on top of the sheet and plate markets with SMU’s monthly service center shipment and inventory reports. When you know how you stack up against your peers, you can better manage your own stocks
Flat-Rolled Lead Times
Active steel buyers provide sheet and plate mill lead times. Members can track pricing trends and explore historical data.
Steel Buyers’ Sentiment
Track how steel buyers and sellers feel about their company’s prospects today and in the next 3-6 months.
Mill Spot Price Negotiations
We survey active steel buyers on pricing plans for domestic sheet and plate; results reveal shifting spot trends.
Overall Demand
Track steel demand across the supply chain and whether buyers report it as improving, steady, or declining.
Key Market Indicators
Explore combined economic and industry metrics that summarize essential data and price indices relevant to the steel market.
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Steelmaking raw material prices mixed in April
Editor’s note: Steel Market Update is pleased to share this Premium content with Executive members. For information on how to upgrade to a Premium-level subscription, contact Luis Corona at luis.corona@crugroup.com. Prices of steelmaking raw materials have moved in different directions over the last 30 days, according to Steel Market Update’s latest analysis. Through April 18 data, […]
HRC futures: Consolidation ahead of a big move?
It has been a crazy 2024 so far for hot-rolled coil (HRC) futures!!! “It’s not crazy, it’s hot rolled.” This chart shows the steeply backwardated Midwest HRC futures curve on Jan. 3 plummeting between $186 to $241 in the front three months, evolving into the curve six weeks later on Feb. 12. CME hot-rolled coil […]
Final thoughts
I was in Las Vegas last week for ISRI’s annual convention. I like Vegas. I’ve had some fun there over the years. (I was married there nearly 20 years ago. We’re still together.) And last week was no exception. So let’s start with the big news from Sin City. When the recycled materials industry meets […]
ArcelorMittal plans new Calvert mill without JV partner
ArcelorMittal plans to build a new electrical steel manufacturing facility near its AM/NS Calvert joint-venture mill in Alabama. The steelmaker plans to produce 150,000 metric tons (165,350 short tons) of non-grain-oriented electrical steel (NOES) annually there through its wholly owned subsidiary, ArcelorMittal Calvert LLC. ArcelorMittal revealed its plans for the new mill on Monday, following the Department […]
Hoffman on scrap: Weak Japanese yen weighs on West Coast export market
Having just attended the historically significant ISRI Mid-America Chapter Consumers Night Banquet in St. Louis and waiting for my delayed flight, it seemed I had the perfect opportunity to inform the industry of a few items that came out while wheeling and dealing in the beautiful Union Train Station Hotel. For the West Coast export […]
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