The US sheet steel market remained stable but sluggish Monday as buyers sought price direction following last week's Thanksgiving holiday. One buyer said he believes the hot-rolled base price is at or close to bottom at about $630/st. ...
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The US sheet steel market might be in for another stretch of relative stability, as new upcoming outages balance import pressure and drab demand, market sources said Thursday. One industry consultant said manufacturing -- and thus steel ...
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The US steel sheet market remains relatively steady, though a lack of buyer urgency may be eroding the bottom range of hot-rolled pricing, market sources said Monday. A top-tier mill source said import buying has picked up but domestic ...
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The US steel coil market remained tight Monday as lead times are now stretching into June and July and mill discipline continues to be iron-clad, market sources said. "They're a little flexible on volume, but it really depends on who ...
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On-going supply difficulties continue to support US steel sheet pricing, though market sources were divided Monday as to whether a peak had been reached. One large-volume hot-rolled service center buyer said there's "nothing out there" ...
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Mill discipline and supply issues have brought US steel sheet prices up, but those prices are anything but secure, market sources told Platts Thursday. "The mills timed [the increase] well," said one service center executive. "I don't ...
US steel sheet pricing remained relatively static Monday as buying remained thin and market observers fixed their attention on the recently concluded purchase of ThyssenKrupp's former Calvert, Alabama, mill. The mill's purchase by ...
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While most market sources on Friday said they were unsure why domestic mills have yet to increase US steel sheet prices in response to rising scrap prices, at least one service center executive said it may be the result of relatively ...
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While most market sources on Friday said they were unsure why domestic mills have yet to increase US steel sheet prices in response to rising scrap prices, at least one service center executive said it may be the result of relatively ...
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US sheet pricing remained static ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, though some buyers reported a hint of softness in the Southeast. Deals as low as $670/st for hot-rolled coil were heard in the Southeast, but one buyer expressed doubts ...
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US sheet steel prices appear to be headed higher as both buyers and sellers report solid discipline among producers. While several buyers said they are seeing stable prices, one service center source said he's been able to raise prices to ...
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Last week's flat-rolled price hikes appear to be having difficulty gaining traction, particularly in the southern US, buyers said Thursday. "Nothing has changed," said one service center executive in the South. "I don't know, it's going ...
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Supply remains relatively tight in the US sheet market, apparently slowing seasonal erosion, market sources said Thursday. A service center executive said that flat-rolled lead times, particularly cold-rolled lead times, were healthy due ...
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