Merchant bar and small section prices in the US

Thursday, 15 May 2008 11:28:37 (GMT+3)   |  
       

Effective with June shipments, Nucor's raw materials surcharge (RMS) will be $403 /nt ($20.15 cwt. or $444 /mt), an increase of $10 /nt ($0.50 cwt. or $11 /mt) from May's RMS. Additionally, the company is also increasing its base prices for its merchant bar products by $30 /nt ($1.50 cwt. or $33 /mt), resulting in a $40 /nt ($2.00 cwt. or $44 /mt) increase in transaction prices for June shipments.

Published merchant bar prices for June are as follows:

ASTM A36/A6

Angles

2 x 2 x 1/4":

$48.70 cwt ($1,074 /mt or $974 /nt)

Flat bars

3/16 x 2":

$56.40 cwt ($1,243 /mt or $1,128 /nt)

1/2 x 4":

$48.90 cwt ($1,078 /mt or $978 /nt)

Square bar

1":

$50.65 cwt ($1,117 /mt or $1,013 /nt)

Round bar

1":

$50.10 cwt ($1,105 /mt or $1,002 /nt)

Channels

3 x 3.5:

$50.65 cwt ($1,117 /mt or $1,013 /nt)

Prices above include RMS and are effective to customers.

April RMS:

$12.30 cwt. ($271 /mt or $246 /nt)

May RMS:

$19.65 cwt. ($433 /mt or $393 /nt)

June RMS:

$20.15 cwt. ($444 /mt or $403 /nt)


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