The situation within the US import HDG and Galvalume coil markets is “exactly as it’s been for the past month.” Prices are stable and order activity is slow. Sources have said that this is largely due to the fact that in many cases, domestic pricing for larger buyers is “lower than what they’d pay if they booked offshore.”
Current price points for US import HDG coil are listed in the chart below.
0.012” G30 HDG coil | $/cwt | $/mt | $/nt | Weekly change | Delivery |
South Africa / UAE/ Vietnam / Korea | $43 +/- | $948/mt | $860/nt | neutral | DDP loaded truck in US Gulf ports |
Galvalume coil 0.019x41.5625 Gr80/AZ55 | |||||
Vietnam / Korea | $43-$44 | $948-$970/mt | $860-$880/nt | neutral | DDP loaded truck in US Gulf ports |