Effective with shipments beginning August 13, 2008, Nucor's raw materials surcharge (RMS) is $384 /nt ($19.20 cwt. or $423 /mt), $59 /nt ($2.95 cwt. or $65 /mt) lower than the company's August 1 RMS. The company's base prices for merchant bar products have increased by $29 /nt ($1.45 cwt. or $32 /mt), resulting in a $30 /nt ($1.50 cwt. or $33 /mt) decrease in transaction prices for shipments beginning August 13, 2008.
Published prices are as follows:
ASTM A36/A6 |
|
Angles |
|
2 x 2 x 1/4": |
$52.20 cwt ($1,151 /mt or $1,044 /nt) |
Flat bars |
|
3/16 x 2": |
$59.90 cwt ($1,321 /mt or $1,198 /nt) |
1/2 x 4": |
$52.40 cwt ($1,155 /mt or $1,048 /nt) |
Square bar |
|
1": |
$54.15 cwt ($1,194 /mt or $1,083 /nt) |
Round bar |
|
1": |
$53.60 cwt ($1,182 /mt or $1,072 /nt) |
Channels |
|
3 x 3.5: |
$54.15 cwt ($1,194 /mt or $1,083 /nt) |
Prices above include RMS and are effective to customers.
August 13 RMS: |
$19.20 cwt. ($423 /mt or $384 /nt) |
August 1 RMS: |
$22.15 cwt. ($488 /mt or $443 /nt) |
July RMS: |
$18.90 cwt. ($417 /mt or $378 /nt) |