Nucor-Yamato Steel Company has announced that transaction prices for wide flange beams will not change in May.
In May, the applicable raw material surcharge (RMS) for beams will decrease by $45 /nt ($50 /mt or $2.25 cwt.), to a new level of $158 /nt ($174 /mt or $7.90 cwt.), while base prices for beams will increase by $45 /nt, resulting in no change in the net transaction price for May.
Nucor-Yamato also announced the following fuel surcharges effective as of May 1 - Truck: 21 percent; Rail: 14.5 percent.