As previously reported by SteelOrbis, effective as of October 15, 2009, US wide flange beam (WFB) producer Nucor-Yamato's raw materials surcharge (RMS) decreased $1.50 cwt. ($30 /nt or $33 /mt) to $4.90 cwt ($98 /nt or $108 /mt); meanwhile, the company kept base prices for WFB unchanged from October 1 levels, resulting in a net decrease of $1.50 cwt. to WFB transaction prices as of October 15.Fuel charges effective November 1 will be 14 percent for truck and 14 percent for rail.
Published prices for US WFB for shipments October 15 and later are as follows:
ASTM A992
Specification |
Price ($/cwt.) |
Price ($/mt) |
Price ($/nt) |
W10 x 10 49-112 mm |
$36.25 cwt. |
$801 /mt |
$727 /nt |
W18 x 6 35-46 mm |
$36.25 cwt. |
$801 /mt |
$727 /nt |
W24 x 7 55-62 mm |
$36.35 cwt. |
$801 /mt |
$727 /nt |
Above prices are ex-mill, effective to customers and include the RMS.
October 15 RMS |
$4.90 cwt ($108 /mt or $98 /nt) |
October 1 RMS |
$6.40 cwt. ($141 /mt or $128 /nt) |
September 1 RMS |
$5.30 cwt. ($117 /mt or $106 /nt) |