As previously reported by SteelOrbis, effective as of December 1, 2009, US wide flange beam (WFB) producer Nucor-Yamato will decrease its raw materials surcharge (RMS) by $1.25 cwt. ($25 /nt or $28 /mt) to $3.65 cwt. ($73 /nt or $80 /mt); however, it will also increase its base price by 1.25 cwt. ($25 /nt or $28 /mt), resulting in no change to the net transaction price.
Fuel charges effective December 1 will be 17 percent for truck and 14.5 percent for rail.
Published prices for US WFB will as follows:
ASTM A992
Specification |
Price ($/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.
December 1 RMS |
$3.65 cwt. ($80 /mt or $73 /nt) |
October 15 RMS |
$4.90 cwt. ($108 /mt or $98 /nt) |
October 1 RMS |
$6.40 cwt. ($141 /mt or $128 /nt) |