Steel Products Prices North America
Nucor Announces Plate Price Increase
Written by John Packard
August 19, 2014
On Friday, August 15th, Nucor Plate Mill Group announced an increase on transaction prices for all new spot orders of carbon, alloy and heat-treated plate.
Carbon and alloy plate prices were increased by $30 per ton ($1.50/cwt).
Heat-treated plate prices were increased by $40 per ton ($2.00/cwt).
Late last week our SMU plate indices average was $846 per ton, down $4 per ton from the prior week.
Nucor Plate Mill Group advised in their letter to their plate customers that the new transaction prices would be effective “immediately.”
John Packard
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