Steel Products

Nucor Hikes Plate Price by $30
Written by Tim Triplett
August 14, 2017
Nucor’s Plate Group announced a $30 price increase today due to escalating raw material and input costs. Nucor will increase transaction prices on all new orders for carbon, alloy and heat-treated plate by $30 per ton, effective immediately, the steelmaker said.

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