Steel Products Prices North America
Nucor Adjusts Galvanized Coating Extras
Written by John Packard
November 19, 2017
On Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, Nucor Sheet Mill Group advised their customers that galvanized orders placed for the first week of January 2018 would have new zinc coating extras. The change in the extras is due to the high cost of zinc, which has been trading in the $1.45-$1.50 per pound range over the past 60 days. A number of mills had already made changes to their extras. Included are AK Steel, NLMK USA, California Steel and USS/POSCO.
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