Steel Products
Nucor Bumps Plate Price by Another $50
Written by Tim Triplett
January 29, 2018
Nucor’s Plate Mill Group announced a $50 per ton price increase today, Jan. 29, on all new orders for carbon, alloy and heat-treated plate, effective immediately on all unconfirmed orders.
This latest increase follows three earlier announcements by Nucor ranging from $30 to $50 per ton on plate since mid-November.
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