Steel Products Prices North America

Price Notice: No Updated Sheet and Plate Prices This Week
Written by Michael Cowden
August 21, 2021
Steel Market Update will not be updating sheet and plate prices during our Steel Summit conference in the week of Aug. 23.
The SMU staff will be busy with the conference, and many of the usual data providers will be in attendance at the event in Atlanta.
SMU will resume its weekly price updates the week of Aug. 30.
Please contact info@SteelMarketUpdate.com with any questions about this notice.

Michael Cowden
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