Steel Mill Lead Times Hold Steady

Steel mill lead times this week were basically flat from our previous market check, with production times shrinking marginally for hot rolled and cold rolled, and extending slightly for galvanized, Galvalume, and plate.

Cold Rolled
Galvalume
Galvanized
Hot Rolled
Lead Times
Plate
Sheet

The looming strike by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union appears to have had little impact on lead times. Sheet production times have held steady since June, while plate’s is now down by about a week from June’s level.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held various editorial positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills since 2007. She joined the SMU team in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.