Buyers say galv prices stable mill level but stuck in swamp on the street

Galvanized steel buyers on Tuesday discussed the eerie stability in sheet prices of late. Expectations are for the murky market to persist in the short term, while glimmers of hope continue for prices pushing higher.

Each month, SMU is invited to join a discussion of the galvanized sheet market with the Sheet Metal/Air Handling Council of Heating, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI). Participants are wholesalers, service centers, distributors, and manufacturers who buy or sell galvanized sheet.

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.

Laura Miller

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