SMU Price Ranges: Sheet moves higher, plate stalls

SMU’s sheet price indices climbed to new multi-month highs this week, while plate prices marginally declined.

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Sheet prices have consistently held steady or moved higher each week since September and have risen $25-45 per short ton (st) over the past month. Plate had seen some momentum in the first two weeks of the year but slipped $5/st this week. Despite this, plate is up $30/st from late December levels.

Brett Linton

Brett Linton is a digital operations analyst for Steel Market Update, where he began his career. Linton has been in the steel industry since 2010. He has held roles as a category manager and strategic insights director at Reibus before returning to SMU in 2024. He is a graduate of The University of North Georgia with a degree in Finance and Accounting. Brett can be reached at brett@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-314-0179.