Service Center Inventories
SMU surveys key data providers each month to gather the latest information on steel sheet and plate inventories.
An array of proprietary products
Explore our proprietary steel market insights. Key features include service center inventories, flat rolled lead times, steel buyers’ sentiment indices, mill negotiation rates, and more. Access everything you need to track market momentum and make informed decisions
Survey derived insights
Access SMU’s proprietary mill lead times, negotiation rates, steel buyers’ sentiment indices, and more. The data comes from SMU’s surveys, which have been helping our subscribers keep their finger on the pulse of the steel market for more than a decade
Service center inventory and shipment data
Stay on top of the sheet and plate markets with SMU’s monthly service center shipment and inventory reports. When you know how you stack up against your peers, you can better manage your own stocks
Flat-Rolled Lead Times
Active steel buyers provide sheet and plate mill lead times. Members can track pricing trends and explore historical data.
Steel Buyers’ Sentiment
Track how steel buyers and sellers feel about their company’s prospects today and in the next 3-6 months.
Mill Spot Price Negotiations
We survey active steel buyers on pricing plans for domestic sheet and plate; results reveal shifting spot trends.
Overall Demand
Track steel demand across the supply chain and whether buyers report it as improving, steady, or declining.
Latest news
Price on Trade: Enough talk. It’s time for action on excess steelmaking capacity
With global capacity projected to increase by 138 million mt by 2028, the gap between capacity and demand will continue to grow over the next three years. And that assumes the conflict in Iran does not stifle global demand.
Steelmaking raw material prices increase through March
Prices for iron ore, aluminum, pig iron, and shredded scrap have all risen in the last 30 days. Busheling scrap held steady, while zinc and coking coal declined.
Drilling activity slows in US and Canada
The latest count of operational drilling rigs declined in both the US and Canada this week, according to recently released data from Baker Hughes.
Price gap between US CR, imports varies little
CR imports from Germany, Italy, and Japan on a landed basis remain much more expensive than domestic product. But South Korean imports remain competitive, in theory, even with the 50% Section 232 tariff.
Atlas Tube expanding Shuriken structural nut keeper line
Atlas Tube, a Zekelman company, said it is expanding its Shuriken® structural nut keeper line.
AMU: Lead times hold firm as supply tightness persists and import pressures shift, survey shows
AMU’s March survey results show lead times remaining extended as supply tightness persists, even as import competitiveness declines and logistics costs increase.
SDI says co-founder Richard Teets and Gabe Shaheen retiring from board
Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has announced that Richard “Dick” P. Teets, Jr. and Gabriel L. Shaheen will be retiring from the company’s board of directors effective as of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 6.
CRU Outlook: Middle East tensions will drive steel prices higher
APAC steel prices are expected to rise due to high energy and freight costs stemming from the Middle East conflict. Imports will remain subdued in the EU due to rising freight rates but are expected to pick up marginally in the USA.
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