Sentiment, Inventories, and Key Market Indicators – everything you need to quickly adapt in the dynamic steel industry
Our proprietary Interactive Pricing Tool provides our premium members with current real-time market pricing for flat rolled steel and scrap products. The customizable graph enables you to compare multiple products and compare pricing to proprietary SMU data.
The SMU Price Estimator uses prime price indexes plus domestic mill extras to calculate the “average” prime price for any specific coating for hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized and Galvalume and plate steels.
Hot Rolled Coil (HRC) Steel Futures are used as a hedging tool for producers and users of steel, and provide an index-based price discovery mechanism.
| wdt_ID | Product | Low | Avg | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HR | 610 | 635 | 660 |
| 2 | CR | 840 | 900 | 960 |
| 5 | GI | 820 | 870 | 920 |
| 6 | AZ | 840 | 895 | 950 |
| 7 | PL | 960 | 1,020 | 1,080 |
Each week we consult with our steel buying sources across the country and use SMU’s proprietary steel market survey to provide our members with the range of prices available for that week.
SMU gathers the latest information on steel sheet and plate inventories, available here to Premium members. Our Data providers receive an enhanced version of the Service Center Inventories Report with exclusive data.
Steel Market Update surveys active steel buyers regarding whether the domestic steel mills are negotiating pricing.
SMU collects data on all major North American Mills regarding current production capabilities, pricing extras by product, mill by mill price extras comparison, and a calendar on price increase announcements.
Download our latest Steel Market Survey report here.
We consult with our steel buying sources across the country and use SMU’s proprietary steel market survey about the pricing momentum on the market.
We are measuring responses from buyers and sellers of flat rolled steel in North America regarding their attitudes about their company’s ability to be successful in the current business conditions.
