Steel Products Prices North America

More Price Increases: Nucor, CSI, AK Steel

March 20, 2014

Yesterday (Wednesday the 19^th) Nucor announced a price increase on their new orders and listed base prices of $33.00/cwt on hot rolled, $39.50/cwt on cold rolled, and $39.50/cwt on galvanized. These are the same levels that ArcelorMittal, NLMK USA, and Severstal announced earlier in the week.

California Steel Industries (CSI) also announced an increase on Wednesday “due to changing market conditions” and listed increases of $40.00 per ton on all products.

Earlier this evening AK Steel announced a price increase to $660 per ton on new spot hot rolled orders only. They made no mention of an increase for cold rolled of coated products.

Brett Linton

Brett Linton is a senior 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.