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California Steel Industries Announces $25 Price Increase
Written by John Packard
August 14, 2014
One of the west coast steel mills, California Steel Industries (CSI), has advised their customers that, “Due to changing market conditions, effective immediately, California Steel Industries is increasing transaction prices by a minimum of the following:
Hot Rolled = $25.00/ton
P&O = $25.00/ton
Cold Rolled = $25.00/ton
Galvanized = $25.00/ton”
The letter was dated August 13, 2014.
John Packard
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