SMU Data and Models
Selected Domestic Steel Mill Lead Times
Written by John Packard
March 28, 2017
We are getting mixed messages regarding “real” lead times coming out of the domestic steel mills. The information we are sharing below comes from actual mill lead times coming directly from the producing mills to their customers. This is different than the lead time averages collected by Steel Market Update and shared with our readers last week after we had concluded our most recent analysis of the flat rolled steel industry.
Below is a sampling of a few domestic steel mill lead times as presented to their customers within the past few working days:
Nucor Berkeley
Hot Rolled – Week ending May 20th for 48”-54” (7-8 weeks), Week ending May 27th for wider than 54” (8-9 weeks).
Cold Rolled – Week ending May 20th for 48” to 54” (7-8 weeks), Week ending May 27th for wider than 54” (8-9 weeks).
Galvanized – Inquire all items.
Steel Dynamics Industries – Columbus
Hot Rolled – April Closed
Cold Rolled – April Closed
Galvanized – Week of April 24th (4-5 weeks)
Painted Galvanized or Galvalume – Inquire
Steel Dynamics Industries – Butler
All products at Butler are “inquire”
The Techs
MetalTech – HR Galv week of April 30th (5-6 weeks), CR Galv week of April 23rd (4-5 weeks)
GalvTech – week of April 23rd (4-5 weeks)
NexTech – week of April 30th (5-6 weeks)
NLMK Portage (EAF Mill)
Hot Rolled – Week of May 8th (6-7 weeks)
NLMK Farrell
Hot Rolled – Week of April 10th from slabs (2-3 weeks)
Cold Rolled – Week of May 29th for fully processed (9-10 weeks)
NLMK Sharon Coatings
Galvanized – Week of May 22nd (8-9 weeks)
CSN Terre Haute
Galvanized – Late April Tonnage Available (4 weeks)
ArcelorMittal USA
Hot Rolled – Burns Harbor week of April 23rd (4-5 weeks), IHW East week of April 30th (5-6 weeks), Calvert week of June 11th (11 weeks), Cleveland week of June 4th (10 weeks), Riverdale week of June 11th (11 weeks).
Cold Rolled – Burns Harbor week of June 4th (10 weeks), Calvert week of June 4th (10 weeks), Cleveland week of May 21st (8 weeks), East Chicago week of June 4th (10 weeks), TEK week of May 21st (8 weeks).
Galvanized – Calvert week of June 11th (11 weeks), IHW – 2CGL week of May 28 to June 4th (9-10 weeks).
John Packard
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