Service Center Inventories
SMU surveys key data providers each month to gather the latest information on steel sheet and plate inventories.
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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.
Mill Order Index
Monitor service center purchasing with our inventory-based insight into demand momentum and lead-time trends.
Steel Demand Index
Derived from the market surveys SMU conducts every other week, the Steel Demand Index is a diffusion index and a statistical tool to measure the breadth of change across our overall demand data series. It effectively helps identify widespread demand trends or turning points. An index score above 50 indicates components are increasing more than […]
Latest news
SMU Survey: Steel Buyers’ Sentiment Indices stay optimistic
Both Steel Buyers’ Sentiment Indices continue to indicate that steel buyers are confident in their companies’ prospects today, as well as in the months ahead.
FGM streamlines operations under one brand
Flack Global Metals (FGM) has consolidated Pacesetter Steel Service under the FGM brand, finalizing the group’s formal transition, the company said on Friday.
Hybar expansion accelerates with groundbreaking of second Arkansas mill
Hybar LLC broke ground Friday on its second rebar mill in Osceola, Ark., accelerating one of the fastest expansion runs the US long-products sector has seen in years.
CMC’s profits soar in fiscal third quarter
CMC’s profits more than doubled in its fiscal third quarter.
Reminder: SMU’s Final Thoughts has moved to a dedicated Friday edition
Starting on June 26, SMU’s Final Thoughts will become a standalone article delivered on Fridays, creating a dedicated space for thought leadership and market analysis from our experts.
Sheet buyers say high prices, tight supplies could invite imports
Some hot-rolled coil buyers expect continued incremental price increases from domestic mills. Others expect steeper increases, even if it risks inviting imports.
AMU LME checkpoint: Prices retreat while warehouse stocks remain low
The London Metal Exchange (LME) cash aluminum settlement price fell 12% between June 2 and June 18 after reaching its highest level in more than four years, while the US Midwest Premium moved lower from record highs established in late May.
Oil and gas drilling expands in US and Canada
Drilling activity accelerated this week in both the US and Canada, according to recently released rig count figures from Baker Hughes.
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