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Flat Rolled Lead Times Mostly Unchanged; Coated Lead Times Starting to Pick Up

October 3, 2012 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

HRC and CRC lead times for the week ending September 30 remained at 2.9 and 5.4 weeks respectively, flat from 13 and 11-week lows in the previous week.

HDG lead times rose to 6.0 weeks from a 17-week low of 5.4 in the week prior.

Sources: The Steel Index, Steel Business Briefing

HRC = Hot Rolled Coil
CRC = Cold Rolled Coil
HDG = Hot Dipped Galvanized
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Lead Times Contract Across all Flat Products – HRC Hits 13-Week Low

September 27, 2012 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

HRC lead times for the week ending September 23 deteriorated to a 13-week low of 2.9 weeks from 3.1 in the previous week.

Lead times for HDG declined to a 17 week low of 5.4 weeks from last week’s 5.6, while CRC lead times fell to an 11-week low of 5.4 weeks from 6.2 in the previous week.

Sources: The Steel Index, Steel Business Briefing

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