Posts Tagged: ‘steel lead times’

HRC Lead Times Dip – CRC Stronger

January 16, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

HRC lead times fell for the week ending January 13 to 3.5 from 3.6 last week.

CRC Lead times came in at 6 weeks – up from 5.6 in the week prior, while HDG was flat with last week at 5.8 weeks.

Sources: The Steel Index, Steel Business Briefing

HRC = Hot Rolled Coil
CRC = Cold Rolled Coil
HDG = Hot Dipped Galvanized

Lead Times Climb Across All Categories

December 19, 2012 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

HRC lead times dropped for the week ending December 16 to 4.2 from 3.7 last week.

HDG and CRC lead times also rose – with HDG coming in at 6.4 weeks from a 5-week low of 5.9 in the week prior and CRC rising to 5.8 from a 6-week low of 6.4.

Sources: The Steel Index, Steel Business Briefing

HRC = Hot Rolled Coil
CRC = Cold Rolled Coil
HDG = Hot Dipped Galvanized