Steel Market Intelligence » flat rolled steel https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog Analytical Steel Industry Expertise Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:25:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 HRC Lead Times Move Off 7-week Low https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2837 https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2837#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:13:37 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2837 HRC lead times for the week ending November 25 rose to 3.5 from last week’s 3.0.

CRC lead times also rose – coming in at an 11-week high of 6.4 weeks from 6.1 in the week prior. HDG lead times posted the lone decrease, falling to 6.3 from last week’s 3-month high of 6.5.

Sources: The Steel Index, Steel Business Briefing

HRC = Hot Rolled Coil
CRC = Cold Rolled Coil
HDG = Hot Dipped Galvanized
]]> https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2837 0 HRC Lead Times Post Largest Decline in 9 Weeks https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2803 https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2803#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:06:53 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2803 HRC lead times for the week ending November 18 fell to 3.0 from last week’s level of 3.8 – the largest week-on-week decline in 9 weeks and the shortest lead times in 6 weeks.

CRC lead times also fell – coming in at 6.1 weeks, down from 6.3 in the week prior. HDG lead times posted the lone increase – jumping to a three-month high of 6.5 from 6.1 in the previous week.

Sources: The Steel Index, Steel Business Briefing

HRC = Hot Rolled Coil
CRC = Cold Rolled Coil
HDG = Hot Dipped Galvanized
]]> https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2803 0 Lead Times Jump Across the Board https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2761 https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2761#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:19:56 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2761 HRC lead times for the week ending November 4 jumped to 3.7 from last week’s level of 3.2 – the largest week-on-week increase in 11 weeks and the highest reading in 9 weeks.

HDG lead times came in at a 5-week high of 6.1 weeks from 5.4 in the previous week – the largest increase in 11 weeks. CRC lead times rose to a 9 week of 6.3 – up from 6.0 in the previous week.

Sources: The Steel Index, Steel Business Briefing

HRC = Hot Rolled Coil
CRC = Cold Rolled Coil
HDG = Hot Dipped Galvanized
]]> https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2761 0 Lead Times Contract Across all Flat Products – HRC Hits 13-Week Low https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2375 https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2375#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:39:26 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2375 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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