Steel Market Intelligence » service center https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog Analytical Steel Industry Expertise Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:25:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 November Distributor Shipments Lowest in Two Years; Inventories Plunge https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2933 https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2933#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:09:43 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2933 New Report Preview:

Reflecting the weakened economy and lingering impact of Sandy, MSCI November shipments declined 3.4% from October. The good news is…more.

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]]> https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2933 0 October Distributor Shipments Show Sandy-Impacted Decline; Inventories Continue to Drop https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2756 https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2756#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:28:29 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2756 New Report Preview:

The MSCI October report showing a meaningful decline in average daily shipments of 5.9% sequentially and 5.4% y-o-y most probably overstated the weakness in the month …more

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]]> https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2756 0 HRC Lead Times Move Out – CRC, HDG Contract https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2541 https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2541#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:39:14 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2541 HRC times for the week ending October 14 climbed to 3.5 from 3.3 the week prior and 2.9 two weeks ago.

HDG lead times declined to 5.4 from 6.2 the week before, while CRC lead times dropped to a 14-week low of 5.3 from 6.0.

Sources: The Steel Index, Steel Business Briefing

HRC = Hot Rolled Coil
CRC = Cold Rolled Coil
HDG = Hot Dipped Galvinized
]]> https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2541 0 September Distributor Shipments Tepid; Flat-Rolled Inventory Declines https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2510 https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2510#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:38:39 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2510 New Report Preview:

The MSCI September report had some good news in that overall inventories dropped some 2.2% with the bulk of the decline coming from flat-rolled, which has been the …more

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]]> https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2510 0 August Flat-Rolled Distributor Inventories Drop Again – Shipments Post First Y-o-Y Decline in Nearly 3 Years https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2255 https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2255#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:15:32 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2255 New Report Preview:

The MSCI August report held good news and bad news. Inventories for flat-rolled are continuing to decline, completely negating the view that flat-rolled pricing strength …more

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]]> https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2255 0 HRC, Coated Lead Times Move Up, CRC Flat https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2218 https://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2218#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:58:14 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=2218 Official HRC lead times for the week ending September 9 moved to 4.1 weeks from 3.9 in the previous week with some sources reporting that lead times are even shorter.

Lead times for HDG also moved up to 6.2 from last week’s level of 6 weeks while CRC lead times remained flat week-on-week at 6.4 weeks.

Sources: The Steel Index, Steel Business Briefing

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