Carbon Steel

In the U.S. steel sheet market, more than 50% of direct mills shipments are priced against CRU. We have been tracking monthly steel sheet prices for over 25 years and moved to more frequent prices in 2008.

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U.S. Hot-rolled (HR) coil: (Level 2.0)

  • Base price, fob Midwest mill, for spot purchases for forward delivery
  • Commercial quality (prime) material, within standard tolerances
  • In coils of at least 40,000lbs, with standard packaging
  • Extras for gauge and width excluded
  • Delivery charges and taxes excluded
  • Raw materials surcharges (where applicable) included

U.S. Cold-rolled (CR) coil: (Level 2.0)

  • Base price, fob Midwest mill, for spot purchases for forward delivery
  • Commercial quality (prime, annealed and tempered) material, within standard tolerances
  • In coils of at least 20,000lbs, with standard packaging
  • Extras for gauge and width excluded
  • Delivery charges and taxes excluded
  • Raw materials surcharges (where applicable) included

U.S. Hot-dipped galvanised (HDG) coil: (Level 2.0)

  • Base price, fob Midwest mill, for spot purchases for forward delivery
  • Commercial quality hot-dipped galvanised coil within standard tolerances
  • In coils of at least 20,000lbs, with standard packaging
  • Extras for gauge and width excluded
  • Delivery charges and taxes excluded
  • Steelmaking raw materials surcharges (where applicable) included
  • Coating extras excluded

German Hot-rolled (HR) coil: (Level 1.5)

  • Base price, from parity point within Germany, for spot purchases for forward delivery
  • Commercial quality (prime) material, within standard tolerances
  • In coils of at least 15 tonnes, with standard packaging
  • Extras for gauge and width excluded
  • Delivery charges and taxes excluded
  • Raw materials surcharges (where applicable) are included

French Hot-rolled (HR) coil: (Level 1.5)

  • Base price, from parity point within France, for spot purchases for forward delivery
  • Commercial quality (prime) material, within standard tolerances
  • In coils of at least 15 tonnes, with standard packaging
  • Extras for gauge and width excluded
  • Delivery charges and taxes excluded
  • Raw materials surcharges (where applicable) are included

Italian Hot-rolled (HR) coil: (Level 1.5)

  • Base price, from parity point within Italy, for spot purchases for forward delivery
  • Commercial quality (prime) material, within standard tolerances
  • In coils of at least 15 tonnes, with standard packaging
  • Extras for gauge and width excluded
  • Delivery charges and taxes excluded
  • Raw materials surcharges (where applicable) are included

Spanish Hot-rolled (HR) coil: (Level 1.5)

  • Base price, from parity point within Spain, for spot purchases for forward delivery
  • Commercial quality (prime) material, within standard tolerances
  • In coils of at least 15 tonnes, with standard packaging
  • Extras for gauge and width excluded
  • Delivery charges and taxes excluded
  • Raw materials surcharges (where applicable) are included

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