Asphalt Weekly Monitor
25 Sept 2015
- East Coast retail asphalt prices slip in some areas flat or narrower in others – flux steady.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices slip or narrow, while flux barge prices are flat.
- Midwest retail selling ranges slip in selective areas.
- Midwest wholesale price assessments also move lower for barges and rail.
- Gulf Coast retail prices mostly steady or narrower, with flux prices unchanged for the week.
- Gulf Coast asphalt barge price range narrows, with flux barge prices status quo.
- Rockies retail prices were mostly steady, with paving activity seasonally strong.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale prices assessed in a narrower range.
- West Coast retail markets hold steady in most markets, with very few range adjustments.
- Western Canada retail assessments are flat. Posted prices are unchaged.
- Quebec MTQ held a tender. Quebec and Toronto selling prices are assessed status quo.
- Oil prices rise. November WTI goes to $45.70/bbl—up $1.02 vs. last week’s October close.
- November Brent ended the week at $48.60 a bbl, also moving higher.
- November West. Canada’s WCS crude was $13.10 below WTI, over ~$32/bbl FOB Alberta.
