Asphalt Weekly Monitor

25 Jan 2019

• East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices are unchanged for the week.
• Asphalt barge prices rose, with flux barge prices flat on the East Coast.
• Midwest retail markets were quiet and steady this week.  Rack activity was scant.  
• Midwest wholesale asphalt markets firmed a bit, with flux prices steady. Midwest refiners are heading into turnaround season–some asphalt producers scheduled for unit shutdowns.   
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices are status quo for the week.
• Asphalt barge market prices move up on the Gulf Coast, with flux barge markets status quo.
• Rocky Mountain selling ranges held steady. January wholesale asphalt prices were steady, but refinery crude costs have risen over the last month or so. 
• West Coast asphalt and flux prices were unchanged.     
• Western Canada remains quiet and static this week. Alberta wholesale prices are steady.
• Eastern Canada retail selling prices are unchanged, with some new posted prices noted.
• Effective 2019, the MTQ will be requesting Performance Grade Asphalt taking into account MSCR specifications (See Quebec Asphalt Posted Prices/Quebec Postings).
• Crude oil prices slipped lower this week for all the benchmark grades of crude oils.