Asphalt Weekly Monitor
17 Sep 2021
- Retail asphalt and flux prices are mostly assessed steady on the East Coast this week.
- East Coast asphalt barge pricing declines, with flux barge pricing unchanged.
- Wholesale markets for asphalt/flux were mostly steady in the Midwest.
- Midwest retail markets stay flat, with paving strong in most areas on good weather days.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux price assessments are status quo this week.
- Gulf Coast asphalt barge prices firm, with flux barge pricing maintaining previous levels.
- Rocky Mountain state selling price assessments are unchanged for this mid-Sept. week.
- Rockies wholesale markets were unchanged, with supply good and demand healthy.
- West Coast markets were static for both Pacific Northwest and California locations.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale markets were steady this week.
- Quebec markets had a lower posted price range, with flat selling price assessment. Ontario markets were status quo.
- Oil prices were up sharply this week for all benchmark grades, on lower oil inventories.
