Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast paving prices were mostly steady, with some price assessments raising.
- Midwest barge activity quiet and steady on river system—sales on Great Lakes noted.
- Midwest suppliers raise posted/reference prices in some areas this week.
- Gulf Coast retail markets mostly quiet, some area prices increase or narrow.
- Prices firmer in Pacific Northwest—California steady.
- Hawaii getting back its second supplier—product expected soon to be certified.
- Eastern Canada markets move notably higher—western Canada prices hold steady.
- California’s Tenby Inc. sold end 2011—no plans to operate refinery. (See Industry News)
- Tesoro plans to sell its Hawaii operations. (See Industry News)