Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- Wholesale asphalt prices steady or lower in US markets this week.
- Asphalt prices have been at or above coker alternative values for weeks in most markets.
- Major East Coast supplier reduces its rack prices in the Southeast.
- Gulf Coast retail paving prices were mixed, depending upon location.
- Gulf Coast roofing flux prices noted some increases across much of the region.
- Some West Coast markets firmed this week, but rain limited Pacific Northwest activity.
- The next Quebec Provencial asphalt tender is scheduled to be held on August 25.
- WTI crude oil prices increased modestly during the week.