Asphalt Weekly Monitor
04 Sept 2015
- Paving activity was brisk prior to shutting down for the Labor Day holiday weekend.
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux ranges decline in many areas to start September.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices hold steady, while flux barge prices move lower.
- Midwest retail markets slip lower in some areas for the start of September.
- Midwest wholesale prices decline for September asphalt and flux.
- Gulf Coast retail prices slip lower to start the new month, with flux mostly unchanged.
- Gulf Coast asphalt and flux barge pricing steady for the week.
- Rockies retail prices go lower in some areas and some market assessments change.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale prices drop for September supply.
- West Coast asphalt prices are mixed—California tight supply situation persists.
- Western Canada retail assessments are steady.
- Quebec and Toronto selling prices are assessed flat. Posted prices in Montreal decreased.
- Benchmark oil prices were mixed this week, with October WTI up $0.83, to $46.05/bbl.
- October Brent closed the week at $49.61 a bbl, down $0.44 a bbl.
- October Western Canada’s WCS crude was $13.30 under WTI, at ~$33 a bbl FOB Alberta.
