Asphalt Weekly Monitor
17 June 2016
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices unchanged this week.
- Wholesale East Coast asphalt ranges firm; flux barge pricing steady.
- Midwest retail markets mostly steady, but some location selling ranges slip lower.
- Midwest wholesale prices were mostly steady–some higher rail prices reported this week.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices reportedly steady, with assessments unmoved.
- The asphalt barge price range narrowed modestly, with flux barge pricing flat.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale remains in a broad range–supply varies considerably by refiner.
- Retail prices in the Rockies were mostly steady this week.
- West Coast markets are unchanged in most locations. A few slip lower.
- Asphalt retail and posted prices are status quo across western Canada.
- Asphalt selling prices decreased slightly in Quebec. Prices are steady in Ontario.
- Crude oil prices slip lower. July WTI closes at $47.98 a bbl, down about a dollar this week.
- August Brent crude closes at $49.17 a bbl, off more than a dollar despite a Friday surge.
- August Western Canadian WCS crude closes the week at below $36 a bbl FOB Alberta.
- Canada Releases Assessment of Asphalt: Not Harmful to Humans (see Industry News).
- Chevron Corp Reportedly Puts B.C. Canada Refinery Up for Sale (see Industry News).
