Asphalt Weekly Monitor
26 Jan 2018
- East Coast asphalt and flux prices flat in most areas for the week.
- Wholesale prices for asphalt rose, with flux prices on the East coast steady.
- Midwest retail markets firmed in a few locations, but most are quiet. Flux is unchanged.
- Wholesale prices firmed sharply this week on higher priced sales reports.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices go higher in most areas, with flux prices stable.
- Gulf Coast asphalt barge prices firmed again this week, with flux barge pricing status quo.
- Rockies retail market assessments headed higher in some locations, with the rest flat.
- Wholesale price ranges in the Rockies are unchanged.
- Some Pacific Northwest price ranges rose this week.
- Western Canada asphalt retail prices are steadfast. Alberta wholesale prices are flat.
- Eastern Canada retail selling and posted prices are unchanged.
- Crude oil markets headed higher this week, with West Texas (WTI) oil up $3, to $66 a barrel, and Brent over $70 again. Western Canada WCS remains under $40 FOB Alberta.
