Asphalt Weekly Monitor
16 Mar 2018
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices mostly steady, with firming in some Florida areas.
- Some barge prices for asphalt firm modestly, with flux barge pricing flat on the East Coast.
- Midwest retail markets firmed in a number of locations, as some suppliers increased prices.
- Wholesale asphalt markets stay firm, with most prices near the upper end of ranges.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices hold steady throughout the region.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt and flux barge prices remain unchanged this week.
- Some Rockies retail markets ease lower, with ranges narrowed–other areas are unchanged.
- Rockies wholesale price range is narrowed, with most activity in the lower part of the range.
- Most West Coast asphalt prices were steady this week.
- Western Canada participants reported no selling price changes. Wholesale prices are flat.
- Retail selling and posted prices are steady across eastern Canada.
- Crude oil prices mostly climbed modestly, but Canadian WCS crude rose by a few dollars.
- Bitumar now marketing out of Kildair’s Montreal Sorel-Tracy facility. (See Industry News)
