Asphalt Weekly Monitor

17 May 2019

• East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices unchanged this week.  
• Wholesale asphalt barge pricing was lower, with flux prices steady on the East Coast.
• Midwest market selling ranges were flat, or slightly higher, for retail locations.
• Midwest wholesale markets were steady for paving asphalt and roofing flux. Barge activity is still limited by high water on the rivers throughout the Midwest and the Mississippi.       
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices unchanged for the week.   
• Wholesale asphalt prices widened notably on the Gulf Coast – flux barge prices flat.
• Rockies retail locations were mostly unchanged this week.
• Wholesale material in the Rockies held at reported price levels for May material.
• Some Pacific Northwest areas rise on asphalt and flux price increases, with California flat.    
• Western Canada markets are assessed steady. Alberta wholesale prices were unchanged.
• Markets in Ontario and Quebec are flat. One supplier in Quebec adjusted a posted price.
• Crude markets rose this week around a dollar per barrel for all benchmark grades.
• Arkema Group to Acquire ArrMaz from Golden Gate Capital (see Industry News).