by espsteel | Aug 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
ESP’s offices will be closed on Monday, September 4, in observance of Labor Day.
by espsteel | Aug 30, 2017 | ESP News
Hurricane Harvey forced us to close for 2 days this week. While the storm devastated Houston, our employees are all OK and returning to work. There is still road closures and some roads are still flooded so getting around Houston continues to be a challenge Our plant...
by espsteel | Aug 10, 2017 | Industry News
After the surcharge disaster in July, surcharges are slowly headed back up. As of today, copper is up 7% and nickel up 10% over last month. So 303, 304L, 316L and 17-4 all looking like there will be a surcharge increase of over 5%. 400 series is flat to up...
by espsteel | Jun 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
As reported in AMM, some distributors expect the surcharges to drop again next month. “I have factored in an 8- to 9-cent decrease in (Type) 304,” a second midwestern distributor said, noting that he expects base prices to remain stable, possibly through this summer....
by espsteel | May 23, 2017 | Industry News
Stainless steel surcharges are mostly heading lower for June, with Types 304 and 316 extras dipping amid lower nickel, manganese, copper and molybdenum tags. Meanwhile, Type 430 surcharges will remain flat amid stable chrome and iron prices. (AMM May 23, 2017)
by espsteel | Apr 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Only 4 of 21 days into current calculation period, but not “out of the box” very well. Nickel average last period @ 9,870 versus average so far this period at $9,289
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