Asphalt Weekly Monitor

8 Mar 2019

• East Coast retail asphalt prices mixed this week, with flux prices steady.  
• Wholesale asphalt barge prices went higher, with flux barges steady on the East Coast.
• Midwest retail markets were mostly steady, awaiting better weather, but some locations firm.
• Midwest wholesale barge and rail asphalt prices continue to firm. Flux was unchanged.    
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices remain flat for the week.   
• Wholesale asphalt prices rose this week for barges in the Gulf Coast, with flux prices flat.
• Rocky Mountain racks stay mostly quiet, with prices steady, except for a few locations.  
• Rockies wholesale asphalt assessment rises, as lower February prices end. An explosion  at Calumet’s Great Falls refinery this week had limited effect on operations, per reports.   
• Some West Coast markets weaken, as wet weather stifles demand. Some flux prices slip.          
• Western Canada asphalt retail prices are steady. Alberta wholesale prices rose for March material.
• Eastern Canada selling and posted prices are steadfast at previous week reports.
• Crude prices went slightly higher for most benchmark grades this week.
• TransMontaigne Partners L.P. Purchased by ArcLight Energy Partners (see Industry News).