Asphalt Weekly Monitor

14 Jun 2019

• East Coast retail asphalt prices were mixed again, with flux prices steady this week.    
• Wholesale asphalt barges eased, with flux barge ranges steady on the East Coast.
• Midwest retail and wholesale asphalt prices were steady this week. Flux markets were static.  High water levels remain a problem for some participants on the river system.
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices steady, with some flux price ranges narrowing.   
• The wholesale asphalt and flux assessments are stable for the week.
• Rocky Mountain areas noted a few firmer retail markets. Wholesale prices were flat there.       
• West Coast asphalt prices are unchanged in Pacific Northwest areas, but declined in both northern and southern California. Flux prices are assessed modestly lower in California.
• Western Canada markets are flat this week. Alberta wholesale asphalt prices were steady.
• Ontario markets are static this week. However, Quebec asphalt prices were modestly lower.
• Crude prices were mixed this week, with Brent and WTI lower and WCS prices higher.
• PBF Energy to Acquire Martinez Refinery from Royal Dutch Shell (seen Industry News).