Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- Extremely cold conditions halt asphalt-related work in much of the US and Canada.
- Wholesale paving grade prices mostly flat, but flux prices decline in Gulf and East Coast.
- Lower rack prices reported in some US locations — most others unchanged.
- WTI crude oil prices decline to near $36 per barrel despite Mideast conflict.
- US asphalt markets await proposed stimulus plan from incoming Obama Administration.
