Asphalt Weekly Monitor
26 Jun 2015
- East Coast retail asphalt ranges mostly steady, with some price slippage – flux unchanged.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices increase in many areas – flux prices stable.
- Midwest retail prices were generally steady for this last full week of June.
- Midwest June wholesale assessments were steady for rail and flux, but higher for barges.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices remain unchanged this week.
- Gulf Coast area barge asphalt range increases modestly, with flux barge pricing status quo.
- Rocky Mountain prices were flat for retail and wholesale markets.
- Asphalt prices were reduced in coastal Washington—steady for other West Coast locations.
- Western Canada wholesale is status quo—Selling price assessments are steady.
- Assessed asphalt selling price ranges in Montreal are flat, but decreased in Ontario.
- Oil prices were mixed this week. August WTI closed at $59.63 a bbl, down 34 cents.
- August Brent ended the week at $63.26 a bbl, up by $0.24 a bbl.
- Canada’s WCS prices were lower for August, with the discount to WTI increasing.
