Asphalt Weekly Monitor
10 Jul 2015
- East Coast retail asphalt ranges moved lower in some northern areas – flux unchanged.
- Some East Coast wholesale asphalt prices narrow – wholesale flux prices status quo.
- Midwest retail asphalt prices were static, with dry areas reporting good paving activity.
- Midwest wholesale prices headed higher for July asphalt cement, with supply limited.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt price and flux price assessments are unmoved this week.
- Gulf Coast area barge asphalt range narrows, with the flux range holding steady.
- Rocky Mountain retail prices mostly steady, some selling ranges are adjusted higher.
- Wholesale prices in the Rockies are unchanged, varying across a broad range for July
- Southern California retail prices firm slightly, while Alaska and Hawaii prices head lower.
- Western Canada retail price assessments are status quo for most Provinces. Saskatchewan held two tenders this week – prices are assessed in a narrower range.
- Eastern Canada selling price assessments are both assessed in wider bands.
- Oil prices fall on more bearish news–August WTI closes at $52.74 a bbl, down $4.19.
- August Brent ends the week at $58.73 a bbl—down $1.59 a bbl.
- Canada’s WCS crude prices fall hard, to near $40 a bbl FOB Alberta.
