Asphalt Weekly Monitor
09 Dec 2016
- The Asphalt Institute held its annual fall meeting in Scottsdale, AZ this week.
- East Coast retail asphalt prices firm in some areas, with flux pricing flat for the week.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices increase, as flux price ranges hold steady.
- Midwest gets a wintry blast, halting paving in areas. Retail prices mostly steady–some lower this week.
- Midwest wholesale asphalt prices are assessed higher for a second straight week.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt firm in some locations, with flux pricing flat.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt prices increase modestly, with flux pricing unmoved.
- Rockies refiner wholesale prices rise again this week.
- Rocky Mountain retail prices are steady in most areas, but ranges go lower in others.
- West Coast regional prices are flat this week, as paving winds down in northern locations.
- Western Canada asphalt retail prices are status quo. Alberta wholesale is higher.
- Selling prices flat in eastern Canada–Quebec suppliers ceased posted prices until spring.
- Crude oil prices stabilized this week, following last week’s sharp rise, but OPEC are to meet with non-OPEC producers. January WTI closes at $51.48, off $0.20 a bbl for the week.
- February Brent oil eases 13 cents, to $54.33 a bbl, versus last Friday’s close.
- January Western Canadian Select (WCS) remains at just over $36 FOB Alberta.
