Asphalt Weekly Monitor
6 Aug 2021
- An Asphalt Institute meeting was held in Denver, Colorado this week.
- Retail asphalt prices firmed in many parts of the East Coast, with flux pricing steady.
- East Coast asphalt barge prices declined this week, with flux barges unchanged.
- Midwest wholesale barge and rail markets were generally trading within previous week ranges, but upper Midwest price were firmer for August. Flux was unchanged.
- Midwest selling range assessments firmed in some areas, with paving activity strong.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt price assessments rise in some areas, flux remains steady.
- Gulf Coast asphalt barge prices are assessed down, with flux barges flat.
- Rocky Mountain selling prices moved higher in some spots on supplier price increases.
- Rockies wholesale prices firmed slightly for the start of August.
- West Coast markets noted some price increases in California, with other areas flat.
- In western Canada, retail markets are higher in B.C. and Manitoba. Wholesale is up too.
- Eastern Canada retail markets had steady pricing for both Quebec and Ontario.
- Oil prices sharply fell this week for all benchmark grades.
- Holly Frontier announced it is buying Sinclair Oil for $2.6 Billion.
