Asphalt Weekly Monitor
3 Sep 2021
- Hurricane Ida batters the Gulf Coast and floods parts of the Mid-Atlantic States. A number of refineries lose power and stop operating, mostly in Louisiana.
- Retail asphalt prices decline in some parts of the East Coast, with flux pricing stable.
- East Coast asphalt and flux barge pricing are flat for the week, with no deals reported.
- Midwest wholesale markets slipped lower for September rail supply, with barges steady this week. Roofing flux prices were reported at lower price levels for September supply.
- Midwest regional posted/reference prices and selling ranges eased a bit lower in a few locations, with the rest mostly unchanged.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux price assessments remain status quo for the week.
- Gulf Coast asphalt and flux barge prices held steady, with no new sales reported.
- Rocky Mountain selling price assessments rose in some areas this week.
- Rockies wholesale prices eased lower for September supply.
- Some Pacific Northwest and California locations had higher pricing this week.
- In western Canada, retail markets were flat but wholesale prices were lower this week.
- Eastern Canada markets were unchanged versus the previous week.
- Oil prices were rise this week on lower oil inventory and Hurricane Ida’s arrival.
