Prices for cold-rolled and galvanized sheet in the United States declined after the suspension of manufacturing operations throughout the country reduced the demand for steel.
Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel cold-rolled coil, fob mill US fell to $35 per hundredweight ($700 per short ton) on Thursday April 9, down from $36.50 per cwt ($730 per ton) on Thursday April 2. Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel hot-dipped galvanized (base) steel coil, fob mill US also dropped to $35 per cwt...