Both domestic and imported steel beam prices in the United States were unchanged in May on persistent lower demand.
Fastmarkets' monthly price assessment for steel beams 8 x 8-inch, fob mill US held at $35.25 per hundredweight ($705 per short ton) on Thursday May 28; the price fell to that level on April 30 after remaining at $36.50 per cwt since January 30.Fastmarkets' monthly price assessment for steel beams medium sections, loaded truck Port of Houston for immediate delivery was unchanged at $650-670 per ton ($32.50-33.50 per cwt) on May 28. The price narrowed upward to this range in April."Mill business is beginning...