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Nov 8 NETWORK2023 Jan 30 ASA Strategic Planning Retreat (formerly Winter Leadership) Apr 4 SWPD Annual Leadership Conference Apr 10 ELEVATE2024 May 22 EMERGE2024 View Full Calendar
Jan 30 ASA Strategic Planning Retreat (formerly Winter Leadership) Apr 4 SWPD Annual Leadership Conference Apr 10 ELEVATE2024 May 22 EMERGE2024 View Full Calendar
September 28, 2023 ASA-U Trainer’s Forum Reveals New Strategies, Solutions Once again, The ASA University Trainer's Best Practice Forum was a resounding success, spanning two enriching half-days with active engagement from members throughout the...
September 28, 2023 ASA Distributor Members Report Double-Digit Spike from July to August in Sales Growth Respondents reported median year-over-year sales growth of 2% for August 2023 vs. 2022.
September 21, 2023 Washington Weekly - September 21 ASA on Capitol Hill, House Party & Motion to Vacate
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 PVF Update: From the Distributor Side “Commodities continue to be soft. Rising interest rates and slowing multi-residential starts are hurting PVC and small-bore steel pipe sales; Compound that with reduced prices due to deflation and it puts you in a shrinking... Read More
Monday, October 2, 2023 Carbon Steel Pipe: Mergers & acquisition front: Cleveland-Cliffs & Esmark Steel Group made offers for US Steel in recent months. Neither deal has been accepted, a deal would have major effects on the carbon steel producing world, especially as it relates to the supply... Read More
Friday, September 29, 2023 Copper Cont.: Lackluster demand from China, along with a stronger dollar, has exerted downward pressure on copper prices, leading it to drop to its lowest levels in four months. #Copper #ASA #Commodites Read More
Friday, September 29, 2023 Copper continues to trade within a triangle pattern, characterized by lower highs and higher lows, which has been prevalent throughout much of 2023. As we enter the final week of September, copper is hovering around the $3.67/lb. mark. @ASA_HQ #commodities #FRIDAY Read More
Thursday, September 28, 2023 Stainless Steel Pipe & Fittings: The market continues to soften in pricing but project activity remains strong. Markets have pockets of strength especially for semiconductor chip production & infrastructure projects. Expect business levels to be steady through the end... Read More
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Hot-rolled coil carbon steel pricing has continued downward during the past month. We have seen pricing fall from around $730 per ton, to $704 per ton. The current quote is the lowest price since December of 2022. Read More
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Oil prices fell on Tuesday as a stronger U.S. dollar compounded concerns that demand for fuel will be held back by major central banks keeping interest rates higher for longer than expected. Brent was down 0.55%, at $92.78 a barrel while U.S. WTI was down 0.52%, at $89.21. Read More
Monday, September 25, 2023 MONDAY COPPER UPDATE from @Nasdaq: Priced at $3.694, Prior Settlement: $3.696, 52 Week High: $4.2675, 52 Week Low: $3.2835 #copper #Monday Read More
Thursday, September 21, 2023 Currently, China is the world's leading consumer of steel. A potential energy shortage could have an impact on steel prices if it becomes too cost prohibited to produce steel. #Thursday #Commodities #Steel Read More
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 HRC Steel Update from @MarketWatch: $707.00, +1.00, +0.14% #commodities #HotRolledCoil Read More
Monday, September 18, 2023 Copper Update from @Nasdaq: $3.801, -0.0205 (-0.54%) #Copper #Monday Read More
Friday, September 15, 2023 Nickel Price Update: As of September 13th, the price of Nickel per lb: $9.0074, while just the day before, the pricing per lb was listed at $8.9283. #commodites #Friday Read More
Thursday, September 14, 2023 Led by a decline in softwood lumber and steel mill prices, overall building material prices fell in September with the notable exception of ready-mix concrete, which continues to grow at a rapid clip. Read More
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Commodity Update from @OilandEnergy: Oil: $89.17, +0.27% BRENT: $92.34, +0.28% NAT GAS: $2.734, -0.009% ETHANOL: $2.16, 0.00% #Wednesday #PVF Read More
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 On a global basis, OPEC+ cuts in production are still expected to continue through September and into October. Read More
Monday, September 11, 2023 Stainless Steel Pipe & Fittings: There continues to be solid activity in some of the industry sectors like oil and gas, chemical and petrochemical. The overall raw materials remain a bid softer as nickel continues to hover at or near $9.00 as the China market remains... Read More
Friday, September 8, 2023 A potential energy shortage could have an impact on steel prices if it becomes to cost prohibitive to produce steel. That is likely a far-off scenario. #Friday #Commodities Read More
Friday, September 1, 2023 Carbon Steel Fall Factor #2: A big factor is that supply fears have all but disappeared even with a near-global slowdown of steel production. China’s demand is also slowing. Currently, China is the world’s leading consumer of steel. #Commodities #friday Read More
Friday, September 1, 2023 Carbon Steel Fall Factor #1: Ukraine has been corrected as Russian exports of both steel and iron ore products have been supplanted by other nations. #Commodities #friday Read More
Thursday, August 31, 2023 Carbon Steel Pipe Update: From a mid-July high of $983.00, hot-rolled coil carbon steel pricing has fallen below $730.00 per ton. And few factors go into this precipitous fall... #commodites #HRC #Thursday Read More
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Steel Update: From the Distributor Side With steel products softening, it puts the wholesaler in a bit of a pickle. Smaller wholesalers with little inventory can broker their way into projects. The question is when is the right time to change the price? Read More
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 The Federal Reserve followed through with a quarter-point hike in July but is expected to pause at the next meeting in September. #commodities #Tuesday Read More
Monday, August 28, 2023 Fuel prices are mixed. Diesel prices were $4.36 a gallon at the time of writing ($3.90 a gallon in the last briefing), which was $.61 cents per gallon lower than last year. Gasoline in comparison was $3.85 per gallon at a national level, which is now just 3 cents a gallon... Read More
Friday, August 25, 2023 High-pressure forged steel fittings: There have been no price increases announced by any of the major domestic forged steel manufacturers on A105, 304L or 316L. Availability of finished goods is stock to 2 weeks. Raw material prices have remained stable, and availability is... Read More
Thursday, August 24, 2023 Copper Update from Nasdaq: $3.8375 +0.049 (+1.29%), 52 Week High: 4.2675 52 Week Low: 3.2835 #Copper #Thursday Read More