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This consultation, which is open until June 8, 2026, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency.
The following prices are included in this consultation:
MB-STE-0185 Steel cold-rolled coil, fob mill US, $/cwtQuality: ASTM A1008 Commercial Steel and corresponding grades. 0.03 inch – 0.13 inch thick x 48-72 inches wideQuantity: Min 50 tonsLocation: fob US mill, excluding Pacific states (Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska and Hawaii) as defined by the US Census Bureau.Unit: USD per hundredweightPublication: Weekly, ThursdayNotes: Raw materials surcharges included. Standard packaging
MB-STE-0186 Steel hot-dipped galvanized coil (cold-rolled base), fob mill US, $/cwtQuality: ASTM A653 Commercial Steel and corresponding grades. 0.03 inch – 0.13 inch thick x 48-72 inches wideQuantity: Min 50 tonsLocation: fob US mill, excluding Pacific states (Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska and Hawaii) as defined by the US Census Bureau.Unit: USD per hundredweightPublication: Weekly, ThursdayNotes: Raw materials surcharges included. Standard packaging
MB-STE-0172 Steel cut-to-length plate carbon grade, fob mill US, $/cwtQuality: ASTM A36 Commercial Steel and corresponding grades. 0.375 inch – 2 inch thick x 48-72 inches wide x 96-288 inches longQuantity: Min 50 tonsLocation: fob US mill, excluding Pacific states (Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska and Hawaii) as defined by the US Census Bureau.Unit: USD per hundredweightPublication: Weekly, TuesdayNotes: Raw materials surcharges included. Standard packaging
Please send responses by June 8 to pricing@fastmarkets.com and steel@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “US CRC, HDG, plate annual methodology review, 2026.” Please specify whether your response is confidential. Opinions offered in confidential responses may be referenced but will not be attributed in any way
Fastmarkets will publish the outcome of this methodology review by June 15, 2026, including a summary of the feedback — with the exception of those responses marked as confidential. Any proposals to make material changes, discontinue or launch prices will involve a separate market consultation, the length of which will depend on how substantial the change is.
To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.