US Steelmaker Nucor lowered its published hot-rolled coil (HRC) consumer spot price this week by $15/short tons (st) to $875/st.
The decision comes a week after Nucor lowered HRC prices by $10/st.
Nucor also decreased HRC prices by $15/st to $935/st at its California Steel Industries mill in southern California.
Lead times were steady at three to five weeks.
The Argus US HRC price on 5 August rose by $1/st to $873/st on an ex-works east-of-the-Rockies basis.

