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Once the end of summer arrived, we saw the price of steel jump significantly, and it has continued to rise. Now that you have some background on the current state of the steel supply shortage and price increase, you might be asking yourself what this means. To keep it as simple as possible: It means there is very little steel to be had. Many companies that buy their metal directly from steel mills, including Sheffield Metals, are limited in what they can get. For example, if Company A bought 20,, pounds of metal from Steel Mill 1 last year, then Steel Mill 1 will allow Company A to purchase 20,, pounds of metal or less this year.
Luckily, most of the metal Sheffield Metals has purchased in the last few years has been from domestic steel mills. This fact puts us in a good position to continue getting our steel from the domestic mills that we have a history with, which allows us to continue servicing our existing customers.
Much like a contractor or fabricator has to protect their business, manufacturers of metal sheet and coil also have to protect their business. Adding this type of provision in your contracts can help to protect you and your business from losing profits in the event of a large price fluctuation. Specifically, call out an escalation clause that will allow for increases to bids for verifiable increases from the time the project was bid, to when the work being performed is taking place.
In essence, the provision locks the customer in and allows the price of the project to reasonably go up or down according to the price of the materials. Communication with your customers during this time is critical, as many people who are buying a new metal roof may be unaware of the steel shortage.
In addition to just the metal sheet and coil price increases, there are other materials made of steel that are also experiencing a price increase, including the fasteners and clips used for standing seam metal roof installations.
Essentially, just be aware that material input costs are rising, which will play a role in how you price your products and services. However, our team is available to help answer your questions about the steel shortage and price increases if you would like to discuss it further.
This insight will help the supplier offer a more accurate quoted price on this and future orders. The country of origin where the steel material is produced can play a large factor into overall CWT price. Some projects require specific countries of origin to meet quality requirements, but others can be more flexible about where the material originates.
Look for suppliers who source from domestic as well as international mills. These suppliers are more likely to have a wider price range of steel material, giving you more options when you buy.
Requesting steel material that is cut, drilled or cleaned will likely add to overall cost, but may reduce CWT if the steel supplier can handle these requests in-house. By bundling a material order with a processing request, suppliers may have more wiggle room with CWT. Be sure to mention any processing needs you may have with suppliers as you solicit quotes.
It is costly — in both time and dollars — to transport steel material due to size and weight. For this reason, quality steel suppliers have distribution centers in strategic cities across North America. This allows the supplier to deliver steel faster and more economically to customers across the continent. A few suppliers build transportation cost into CWT, but most tack it on as an additional expense.
When evaluating steel material quotes, be sure to understand how transportation will impact your total cost.
Occasionally, a steel supplier may have too much of a non-standard size or grade and will slash CWT in order to move the material and clear warehouse space for more popular sizes and grades. When sourcing steel materials, partnering with a niche supplier can save greatly on CWT. Because this is our focus, we can be much more competitive on steel plate pricing than someone who supplies a more mixed variety of steel products i. However, sometimes your project requires more varied material types.
How could we not mention the elephant in the room? Market regulation can greatly impact global and domestic CWT. The most recent — and visible — example being the U. The tariffs made buying steel and aluminum with non-U. The result was a greater demand for U. Basic macroeconomics took hold: greater demand lowered the supply and increased prices.
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