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Cru group steel sheet products monitor.
View price reports history forecasts and upates on steel and stainless steel products from global commodity research group cru including latest hrc prices.
Aside from the value in this index this provides explanation of the drivers of us and other market sheet prices firmly setting detailed regional analysis in a coherent global analysis framework.
This guide covers stainless steel products in all geographical markets and should be read in conjunction with the cru group compliance framework and methodology guide.
Prior to this role at cru mr spoores was a senior marketing analyst at severstal north america founder of steel reality a.
He has a bsc hons in applied chemistry from aston university and a phd in supramolecular chemistry from the university of birmingham uk.
To that end we commissioned independent market research interviewing 200 us steel buyers sellers.
The cru is more than a number.
We wanted to confirm our belief that cru s hot rolled coil price published every wednesday in cru s steel sheet products monitor and known by many as the cru is the leading steel benchmark in the us market.
Cru s hot rolled coil steel sheet price is the established benchmark for the north american steel industry when they do business it s so much a part of their life many just call it the cru.
Steel sheet products monitor in depth analysis of global demand production trade stocks and prices mid west hrc price has been shown by independent research to be by far the most widely used steel benchmark in the us more than 80 of those who said they used a benchmark used the cru price in negotiations.
It details commodity specific methodology which have precedence with all other aspects covered by the group methodology guide.
In his current role he leads cru s analysis of the global steel sheet market as editor of the steel sheet products market outlook and long products as editor of the steel long products monitor.
Josh spoores joined cru in 2012 with editorial responsibility for cru s leading steel sheet monitor and the steel sheet market outlook while also contributing to the steel monitor as well as the plate market outlook.
The cru us midwest hot rolled coil steel index.
Published every wednesday and based on a robust and transparent methodology steel buyers and sellers know they can rely on cru for an accurate.