Conduit pricing?
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jimwalker
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Re: Conduit pricing?
yes it has raised at least double.Why is a good question
yes it has raised at least double.Why is a good question
petersonra
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I about fell over a few weeks ago when I paid $7 for a 10' piece of 3/4" black iron pipe.
jimwalker
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was told metal studs also went way up
was told metal studs also went way up
hurk27
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I was told that China was buying up our steel faster than we can produce it. they are also buying up all the scrap and ore too as well as the coal that's creating a big shortage for the local industrys and driving prices through the roof. I'm right in the hart of the steal plants here and they are telling me they are having a hard time even getting the raw matierals they need as it is all being shipped over seas. and the fact in the last 20 years the US steal industry has down sized to meet the crunch of the "70's"
I was told that China was buying up our steel faster than we can produce it. they are also buying up all the scrap and ore too as well as the coal that's creating a big shortage for the local industrys and driving prices through the roof. I'm right in the hart of the steal plants here and they are telling me they are having a hard time even getting the raw matierals they need as it is all being shipped over seas. and the fact in the last 20 years the US steal industry has down sized to meet the crunch of the "70's"
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Yep,
NPR did a report on a small town in Montana that was getting their iron ore mines opened for business from a decade of being closed. Everyone was happy (which they should be)and excited. So was I, it was nice to hear that domestic ore was going to be mined again and that some relief may be in sight. At the end of the program they said the US company had been bought out by Chinese companies. Imagine that. Guess where that ore is going?
Yep,
NPR did a report on a small town in Montana that was getting their iron ore mines opened for business from a decade of being closed. Everyone was happy (which they should be)and excited. So was I, it was nice to hear that domestic ore was going to be mined again and that some relief may be in sight. At the end of the program they said the US company had been bought out by Chinese companies. Imagine that. Guess where that ore is going?
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I was shocked. 20? 3? Galvanized $256 in NYC
Why Price hike in steal? Union dues (US Labor is high and growing), import from China will not get cheaper it will grow, and $ is weak, so we looking into US coming inflation or interest increase in next 2 to 6 months. But the real question how to stay in business? How to tell the customer that you will charge double?
Tom
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I was shocked. 20? 3? Galvanized $256 in NYC
Why Price hike in steal? Union dues (US Labor is high and growing), import from China will not get cheaper it will grow, and $ is weak, so we looking into US coming inflation or interest increase in next 2 to 6 months. But the real question how to stay in business? How to tell the customer that you will charge double?
Tom
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charlie k.
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Tom. I seriously doubt union dues having anything to do with it. Our steel is being sent to China. The price of scrap is also up. China is having a huge building boom.
Tom. I seriously doubt union dues having anything to do with it. Our steel is being sent to China. The price of scrap is also up. China is having a huge building boom.
hbiss
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Our steel is being sent to China.
Yeah, and the EMT at my supply house is stamped "Bolivia". Couldn't believe how crummy this stuff was so I went and looked at the new stuff that just came in. Looked bad and smelled like cat urine to boot!
-Hal
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[ December 05, 2004, 09:25 PM: Message edited by: bill addiss ]
Our steel is being sent to China.
Yeah, and the EMT at my supply house is stamped "Bolivia". Couldn't believe how crummy this stuff was so I went and looked at the new stuff that just came in. Looked bad and smelled like cat urine to boot!
-Hal
(Political statement removed)
[ December 05, 2004, 09:25 PM: Message edited by: bill addiss ]
12345rsmith
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At the moment steel is about double, and copper is pretty close. Concrete shortages are prevalent in many areas.
The Chinese are a factor, but the decline in the value of the US dollar may be having an impact as well since much of the steel for construction comes from over seas.
At the moment steel is about double, and copper is pretty close. Concrete shortages are prevalent in many areas.
The Chinese are a factor, but the decline in the value of the US dollar may be having an impact as well since much of the steel for construction comes from over seas.
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