2024 Is Already Ahead Of Our Forecast!

February 15, 2024 | By Jeff Swan | Topics: Lead Times, Litho Pails, Plain Pails, Steel Industry News

2024 has started off much stronger than last year, with both January and February beating our initial forecast.

We have had to slightly extend our lead times to be able to keep up with the increased demand, meaning our lead times are currently at 3-4 weeks instead of their usual 2-3 weeks.
​​

I know that prompt delivery is crucial to you and your company! Whether you are placing a large or small volume order, you can expect to receive your products on time and complete. We have always led the industry when it comes to our delivery performance:

We are fully committed to providing you with the industry’s best possible customer and delivery service, all the time, every time. 


In the meantime, I wanted to let you know that we are monitoring the dramatic rise in steel pricing over the past 6 months. In August 2023, the average price for cold rolled steel was around $1,000. In January 2024, it shot up to over $1,300! 

See below for Cold Rolled Steel Pricing since August 2023 provided by Steel Market Update:

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact usWe are always here to help!

Kindly,
Dan Roether
Vice President of Sales

Jeff Swan

Hey there! My name's Jeff Swan and I'm the Sales and Marketing Specialist at Cleveland Steel Container.

Subscribe for a Pail Load of Great Content

  • CSC Pails guarantees 100% privacy, your information will not be shared. You may unsubscribe at any time:

Recent Posts
View All

Dear Lancaster Customer, As you know, Cleveland Steel Container acquired Lancaster Container in September 2024. Since then, the Cleveland Steel team has been minimally involved in Lancaster’s manufacturing, sales, and pail products as we strive to maintain the Lancaster brand identity. Lancaster's main product is producing non-regulated steel pails for roof coatings, fasteners, and railroad...

An Update on Pricing, Tariffs and Lead Times I want to share the latest developments in the US Cold Rolled (CR) steel market as we move through Q2 2025. After two straight quarters of pricing stability, volatility has returned and domestic steel prices have dramatically increased due to the steel tariffs implemented in March and April....

I want to inform you about a major shift in pricing for the US Cold Rolled (CR) steel market. CSC has gone 2 consecutive quarters with no price changes, but due to recent events, this is about to change.  According to Steel Market Update, on March 12th, the reinstatement of Section 232 tariffs on steel...

As you know, on Monday, February 10th, President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum products, re-enacting a strategy from his first term that pleased domestic steel producers. The president signed two executive orders that would impose a true 25% tariff on steel and aluminum from all countries without exclusions, quotas, or exemptions....

CSC Pails
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.