CMI NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CHINA STEEL INCREASE AND GALVINIZNG MILL SHUTDOWNS CAUSING HIGHER PRICES AND DELAYED SHIPMENTS June 30, 2017   As one of the largest importers and suppliers of roofing nails from China we wanted to make you aware of the recent events causing a spike in pricing and extended lead times. Over the past week the price of wire rod, the steel used to produce roofing nails, has risen 10% driven by rapid increases in iron ore. The price of wire rod has increased from $3420 RMB to $3750 RMB in one week. Additionally, many of the galvanizing mills […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CMI Announces Expansion of Capacity with Tarah Asphalt Products – Supporting Organic Roof Underlayment Demand in California Abington, PA (6/08/2017) – Continental Materials, Inc. (CMI) announces that it has increased its capability to support the residential roofing market and organic felt demand in all California markets while continuing to provide the same high quality organic felts it has been supplying throughout the US for over a decade. CMI continues to partner with Tarah Asphalt Products to support the ASTM organic felt underlayment market with this important component of residential steep slope roof systems. The Northern California market […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Price Increase Announcement – SecureGrip™ Synthetics Effective:  June 1, 2017 Nationwide Dear Valued Customer; Please be advised that there will be a price increase of 5% on CMI’s SecureGrip Synthetic Underlayment products nationwide effective with shipments beginning June 1, 2017. Continued raw material increases have created this situation and we strongly suggest you plan for your inventory needs accordingly. For revised pricing, or any related SecureGrip Underlayment questions, please contact your local CMI Sales Representative or CMI Customer Service at 1-800-247-6637. CMI is a leading supplier of synthetic roof underlayments shipping throughout North America. We thank you […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CMI Adds Ryan Parker as Senior  Synthetic Sales Representative for Utah and Surrounding Markets Abington, PA (3/20/2017) – Continental Materials, Inc. (CMI) is proud to announce that Ryan Parker of Architectural Systems / Intermountain Products has re-joined the CMI sales team taking on the role of Senior Synthetic Underlayment Sales Professional providing coverage in Utah and surrounding market areas. “We are excited to add another person with Ryan’s experience and industry knowledge. He will be a strong asset to CMI in this new role and will be supporting our existing sales efforts and promoting CMI products and […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Price Increase Announcement – Asphalt Effective:  March 6, 2017 Nationwide Dear Valued Customer; Please be advised that due to rising asphalt and other costs, the price of all Continental Materials and Hot Stuff asphalt products will increase between 5% and 10% nationwide effective with shipments March 6, 2017. You will receive your new delivered pricing from your local CMI Sales Rep or you can call CMI Customer Service at 1-800-247-6637. All prior quotes for shipments after the effective date must be re-confirmed. All Continental Asphalt is produced with our patented No-Smell™ formula and protected with our WeatherSeal™ […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Price Increase Announcement – Asphalt Effective:  July 11, 2016 Western/Mid-Western Regions Dear Valued Customer; Please be advised that due to rising asphalt and other costs, the price of all Continental Materials and Hot Stuff (distributed by Continental Materials) asphalt products will increase between 5% and 7% in the Western region and some surrounding areas effective with shipments July 11, 2016.  This includes the following states:  AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MO, MT, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA, and WY. You will receive your new delivered pricing from your local CMI Sales Rep or […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Price Increase Announcement – Fiberboard Effective:  July 1, 2016 Nationwide  Dear Valued Customer; Please be advised that there will be a price increase of 5% to 10% on all fiberboard and cant strip/tapered edge products nationwide effective with shipments July 1, 2016. All currently priced fiberboard orders and job quotes must ship prior to July 1, 2016 to receive pre-increase pricing. Continued increases in energy and material costs are driving production costs up. We strongly suggest you plan for your inventory needs accordingly. For special job quotes, revised pricing, or any related fiberboard questions, please contact your […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ARTC Asphalt Plant Sold… Abington, PA (04/16) – The ARTC Asphalt plant in Douglassville, GA has been sold. CMI enjoyed a long term relationship with the plant, marketing their BURA throughout the Southeast. CMI also had an equity position in the facility and did our best to help them through a difficult period. Effective April 4th we will continue to service the market, our customers, and the contractors that demand high quality BUR “No Smell” Asphalt from CMI. Nothing changes regarding our market position or our ability to supply our customers’ needs Nationwide. You still call the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EG Roofing Nail Listing Change – Update 2… Abington, PA (03/16) – Last week we had received a memo from Miami-Dade County, Board and Code Administration Division regarding electrogalvanized (EG) roofing nails. This is a follow up to our previous letters dated March 15, 2016 and March 23, 2016 regarding Dade County nail listings.  I have again included a copy of the Dade memo for your review. Based on the current uncertainty and clarity regarding the use of Dade Roofing nails, we suggest you suspend shipment of Continental Materials Coil Roofing nails until more complete accurate information […]