CMI NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Price Increase Announcement – Asphalt Effective:  (See Below) Nationwide Dear Valued Customer; Please be advised that due to rising asphalt, transportation, and other costs, the price of all Continental Materials asphalt products will increase between 5% and 11% nationwide effective with shipments as follows:   Western Region – February 07, 2022 Midwest Region – February 14, 2022 East & Southeast Region – February 21, 2022     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 […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tianjin China – Possible Nail Factory Shut Down Dear Valued Customer; Abington, PA (01/12/2022) – Tianjin China – Possible Nail Factory Shut Downs – Delays on Plastic Caps and Bulk Roofing Nails: The majority of production of all bulk nail products are made in the Tianjin area. CMI ships 40–45 containers a month of plastic cap nails. Our largest plant is in the Tianjin port area, also the port area for Beijing, just 70 miles away.. One of the oldest and largest cities in China with 14 million residents Tianjin is now on partial shutdown as of January […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CHINA POWER/ELECTRICITY CURTAILMENTS MANDATED WILL THIS DELAY NAIL SHIPMENTS? Dear Valued Customer; Abington, PA (10/04/2021) – Container shipping issues have been a challenge. January’s $6,000 ocean freight is now over $30,000 in many cases. Port delays have not improved, but they pale in comparison to interior USA  rail delays. Union Pacific had a 25 mile train backup near Chicago. CMI has containers in Chicago area not delivered yet that are now over 11 weeks since they unloaded in California. These are issues we have been dealing with all year, and most likely will continue to have to […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Continental Materials, Inc. Extends CMI SecureGrip25™ Limited Warranty from 25 to 30 Years Dear Valued Customer; Abington, PA (08/24/2021) – Continental Materials, Inc. (CMI) has increased the standard limited warranty of their SecureGrip25 product to 30 years of coverage. This improvement of the warranty is effective immediately. * “CMI has well over a decade of installed performance history for SecureGrip25. Given the continuous improvements and constant quality measures we keep in place, we are proud to offer an enhanced warranty,” said Mark Hinterlong, Director of Underlayments for CMI. CMI’s SecureGrip line includes multiple products to suit any […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Price Increase SecureGrip, WeatherWarrior, SecureWrap Products and Dual Logo products, Including Self Adhered Nationwide Dear Valued Customer; Due to the continued increase in polymer resin, additives and shipping costs, CMI will increase the price on all synthetic products and house wraps, regardless of label or logo; effective on the following dates: All Warehouse Shipments Effective 10/1/21 All Container Shipments Ex. Plant Effective 9/15/21 – Regardless of order date. • All SecureGrip Products – from 4% to 7% • SecureGripPro • SecureGrip25 • SecureGrip+ • SecureGripMax • PS Max HT – from 4% to 7% • All WeatherWarrior Products – from 4% to 7% […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Price Increase Announcement – Fiberboard Effective:  October 04, 2021 Nationwide Dear Valued Customer; Please be advised that due to rising costs in energy, materials, and transportation, there will be a price increase of 5% to 7% on all fiberboard and cant strip/tapered edge products nationwide effective with shipments October 04, 2021 (regardless of order date). All currently priced fiberboard orders and job quotes must ship prior to October 04, 2021 to receive pre-increase pricing, please confirm any open quotes with CMI prior to this date. We strongly suggest you plan for your inventory needs accordingly. Due to […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dear Valued Customer; As the “Leading Importer of Coil Roofing Nails” in the US today we have certain responsibilities. Our customers need to be informed and up dated with accurate market information, and most importantly any possible supply interruptions. GOVERNMENT MANDATED TECHNICAL UPGRADING OF GALVINIZING LINES TO CUT JULY CAPACITY OF ROOFING NAILS.   Since early July most Galvanizing lines that supply the EG coating for roofing nails have been required to immediately undergo a “technical upgrading” as part of enhanced pollution control requirements. This is not the same situation that occurred several years back when all […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Dear Valued Customer; CMI SecureGrip25 has been tested and certified through third party testing agency to meet the new ASTM D8257 – Standard Specification for Mechanically Attached Polymeric Roof Underlayment Used in Steep Slope Roofing. This standard is the new ASTM specification that was ratified only months ago. CMI is the first company with Intertek to have been certified and we are very likely the first in the country. ASTM has taken a handful of years to develop this specification just for synthetic underlayments. The majority of the specifications used to quantify underlayments up to this point […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Steel Force Majeure… Dear Valued Customer; As the “Leading Importer of Coil Roofing” in the US today, we take our role seriously. We know that you, our customers, depend on us for quality product, timely delivery and accurate market information. While we were the ones to get out in front of the unprecedented spike in steel prices and set a policy to assure no production interruptions, we have had a week to wrap our arms around this situation. I know many plants have stopped production and refuse to produce orders for some of the other nail importers. […]