CMI NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Price Increase Announcement – Asphalt Effective:  March 14, 2022 Nationwide Dear Valued Customer; Please be advised that due to rising asphalt, transportation, and other costs, the price of all Continental Materials roofing asphalt products will increase between 5% and 11% nationwide effective with shipments March 14, 2022. This is in addition to the increase that was just implemented.   Current global tensions have put unprecedented pressure on asphalt and transportation costs as crude approaches $100 a barrel. Availability will be limited and any material that ships after the increase date will be at the new price. Since supply […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Price Increase Announcement – Fiberboard Effective:  March 01, 2022 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 March 01, 2022 (regardless of order date). All currently priced fiberboard orders and job quotes, are ‘Priced at Time of Shipment’, and must ship prior to March 01, 2022 to receive current pricing, please confirm any open quotes with CMI prior to this date. We strongly suggest you plan for your […]

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 […]