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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Price Increase Announcement – Fiberboard Effective:  May 21, 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 May 21, 2021. All

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EXCESS FREIGHT SURCHARGE IMPLEMENTATION… Dear Valued Customer; On April 1, 2021 CMI implemented the below previously announced Freight Force Majeure policy. While we did not mandate the signing of the order acknowledgments, every order received since late December 2020 has had this printed on it. During the unprecedented ocean freight run up