The US prime steel scrap contracts market is undergoing a major reset as mills and suppliers renegotiate terms amid falling prices and shifting leverage. Oversupply and waning premiums are reshaping how future scrap deals are structured across North America.

The Aluminum Association has called for an export ban on used beverage container (UBC) scrap from the US to countries outside of North America, arguing that aluminium scrap should be treated as a strategic asset in a white paper released on Tuesday October 14.

Due to “a lapse in federal funding,” US Census Bureau trade data will not be updated until after the government shutdown is resolved, the US Census Bureau website said on Tuesday October 7. Fastmarkets typically publishes ferrous, non-ferrous scrap and raw material data after it is released, within the first 10 days of each calendar […]

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on US ferrous scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our October survey.

Market participants active in the aluminium and copper scrap and primary aluminium markets reported continued bearish markets with relief not expected in the near term during conversations at the Recycled Materials Association Roundtables in Chicago from September 10-12.

The Mexican aluminium industry is navigating trade challenges as it seeks closer alignment with the US while reducing dependence on China, amid rising scrap prices, proposed tariffs and ongoing pricing uncertainty.

The publication of several Fastmarkets steel scrap indices for the UK, European and Turkish markets were delayed on Monday September 15 because of a reporter error.

Recycling metal is taking on an ever-larger role at the heart of Saudi Arabia's rapid industrial transformation, recycling giant Al Qaryan Group's Ferrous Commercial Director Ahmed Khadr told Fastmarkets in an exclusive interview in August.

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on US ferrous scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our September survey.

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on US ferrous scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our August survey.