Fastmarkets is proposing a comprehensive overhaul of its suite of North American non-ferrous scrap dealer buying prices to improve the accuracy of its price assessments amid low levels of liquidity in select markets.

Aluminum scrap generation in Europe is expected to decrease in the current quarter due to lower demand from downstream metal producers amid the domestic seasonal summer slowdown, according to the latest market overview from the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR)

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our July survey

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-STS-0259 stainless steel scrap 316 solids domestic, delivered merchants UK, £/tonne price assessment, which was published incorrectly on Friday June 14.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ Vietnamese steel scrap import assessments for Friday June 14 were delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Tight aluminium scrap availability, the increase in container costs, sluggish demand in the US and the US market’s current indifference to rising premiums in Europe and Asia were the top subjects discussed during the Harbor Aluminum Summit that took place in Chicago on June 4-6

The publication of Fastmarkets’ aluminium scrap and secondary aluminium ingot price assessments for Wednesday June 12 were delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Tata Steel intends to continue with plans to close its blast furnaces at the Port Talbot Steelworks in Wales, and called for both of the UK’s major political parties to adhere to the terms of its plan to develop a lower-emissions electric-arc furnace-based steelmaking plant on the site, the firm said on Tuesday June 11

Germany-based copper recycling and non-ferrous metal provider Aurubis has started commissioning their secondary smelter in Augusta, Georgia, and could eventually introduce black mass recycling to the facility

European scrap consuming electric arc furnace output is rising, with demand for higher grade scraps to produce flat steel expected to grow. Fastmarkets has launched prime grade scrap forecasts to capture this