Delayed publication of Turkey steel scrap indices

The publication of Fastmarkets’ Turkey steel scrap indices for Thursday August 22 was delayed because of a reporter error.

Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The affected indices were:
MB-STE-0416 Steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), North Europe origin, cfr Turkey, $ per tonne.

MB-STE-0417 Steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), US origin, cfr Turkey, $ per tonne.

MB-STE-0894 Steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), month-to-date deal-weighted average, North Europe origin, cfr Turkey, $ per tonne.

These prices are part of the Fastmarkets scrap package.

For more information, or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of these indices, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these indices, please contact Cem Turken by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Cem Turken, re: Turkey steel scrap.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets’ pricing methodology and specification documents, go to: https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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