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Fastmarkets amends Europe stainless steel scrap price assessments to domestic from import

Fastmarkets has amended the location terms of its Europe stainless steel scrap price assessments to domestic from import, from Friday November 28.

November 28, 2025
By Fastmarkets pricing team
Europe Ferrous scrap Pricing notice Scrap and secondary Stainless steel Steel

The decision follows a consultation period that started on October 28 and ended on November 25.

The price assessments in question are:
MB-STS-0008 Stainless steel scrap 18/8 solids, import, cif main European port, € per tonne
MB-STS-0009 Stainless steel scrap 18/8 turnings, import, cif main European port, € per tonne
MB-STS-0261 Stainless steel scrap 316 solids, import, cif main European port, € per tonne
MB-STS-0262 Stainless steel scrap 316 turnings, import, cif main port Europe, € per tonne

From November 28, they shall be assessed as follows:
MB-STS-0008 Stainless steel scrap, grade 304 (18/8), delivered merchant Europe, € per tonne
MB-STS-0009 Stainless steel scrap, grade 304 (18/8), turnings, delivered merchant Europe, € per tonne
MB-STS-0261 Stainless steel scrap 316 solids, delivered merchant Europe, € per tonne
MB-STS-0262 Stainless steel scrap 316 turnings, delivered merchant Europe, € per tonne

Imports of stainless steel scrap into Europe have become sporadic, while the domestic market offers more consistent liquidity, meaning that domestic assessments will be a more relevant pricing tool for subscribers.

Consequently, Fastmarkets has changed the incoterms for these assessments to delivered merchant Europe from cif main port Europe.

Minimum volumes of 20 tonnes will also be added to the solids price specifications, in which quantities are currently undefined. Turnings minimum volumes will remain undefined, given that smaller tonnages of turnings are often included within a larger quantity of traded solids.

In addition, Fastmarkets will add details pertaining to the quality of the stainless steel scrap being assessed, which is currently undefined. These details include chemical composition and, in the case of solids, dimensions.

These quality clarifications have also been applied to Fastmarkets’ UK stainless steel price assessments, namely:
MB-STS-0010 Stainless steel scrap 304 (18/8), solids, domestic, delivered merchant UK, £ per tonne
MB-STS-0011 Stainless steel scrap 304 (18/8), turnings, domestic, delivered merchant UK, £ per tonne
MB-STS-0259 Stainless steel scrap 316 solids, domestic, delivered merchant UK, £ per tonne
MB-STS-0260 Stainless steel scrap 316 turnings, domestic, delivered merchant UK, £ per tonne

And finally, Fastmarkets has amended the name of the UK and Europe assessments for 18/8 stainless steel scrap to include mention of grade 304. This is set to reduce confusion; 18/8 and 304 are different names for the same grade of stainless steel.

The full list of proposed new specifications is as follows.

Europe
MB-STS-0008 Stainless steel scrap, grade 304 (18/8) solids, delivered merchant Europe, € per tonne
Quality: Clean. Solids, min. size 1mm, max. size 1.5×1.0m. Nickel min. 8.00%, chromium min. 16.00%, molybdenum max. 0.50%, copper max. 0.60%, phosphorus max. 0.45%, sulfur max. 0.05%.
Quantity: minimum 20 tonnes
Location: Delivered merchant
Timing: within 4 weeks
Unit: € per tonne
Payment terms: 30 days, other payment terms normalized
Publication: Weekly. Friday, 2-3pm UK time

MB-STS-0009 Stainless steel scrap, grade 304 (18/8), turnings, delivered merchant Europe, € per tonne
Quality: Turnings or shavings, no solids. Nickel min. 8.00%, chromium min. 16.00%, molybdenum max. 0.50%, copper max. 0.60%, phosphorus max. 0.45%, sulfur max. 0.05%.
Quantity: not defined
Location: Delivered merchant
Timing: within 4 weeks
Unit: € per tonne
Payment terms: 30 days, other payment terms normalized
Publication: Weekly. Friday, 2-3pm UK time

MB-STS-0261 Stainless steel scrap 316 solids, delivered merchant Europe, € per tonne
Quality: Solids, min. size 1mm, max. size 1.5×1.0m. Nickel min 10.00%, chromium min 16.00%, molybdenum min 2.00%, manganese max. 2.00%
Quantity: minimum 20 tonnes
Location: Delivered merchant
Timing: within 4 weeks
Unit: € per tonne
Payment terms: 30 days, other payment terms normalized
Publication: Weekly. Friday, 2-3pm UK time

MB-STS-0262 Stainless steel scrap 316 turnings, delivered merchant Europe, € per tonne
Quality: Turnings or shavings, no solids. Nickel min 10.00%, chromium min 16.00%, molybdenum min 2.00%, manganese max. 2.00%
Quantity: not defined
Location: Delivered merchant
Timing: within 4 weeks
Unit: € per tonne
Payment terms: 30 days, other payment terms normalized
Publication: Weekly. Friday, 2-3pm UK time

UK
MB-STS-0010 Stainless steel scrap 304 (18/8) solids, domestic, delivered merchant UK, £ per tonne
Quality: Clean. Solids, min. size 1mm, max. size 1.5×1.0m. Nickel min. 8.00%, chromium min. 16.00%, molybdenum max. 0.50%, copper max. 0.60%, phosphorus max. 0.45%, sulfur max. 0.05%.
Quantity: 0.10-1,000 tonnes
Location: UK
Timing: Prompt shipment within the month or on call-off, varies
Unit: £ per tonne
Payment terms: Varies
Publication: Weekly. Friday, 2-3pm London time

MB-STS-0011 Stainless steel scrap 304 (18/8) turnings, domestic, delivered merchant UK, £ per tonne
Quality: Turnings or shavings, no solids. Nickel min. 8.00%, chromium min. 16.00%, molybdenum max. 0.50%, copper max. 0.60%, phosphorus max. 0.45%, sulfur max. 0.05%.
Quantity: Not defined
Location: UK
Timing: Prompt shipment within the month or on call-off, varies
Unit: £ per tonne
Payment terms: Varies
Publication: Weekly. Friday, 2-3pm London time

MB-STS-0259 Stainless steel scrap 316 solids, domestic, delivered merchant UK, £ per tonne
Quality: Solids, min. size 1mm, max. size 1.5×1.0m. Nickel min 10.00%, chromium min 16.00%, molybdenum min 2.00%, manganese max. 2.00%
Quantity: 0.10-1,000 tonnes
Location: UK
Timing: Prompt shipment within the month or on call-off, varies
Unit: £ per tonne
Payment terms: Varies
Publication: Weekly. Friday, 2-3pm London time

MB-STS-0260 Stainless steel scrap 316 turnings, domestic, delivered merchant UK, £ per tonne
Quality: Turnings or shavings, no solids. Nickel min 10.00%, chromium min 16.00%, molybdenum min 2.00%, manganese max. 2.00%
Quantity: Not defined
Location: UK
Timing: Prompt shipment within the month or on call-off, varies
Unit: £ per tonne
Payment terms: Varies
Publication: Weekly. Friday, 2-3pm London time

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets scrap package.

To provide feedback on these prices, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and metalsrecycling@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: Europe/UK stainless 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 the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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