- Turkish scrap prices fell amid weak downstream demand
- United States scrap exports were poor due to high freight costs
- Weak demand for imports in Vietnam due to Covid-19
- China abstains from purchasing due to large bid-offer spread
- Taiwan reports price rebound amid reluctance to offer lower
- Indian scrap demand remains tepid on monsoon season
Turkey
Turkish steel mills have been out of the spot market in the week due to falling downstream steel prices, which have continued to weigh on buying sentiment and which have reduced appetite for imports.
News of transactions concluded late the previous week came to light at the start of the week, with overall price levels falling from the last tranche of deals.
Pricing history
steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), Northern Europe origin, cfr Turkey
steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20), US origin, cfr Turkey
United States
The recent spike in freight rates have limited exports from both the East Coast and the West Coast.
Pricing history
steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20), export index, fob New York
steel scrap shredded scrap, export index, fob New York
steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20), export index, fob Los Angeles
Vietnam
Import prices for ferrous scrap in Vietnam fell due to the worsening Covid-19 pandemic dampening downstream steel demand.
Pricing history
steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20), cfr Vietnam.
China
Chinese import steel scrap trade was largely silent amid a large bid-offer gap.
Pricing history
Steel scrap, heavy recycled steel materials, cfr China, $/tonne
Taiwan
Containerized ferrous scrap import prices in Taiwan started to rebound from Thursday amid increasing reluctance by sellers to drop prices further.
Pricing history
steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), US material import, cfr main port Taiwan
India
Prices for shredded steel scrap into India continued to trend downward because demand remained tepid during monsoon season.
Pricing history
steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India
