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The scrap industry in the US is expected to continue to consolidate, which benefits the market overall, panelists said at Fastmarkets’ event this week
Fastmarkets analysts are forecasting an increase in prices across the base metals complex by the end of 2023. Copper and nickel prices are expected to be the best performers next year and to show large increases by the end of 2023, with the speed of this growth heavily dependent on China’s economic recovery
Despite growing concerns around the health of the US economy and the impact of rising inflation, the US ferrous scrap market should stabilize and recover moderately this year after a period of sustained downside pressure throughout much of 2022, according to panelists at Fastmarkets’ Scrap & Steel conference 2023 in Dallas, Texas
China’s automobile output and sales edged upward in 2022 from a year earlier, supported by the government’s policy to halve the purchase tax on vehicles as well as other policies aimed at promoting consumer activity
Year-on-year increases in contract base prices for special bar quality (SBQ) steel products put 2023 deal levels on par with spot prices seen early this month, market participants told Fastmarkets, noting that some buyers also negotiated shorter contract terms on fears of a price drop late next year
Copper market participants have told Fastmarkets that European demand for the red metal in 2023 is “not all doom and gloom,” although the market will face problems
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