Turkish scrap import prices increased w/w Turkish scrap slightly edged higher to $395 /t CFR for HMS 1/2 80:20 (+$3 /t w/w, -$11 /t m/m). Market activity has picked up after the initial price increase, and we heard five deals ranging from $387 /t to $402 /t CFR Turkey for HMS 80:20. Scrap prices(1) $/t 22-Jul […]
The following article on the hot-rolled coil (HRC), scrap and financial futures markets was written by Jack Marshall of Crunch Risk LLC. Here is how Jack saw trading over the past week: Hot Rolled Weekly changes in the value of spot HR have continued to drop an average of about $30/net ton but it should […] The post Hot Rolled Futures: Peak Summer Pause? appeared first on Steel Market Update.
The spread between hot-rolled coil (HRC) and prime scrap prices continues to narrow, according to Steel Market Update data. Busheling scrap prices have declined each of the last four months, as have hot-rolled prices – but at a greater rate than scrap. The result: a shrinking delta between the two products. The latest spread is one-third what […] The post Hot Rolled vs Scrap Price Spread Narrows appeared first on Steel Market Update.
The Kyrgyz government is introducing a six-month ban on shipments of ferrous metal scrap and waste, and ferrous metal ingots outside the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). The measure is one of a series announced by the government, including restricting exports of precious metals and products containing precious metals to less than 500 kg. Kyrgyzstan previously […]
Turkish scrap prices continued to edge lower, down to $352 /t CFR HMS 1/2 80:20 (-$13 /t w/w, -$54 /t m/m) based on the latest deal from the US. Scrap prices(1) $/t 08-Jul 15-Jul 22-Jul 29-Jul 05-Aug HMS 1/2 80:20 CFR Turkey 406 406 406 365 352 Shredded CFR Turkey 426 426 426 385 372 Notes: […]
Turkish scrap import price dropped to $365 /t for HMS 80:20 following low market activity for two consecutive weeks and weak finished steel market fundamentals. Competitive Russian billet offers have also put downward pressure on scrap demand and prices. Market participants expect this lack of demand to continue in August, which could see prices of […]
The following article on the hot-rolled coil (HRC), scrap and financial futures markets was written by Jack Marshall of Crunch Risk LLC. Here is how Jack saw trading over the past week: Hot Rolled The HR futures market has been somewhat subdued this month, which is reflected in the price changes for July. Over the […] The post Ferrous Futures: Treading Water This Summer appeared first on Steel Market Update.
Backward physical integration comes to the aluminum rolling industry SDI’s decision to “jump the fence” and enter the aluminum rolling sector was, in and of itself, blockbuster news. However, the repercussions on the aluminum scrap market may be even more profound. CRU has argued for some time that the big aluminum rolling mills would eventually […] The post SDI’s $2.2B Rolling Mill Project Will Reshape Aluminum Scrap appeared first on Steel Market Update.
The spread between hot-rolled coil (HRC) and prime scrap prices is back on the downward trend seen prior to the Russia-Ukraine war, according to Steel Market Update data through this week. The HRC-scrap spread peaked last September, falling to an 18-month low in early March and briefly rebounding through May. The latest spread is nearly […] The post Hot Rolled vs Scrap Price Spread Narrows appeared first on Steel Market Update.
Steel Dynamics Inc.’s plan to construct a $2.2 billion recycled aluminum flat-rolled mill and two supporting recycled aluminum slab centers is an unprecedented and an exciting move for a steelmaker, its top executive said. “I haven’t been this excited about a project since we first launched this business,” SDI chairman, president and CEO Mark Millett said […] The post Millett: $2.2 Billion Aluminum Investment ‘Incredibly Exciting’ appeared first on Steel Market Update.