Hoffman: Export and Asia markets impact US domestic scrap markets
The wild cards in some price negotiations are Bangladesh and India.
The wild cards in some price negotiations are Bangladesh and India.
Does the price of ferrous scrap depend on the price of finished steel product? And how much of an affect do billet and slab prices have on scrap prices?
Midwest uncertainty contrasts with coastal confidence. Discover the latest insights driving steel prices.
The international ferrous scrap market may be stabilizing which will likely put pressure on the US domestic market to remain flat or to increase in some areas in April.
In a surprising turn, a Rocky Mountain mill resumed its purchasing program at half its normal capacity, signaling potential stabilization in the Texas/Gulf region for the upcoming month.
"Longs sales are at a standstill," said one producer.
For the West Coast export market, Tet/Chinese New Year ended on Monday and buyers were just coming back to the market.
We are pleased to have Philip Hoffman, Chairman & CEO of Hoffman Iron & Steel provide us his unique insights on both the domestic and international scrap markets as well as his forecast for where international and domestic scrap prices will be headed in the next month or two (and why). As most are aware, […] The post Ferrous Scrap Wrap Up First Week of January 2016 appeared first on Steel Market Update.