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CRU: Asian Demand Spike Causes Global Metallics Price Increase
By Senior Analyst Ryan McKinley, from CRU’s Steelmaking Raw Materials Monitor The CRU metallics price indicator (CRUmpi) increased by 8.3% m/m in May to 370.7. Following China’s removal of a VAT rebate for steel exports, scrap markets in Asia surged. This momentum carried over to Turkey, where scrap import prices rose substantially m/m, although upward […] The post CRU: Asian Demand Spike Causes Global Metallics Price Increase appeared first on Steel Market Update.