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US scrap prices fell again this month, as ample availability and tepid demand put downward pressure on the market

A Detroit-area mill entered the scrap market on Friday afternoon with the following offers: The Chicago area followed suit: Mills in the Great Lakes region sensed there was ample supply of most grades. Also, they all bought heavily last month and so had sufficient inventories to make this move, market participants said. Still, the move surprised […] The post Detroit, Chicago enter Jan scrap mart with lower offers appeared first on Steel Market Update.

Rising export prices, coupled with tight supply and stronger order books, pushed the US scrap market higher m/m. While some markets are still unsettled at the time of writing, buyers were opting to secure material on a TBD basis. At the same time, dealers are working to ship orders before the seasonal holidays.                Although […]

Prime scrap prices were unchanged in October month over month, following a large Detroit-area buyer's lead, according to market sources. The post Prime Scrap Prices Flat in October, Other Grades Edge Down appeared first on Steel Market Update.

With trading still winding down today, it appears ferrous scrap prices for October will settle down $20/GT on prime grades and sideways for obsoletes. Most Steel Market Update sources expect scrap prices to start moving higher in the months ahead. “After Cleveland-Cliffs bought busheling last week basically sideways, the U.S. mills stubbornly waited a week […] The post Prime Scrap Trades Down $20/GT in October appeared first on Steel Market Update.

Ferrous scrap prices for March delivery are expected to increase by around $10 per ton, report Steel Market Update’s scrap market sources. “Strong demand for raw materials both domestically and internationally are allowing little chance ferrous scrap prices will drop in March,” said one East Coast dealer. “All the mills I sell to will have […] The post Scrap Prices to See Modest Bump in March appeared first on Steel Market Update.

It is the first week of May and the negotiations between the long and flat rolled steel mills have been in full swing all week. By late today (Thursday) word of how the scrap dealers had fared has been coming into our offices. The first region to settle was Detroit which was up $10 on […] The post Ferrous Scrap Pricing for May “Strong Sideways” to Slightly Higher appeared first on Steel Market Update.

Ferrous scrap prices settled in Detroit with prime grades (bundles/busheling) settling at $360 per gross ton. At the same time there is Chinese auto bundles for sale at very low prices FOB China. Chinese scrap exports are new for the Chinese and there are issues that need to be overcome before they become major suppliers […] The post How Soon Before Chinese Scrap Makes its Way to USA? appeared first on Steel Market Update.

As we discussed earlier this week, higher international prices for iron ore, coking coal, pig iron and steel are helping take ferrous scrap export prices higher. SMU had lunch with one of our scrap/pig iron experts who advised that 80/20 scrap export prices may have reached $280 per metric ton delivered. At the same time, […] The post Watch Scrap Prices Lead Flat Rolled Prices Higher appeared first on Steel Market Update.