HomeSteelSteel Archive Electrode shortage sends Turkey import billet, scrap price gap to five-year high Turkey's import billet price premium over imported scrap reached its highest level in more than five years in September, according to Metal Bulletin data. This was driven by a shortage of graphite electrodes, used in electric arc furnaces (EAF), which triggered a shift by mills away from sourcing scrap towards billet. Metal... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Reginald Ajuonuma October 02, 2017 12:47 GMT London Keywords Turkey import billet price Turkey import ferrous scrap price graphite electrodes Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}