HomeSteelSteel raw materials EUROPE ALLOY STEEL SCRAP: UK prices up on strong demand despite weaker nickel Austenitic alloy steel scrap prices in the UK increased in the week ended Thursday April 18 because of higher demand this month compared with the first quarter of the year, and despite lower nickel prices. Another supporting factor was the concessions given by stainless steel mills during April for the price paid for the nickel component of the metal. Traders said that further concessions in May were not expected, but that they do now have more flexibility when purchasing scrap because of the improved price paid... 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 Ross Yeo April 18, 2019 18:22 GMT London Keywords UK alloy steel scrap prices UK stainless scrap price stainless scrap solids 18/8 inter-merchant prices nickel price Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}