- Turkish mills continue to book scrap for December, but concerns persist over weak long steel demand
- US suppliers seek higher prices for exports
- Chinese demand for downstream billet supports scrap prices in Vietnam
- Scrap import prices rise further in Taiwan on sustained demand
- Lack of material propels Indian shredded scrap price higher
Turkey
Turkish steel mills continued their deep-sea scrap purchases for December deliveries during the week ended November 15, while prices were largely stable.
Mills booked five deep-sea cargoes this week from the United States, the Baltic Sea and the EU, totaling around 180,000 tonnes.
Despite these bookings at steady prices, market participants were still
worried about the limited demand for long steel.
The daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), Northern Europe origin, cfr...
