HomeSteelSemi-finished products TURKEY STEEL BILLET: Increasing scrap costs push prices further upward Turkish steel billet prices have gone up over the past week due to the increasing cost of scrap and firm demand in both the domestic and overseas markets, sources said on Thursday February 25. Scrap import prices in Turkey have been increasing due to the rising freight costs seen worldwide. Three steel producers booked US- and Baltic Sea-origin cargoes on February 24 at $445-447 per tonne cfr on an HMS 1&2 (80:20) basis. Fastmarkets’ daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), US origin, cfr Turkey,... 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 Cem Turken February 25, 2021 14:48 GMT Mugla Keywords Turkish billet price Turkish billet exports Turkish billet imports CIS billet price Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}