Far East,Japan,Raw Mat,Scrap Analyses

SteelOrbis provides the latest scrap & raw materials prices and price trends via the scrap & raw materials price reports and market analyses listed below. These scrap & raw materials price reports are derived from actual scrap & raw materials market transactions and they can also be viewed on a weekly basis by using the archive drop-down tool below.

18 Apr

Tokyo Steel cuts scrap purchase price only for Utsunomiya plant

11 Apr

Japan’s Kanto scrap tender closes with increase

15 Mar

Import scrap prices in Far East slip close to bottom, demand seen only from Taiwan and Vietnam

12 Mar

Japan’s Kanto scrap tender closed with expected drop amid weak demand

12 Mar

Tokyo Steel cuts local scrap prices by JPY 1,000/mt amid subdued demand in Asia

07 Mar

Tokyo Steel decreases its scrap prices, but dollar-based prices move up

01 Mar

Tokyo Steel increases its scrap purchase price for its Takamatsu plant

15 Feb

Tokyo Steel increases its scrap purchase prices for Utsunomiya plant

09 Feb

Japan’s Kanto scrap export tender closes sideways

25 Jan

Tokyo Steel cuts scrap purchase price for its Utsunomiya plant

16 Jan

Tokyo Steel increases its scrap purchase prices by $7-8/mt

16 Jan

Price in Japan’s Kanto scrap export tender rises by $8/mt, S. Korea returns to import scrap market

08 Dec

Price in Japan’s Kanto scrap export tender up $22/mt amid exchange rate fluctuations 

08 Dec

Tokyo Steel raises scrap prices by $18-19/mt, reversing November price cut

09 Nov

Price in Japan’s Kanto scrap export tender decreases by $5/mt

31 Oct

Tokyo Steel cuts its scrap purchase prices after five months

13 Oct

S. Korea’s Daehan Steel bids for Japanese scrap, Vietnam remains silent

12 Oct

Price in Japan’s Kanto scrap export tender decreases by $12/mt

06 Oct

Japan’s scrap export price range widens, Vietnam achieves lower import offers

29 Sep

Japanese scrap prices relatively stable in deals to Vietnam, outlook pessimistic 

13 Sep

Japan’s Kanto scrap export tender closes with $2/mt increase

13 Sep

Tokyo Steel raises domestic scrap prices

01 Sep

Tokyo Steel cuts domestic scrap prices only for Utsunomiya plant

22 Aug

Tokyo Steel increases domestic scrap prices after holidays

11 Aug

Japanese scrap export prices soften over past fortnight

09 Aug

Japan’s Kanto scrap export tender closes with very small price rise

28 Jul

S. Korea’s POSCO cuts bids slightly for Japanese scrap

25 Jul

S. Korea’s POSCO keeps bids stable for Japanese shredded scrap

11 Jul

Japan’s Kanto scrap export tender closed at higher levels, but only small quantity traded

11 Jul

Tokyo Steel hikes local scrap prices as supply slows, Kanto tender closed higher

16 Jun

Tokyo Steel raises local scrap procurement prices except in Utsunomiya

09 Jun

Ex-Japan scrap on rise, confirmed in higher Kanto tender and some bids from S. Korea

09 Jun

Tokyo Steel announces local scrap price cuts for some assets

06 Jun

Tokyo Steel raises scrap prices for Utsunomiya plant, keeps others stable

18 May

Ex-Japan scrap price still falls amid further cut in Hyundai Steel’s bids, slow Vietnam

18 May

Tokyo Steel cuts local scrap prices for one asset

10 May

Tokyo Steel reduces local scrap price by $21-22/mt after Kanto tender

10 May

Prices in Japan’s Kanto scrap tender drop by $39/mt 

25 Apr

Seventh local scrap price cut by Tokyo Steel sharper than previous cuts

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