According to the latest figures provided by German steel scrap recycler association (BDSV), in the first 20 days of the month of January domestic steel scrap prices increased by €4-6/mt ($5-8/mt). January is the third month in a row in which a month-on-month increase has been recorded, even if the growth rate has slowed down compared to November and December.
Category |
Price Jan 2013 (€/mt) |
Price Dec 2012 (€/mt) |
Price Jan 2012 (€/mt) |
E1-Old steel scrap |
262 ($351/mt) |
257 ($344/mt) |
278 ($373/mt) |
E2/E8-New steel scrap |
290 ($389/mt) |
287 ($385/mt) |
309 ($414/mt) |
E3-Heavy old steel scrap |
289 ($387/mt) |
284 ($381/mt) |
304 ($407/mt) |
E40-Shredded scrap |
298 ($399/mt) |
294 ($394/mt) |
312 ($418/mt) |
E5-Steel Turnings |
241 ($323/mt) |
235 ($315/mt) |
252 ($338/mt) |
*Average prices for domestic transactions all across Germany in the first 20 days of the given month. Prices are provided by Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Stahlrecycling- und Entsorgungsunternehmen e.V. (BDSV).
Specifications:
E1-Old steel scrap: thickness ≥ 4 mm, maximum dimensions 1.50 m x 0.50 m x 0.50 m
E2/E8-New steel scrap: maximum dimensions 1.50 m x 0.50 m x 0.50 m
E3-Heavy old steel scrap: thickness ≥ 6 mm, maximum dimensions 1.50 m x 0.50 m x 0.50 m
E40-Shredded scrap: excluding incinirator steel scrap and collection scrap, density ≥ 1.1 mt/m3, Fe≥92%.
E5-Turnings: excluding iron and automatic steel turnings
€1 = $ 1.34