Japan 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.

19 Apr

Free Global View on Scrap: Turkish market seeks direction, demand still weak in Asia

18 Apr

Tokyo Steel cuts scrap purchase price only for Utsunomiya plant

11 Apr

Japan’s Kanto scrap tender closes with increase

05 Apr

Japanese H2 offer prices to Vietnam 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

01 Mar

Negative sentiment persists in Vietnam’s import scrap market

15 Feb

Tokyo Steel increases its scrap purchase prices for Utsunomiya plant

09 Feb

Free Global View on Scrap: Turkish and Asian scrap markets remain soft

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

15 Dec

Vietnamese producers pay higher levels for Japanese scrap while ex-US offers remain stable

15 Dec

South Korean POSCO bids for Japanese scrap, domestic scrap prices may stop falling

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

17 Nov

Vietnam’s import scrap prices move up in new deals in line with global trend

10 Nov

Free Global View on Scrap: Turkish and Asian buyers accept higher prices this week

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

20 Oct

S. Korea’s POSCO bids for Japanese scrap, Japanese H2 offers to Vietnam decline

13 Oct

Free Global View on Scrap: Scrap market outlook still negative, prices soften in Turkey and Asia

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

Free Global View on Scrap: Mood deteriorates in Turkey’s import scrap market, Asia stable

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 

22 Sep

Free Global View on Scrap: Turkey’s import scrap relatively stable, Asian prices soften amid lower demand

15 Sep

Free Global View on Scrap: Turkey keeps scrap prices stable, Asian scrap prices rise

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

25 Aug

Global View on Scrap: Turkey’s import scrap market stabilizes, uptrend continues in Asia

22 Aug

Tokyo Steel increases domestic scrap prices after holidays

11 Aug

Free Global View on Scrap: Turkey’s import scrap prices move up, prices in Asia also rise

11 Aug

Japanese scrap export prices soften over past fortnight

09 Aug

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

04 Aug

Global View on Scrap: Pessimism continues in Turkish scrap market, some positive signs in Asia

28 Jul

Global View on Scrap: Turkish and Asian scrap markets still see slow trading

28 Jul

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

28 Jul

Vietnam still buys limited import scrap, could cut prices further

25 Jul

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

13 Jul

S. Korean mills keep bids stable or cut them despite Japanese suppliers’ increase attempts

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

07 Jul

Global View on Scrap: Import scrap markets in Turkey and Asia move down

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