According to the latest figures provided by German steel scrap recycler association (BDSV), in the first twenty days of September domestic steel scrap prices in Germany continued to increase on the whole, though the month-on-month increases (in the range of €8-10/mt -$11-14/mt-) were smaller compared to those recorded in August (in the range of €12-17/mt -$19-23/mt-).
Category | Price: | Price: |
E1 - Old steel scrap | 235 ($317/mt) | 226 ($305/mt) |
E2/E8 - New steel scrap | 255 ($344/mt) | 247 ($333/mt) |
E3 - Heavy old steel scrap | 254 ($343/mt) | 247 ($333/mt) |
E40 - Shredded scrap | 262 ($354/mt) | 255 ($344/mt) |
E5 - Steel Turnings | 208 ($281/mt) | 198 ($267/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 1.5 m x 0.5 m x 0.5 m
E2/E8 - New steel scrap: maximum dimensions 1.5 m x 0.5 m x 0.5 m
E3 - Heavy old steel scrap: thickness ≥ 6 mm, maximum dimensions 1.5 m x 0.5 m x 0.5 m
E40 - Shredded scrap: excluding incinerator steel scrap and collection scrap; density ≥ 1.1 mt/m3, Fe ≥ 92%.
E5 - Turnings: excluding iron and automatic steel turnings
€1 = $1.35