Most Turkish mills adjust their ship scrap prices as week ends

Friday, 07 August 2020 15:19:29 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul

Three Turkish mills have increased their ship scrap prices by $2-5/mt, while two Turkish mills have kept their ship scrap purchase stable today, August 7. As a result, the general price range has settled at $270-275/mt, for delivery to mill by truck.

In Turkey's Izmir region, the ship scrap purchase prices of local steelmakers are as follows: 

Producer

Price ($/mt)

Price change ($/mt)

Ozkan Demir Celik

270

+5

Habaş

270

0

Ege Çelik

270

0

IDC

275

+5

Cebitas

270

+2

All the above prices are for delivery to mill by truck.

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I graduated from Marmara University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics in 2006 and have a master’s degree in Msc Management at Southampton University in the UK right after my graduation. I have been in the steel industry since 2008. I cover the longs products in Turkey both internally and externally at SteelOrbis headquarter.

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