The further price declines in the import scrap segment in Turkey recorded in the latest deals showing have affected sentiment in the domestic scrap market. As a result, Izmir-based steel producers have decreased their domestic ship scrap purchase prices by $15-25/mt since earlier this week, SteelOrbis has learned.
In Turkey's Aliaga region the ship scrap purchase prices of local steelmakers are as follows:
Producer |
Price ($/mt) |
Weekly change ($/mt) |
Ozkan |
260 |
-25 |
Habas |
270 |
-20 |
Ege Celik |
260 |
-15 |
IDC |
260 |
-25 |
All the above prices are for delivery to mill by truck.