Izmir-based Turkish mills have raised their ship scrap purchase prices further since SteelOrbis’ report published on May 7. Most producers have increased their ship scrap purchase prices by $10-20/mt during this period, while one mill has kept its quotation unchanged. Accordingly, the general range of prices in the Turkish ship scrap market is now at $400-455/mt. Since the beginning of May, the five mills in the region have increased their prices by $10-63/mt in total.
In Turkey's Izmir region, the ship scrap purchase prices of local steelmakers are as follows:
Producer |
Price ($/mt) |
Price change ($/mt) |
Ozkan Demir Celik |
400 |
+10 |
Habaş |
450 |
+14 |
Ege Çelik |
455 |
+20 |
IDC |
455 |
+10 |
Cebitas |
425 |
0 |
All the above prices are for delivery to mill by truck.