Two Turkish steelmakers have increased their ship scrap procurement prices by $20/mt today, August 9. As a result, Turkey’s ship scrap market has settled at $370-390/mt for delivery to mill by truck. While sentiment in Turkey’s import and domestic scrap markets continues to remain positive, Izmir-based mills are securing their tonnages by increasing their ship scrap purchase prices.
In Turkey's Izmir region, the ship scrap purchase prices of local steelmakers are as follows:
Producer |
Price ($/mt) |
Price change ($/mt) |
Özkan Demir Çelik |
390 |
+20 |
Habaş |
370 |
0 |
Ege Çelik |
390 |
+20 |
İDÇ |
370 |
0 |
All the above prices are for delivery to mill by truck.