Turkish mills have continued to increase their ship scrap purchase prices today, January 9. The upward adjustments are by $5-10/mt, while the general range in Turkey’s ship scrap market is now at $385-405/mt for delivery to mill by truck, up from the $385-400/mt range recorded on January 6. The total increase in the ship scrap market amounts to $18-35/mt since the upward trend began on December 23.
In Turkey's Izmir region, the ship scrap purchase prices of local steelmakers are as follows:
Producer |
Price ($/mt) |
Price change ($/mt) |
Özkan Demir Çelik |
395 |
0 |
Habaş |
405 |
+10 |
Ege Çelik |
405 |
+5 |
İDÇ |
395 |
+10 |
All the above prices are for delivery to mill by truck.