Following the declining trend observed in Turkey’s deep and short sea scrap prices, Turkish mills have dropped their ship scrap purchase prices sharply. The general price range has declined by $10/mt on the upper end to $365-370/mt, with only one Turkish mill keeping its price stable week on week.
In Turkey’s Izmir region, the ship scrap purchase prices of local steelmakers are as follows:
Producer |
Price ($/mt) |
Price change ($/mt) |
Özkan Demir Çelik |
365 |
-10 |
Habaş |
365 |
-15 |
Ege Çelik |
370 |
-5 |
İDÇ |
365 |
0 |
All the above prices are for delivery to mill by truck.