Three Turkish mills have increased their ship scrap purchase prices by $4-5/mt to secure tonnages. The general range in Turkey’s ship scrap market is now at $377-385/mt for delivery to mill by truck, up from the $375-381/mt range recorded on December 29. The total increase in the ship scrap market amounts to $5-15/mt since the uptrend began on December 23.
In Turkey's Izmir region, the ship scrap purchase prices of local steelmakers are as follows:
Producer |
Price ($/mt) |
Price change ($/mt) |
Özkan Demir Çelik |
380 |
+5 |
Habaş |
385 |
+4 |
Ege Çelik |
385 |
+4 |
İDÇ |
377 |
0 |
All the above prices are for delivery to mill by truck.