Turkish domestic scrap purchase prices edge down

Monday, 09 March 2020 17:15:01 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul

Today, March 9, some Turkish mills have reduced their domestic scrap purchase prices. With these price revisions - some made during the weekend and some announced today - domestic scrap purchase prices of the mills in question have declined by TRY 15-55/mt as compared to levels published by SteelOrbis on Friday, March 6.

Diler Dis Tic. cut its domestic scrap purchase prices by TRY 20-30/mt on Saturday, March 7. With the producer’s additional TRY 15-25/mt reduction announced today, the total fall in its prices has reached TRY 35-55/mt, the biggest drop observed among Turkish steelmaker.

On the other hand, dollar-based prices of those mills which decided to cut quotations have moved down by $3-9/mt in this period, while the dollar-based domestic scrap purchase prices of other Turkish mills have mostly remained stable, though small decreases of $1/mt have been recorded for some grades.

Producer/ product

Price (TRY/mt)

Price ($/mt)

Price changes (TRY/mt)

Price changes ($/mt)

06.03.2020

06.03.2020

Çolakoğlu

 

 

 

 

P&S

1,815

298

-15

-3

HMS I

1,690

277

-25

-5

HMS I/II (70:30)

1,600

262

-25

-5

HMS I/II (50:50)

1,550

254

-25

-5

Turnings

1,350

221

-25

-4

Kroman

 

 

 

 

P&S

1,700

279

0

0

HMS I

1,625

266

0

0

HMS I/II (70:30)

1,570

257

-30

-5

HMS I/II (50:50)

1,520

249

-30

-5

HMS II

1,320

216

-30

-5

Turnings

1,320

216

-30

-5

İsdemir

 

 

 

 

P&S

1,700

279

0

0

HMS I

1,695

278

0

0

Bonus

1,550

254

0

0

HMS I/II (70:30)

1,385

227

0

0

Asil Çelik

 

 

 

 

P&S

1,815

298

-15

-3

HMS I

1,660

272

-25

-5

HMS I/II (70:30)

1,485

243

-25

-5

IDÇ

 

 

 

 

P&S

1,600

262

0

0

HMS I

1,580

259

0

0

Erdemir

 

 

 

 

P&S

1,870

307

-20

-4

HMS I

1,865

306

-20

-4

HMS I/II (70:30)

1,660

272

-20

-4

HMS I/II (50:50)

900

148

0

0

HMS II

600

98

0

0

Koc Metalurji

 

 

 

 

P&S

1,610

264

0

0

Bonus

1,590

261

0

0

HMS I

1,390

228

0

0

Diler Dış Tic.

 

 

 

 

P&S

1,780

292

-35

-6

HMS I

1,670

274

-45

-8

HMS I/II (70:30)

1,510

248

-55

-9

HMS I/II (50:50)

1,460

239

-55

-9

HMS II

1,100

180

-55

-9

Baştuğ

 

 

 

 

HMS I

1,420

233

0

0

HMS I/II (70:30)

1,270

208

0

0

HMS I/II (50:50)

1,150

189

0

0

Sıddık

 

 

 

 

P&S

1,720

282

-20

-4

HMS I

1,650

270

-20

-4

HMS I/II (70:30)

1,510

248

-20

-4

HMS I/II (50:50)

1,460

239

-20

-4

HMS II

1,100

180

-20

-4

Ege Çelik

 

 

 

 

P&S

1,705

280

-15

-3

Bonus

1,615

265

-15

-3

HMS I

1,565

257

-15

-3

Mescier

 

 

 

 

P&S

1,560

256

0

0

HMS I

1,540

252

0

0

HMS I/II (70:30)

1,470

241

0

0

HMS I/II (50:50)

1,390

228

0

0

Cansan

 

 

 

 

P&S

1,580

259

0

0

HMS I

1,370

225

0

0

Turnings

1,370

225

0

0

Kardemir

 

 

 

 

P&S

1,995

327

0

-1

HMS I

1,975

324

0

-1

HMS I/II (70:30)

1,815

298

0

0

HMS I/II (50:50)

1,745

286

0

0

All above prices are for deliveries to customer and exclude VAT.  

$1 = TRY 6.10

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I graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration at Istanbul University and have been part of SteelOrbis since 2014. After six years in the Content Team, I joined the Market Intelligence department, where I now serve as Head of Ferrous Scrap Market Intelligence. In my role, I lead our global ferrous scrap market intelligence activities, overseeing price assessments, market analysis, and forecasting while working closely with industry participants across international markets. My focus is on tracking global ferrous scrap trade flows, pricing dynamics, and supply-demand fundamentals, providing data-driven insights that help market participants navigate an increasingly complex steel industry.

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