Turkish mills raise their local scrap purchase prices

Friday, 23 May 2025 17:40:15 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul

Turkish mills are showing increased interest in local scrap. As a result, they have increased their domestic scrap procurement prices by TRY 175-850/mt or $2-19/mt since SteelOrbis’ report published on May 9.

As a result, the general range in the local Turkish scrap market for the benchmark DKP grade scrap has moved up from TRY 12,150-13,230/mt to TRY 12,700-13,700/mt. The dollar-based quotations have moved up from $314-342/mt to $325-351/mt.

Producer/ product Price (TRY/mt) Price ($/mt) Price changes (TRY/mt) Price changes ($/mt)
 09.05.2025  09.05.2025
Çolakoğlu        
DKP 13,655 350 450 9
Extra 13,13 336 450 9
Kroman        
DKP 13,55 347 750 17
Extra 13 333 750 17
İsdemir        
DKP 12,85 329 250 4
Extra 12,8 328 250 4
Asil Çelik        
DKP 13,405 343 175 2
Extra 12,615 323 175 2
Erdemir        
DKP 13,35 342 850 19
Extra 13,345 342 850 19
Diler Dış Tic.        
DKP 12,95 332 800 18
Extra 12,85 329 800 18
Sıddık        
DKP 12,95 332 800 18
Extra 12,85 329 800 18
Mescier        
DKP 12,7 325 300 5
Extra 12,5 320 300 5
Cansan        
DKP 13 333 500 10
Extra 7,4 190 200 4
Kardemir        
DKP 13,7 351 600 13
Extra 13,465 345 600 13

All above prices are for deliveries to customer and exclude VAT. Exchange rate fluctuations are taken into consideration when calculating the dollar-based price changes.

$1 = TRY 39.03

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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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