The uptrend of Turkey’s ship scrap market which started on October 3 is still continuing in gradual steps. Since SteelOrbis’ report published on October 13, one Izmir-based mill has increased its ship scrap procurement price by $5/mt. The general range in Turkey’s ship scrap market has moved up by $5/mt on the upper end to $355-370/mt for delivery to mill by truck. The total increase in the market has reached $10-33/mt since the beginning of the month.
In Turkey's Izmir region, the ship scrap purchase prices of local steelmakers are as follows:
Producer |
Price ($/mt) |
Price change ($/mt) |
Özkan Demir Çelik |
365 |
0 |
Habaş |
365 |
0 |
Ege Çelik |
370 |
+5 |
İDÇ |
355 |
0 |
All the above prices are for delivery to mill by truck.