Author: Paul Ploumis06 Jun 2014 Last updated at 04:48:22 GMT

TOKYO (Scrap Monster): The average price of Japanese H2 scrap continued to drop during the first week of June. The average H2 scrap prices have now seen three consecutive weeks of decline.

The average price of Japan H2 scrap in Kanto, Central and Kansai region was ¥ 30,558/ton during the first week of June. The prices declined by ¥ 3/ton from the previous week.

The average price of H2 scrap in Kanto region was ¥ 31,333/ton. The average price in Kanto region increased by ¥ 166/ton from the previous week.

The average H2 scrap price in Central region was ¥ 28,340/ton. The average prices dropped by ¥ 300/ton when compared with the previous week.

Also, the H2 scrap average prices increased in Kansai regions. The average price of H2 scrap in Kansai region during the first week of June was ¥ 32,000/ton, increasing by ¥ 125/ton over the previous week.