Turkish HMS 1/2 80:20 Scrap import prices continue to advance to $236 a ton

TURKEY August 18 2015 10:27 AM

ANKARA (Scrap Register): Turkish HMS 1/2 80:20 scrap import average prices (CFR Iskenderun Port, Turkey) continued to advance week-on-week to $236 a ton in the week ended August 07, as per the latest figures from the Steel Index.

According to TSI, daily benchmark index for deep-sea Turkish imports of HMS #1&2 80:20 gained $2 a ton from last Friday to end the week at $236 a ton CFR Iskenderun port. 

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Trade was quiet, but the few cargoes that were booked were done so at slightly higher pricing than was seen previously.

The next round of purchases will be telling – will the market remain stable, or will the large drop in US domestic prices mean more aggressive US export offers are made.

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