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The Turkish deep-sea steel scrap import market concluded the week to Friday December 15 with zero deals done, while mills were considering their next move, Fastmarkets heard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the publication times of the Bangladesh steel scrap import price assessments to 4pm UK time from 5-6pm Singapore time previously. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The uptick in global scrap prices slowed down in the week to Friday December 15, with Turkey staying away from the deep-sea scrap market. But tight supply of the secondary material has kept prices well supported in most markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The hiatus in the deep-sea Turkey steel scrap import market continued on Thursday December 14 while mills struggled to pass on recent cost increases to their finished steel customers, Fastmarkets heard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Turkish steel scrap import market went quiet on Tuesday December 12 with stable prices day on day. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Eight further bookings of deep-sea steel scrap cargoes for import into Turkey were confirmed on Friday December 8, largely consolidating the price gains made in the market so far this week, Fastmarkets has heard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sentiment in the global steel scrap market warmed further in the week to Friday December 8, with tight supply and higher bulk freight rates pushing up prices in markets such as key importer Turkey, and offer prices rising sharply across other major markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The price of deep-sea steel scrap cargoes imported to Turkey increased on Thursday December 7 with mills trying to lock in material ahead of the anticipated winter supply squeeze, Fastmarkets heard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Turkish deep-sea import market for steel scrap remained quiet on Tuesday December 5, with mills unwilling to accept current offer prices while they assessed domestic steel demand, Fastmarkets heard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Battery recyclers Huayou Recycling, of China, and Tozero, of Germany, have announced an agreement in which they will partner on the supply and processing of battery scrap in Europe, Fastmarkets has learned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

South Korean companies SK Ecoplant, TES and Ecopro have signed an agreement to build a battery recycling facility in Hungary, adding to the already-growing electric vehicle and battery hub in the country, Fastmarkets has heard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The price of austenitic stainless steel scrap in the UK and Europe was expected to come under significant pressure in the coming weeks because of downtrends in the nickel and molybdenum markets, as well as expectations that mills will take lower tonnages in December, market sources told Fastmarkets on Friday November 17. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the publication time of its Bangladesh steel scrap import price assessments to 4pm UK time from 5-6pm Singapore time currently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The price of deep-sea steel scrap imports to Turkey held steady on Friday November 10 on three further cargo bookings, consolidating gains made earlier in the week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global steel scrap prices largely trended upward in the week ended Friday November 10, notably in China and Taiwan, due to robust mill margins and market optimism. Turkish import volumes remained steady while the week saw a general uptick in US export prices to the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Please note Fastmarkets has corrected its index assessments for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), North Europe origin, cfr Turkey, MB-STE-0416, and steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), US origin, cfr Turkey, MB-STE-0417, which were published incorrectly on Thursday November 9. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Finland-headquartered stainless steel producer Outokumpu will acquire a 10% in Cronimet North-East GmbH in order to secure access to high-quality scrap close to its production sites, the companies announced on Tuesday November 7. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Turkish steel mills have continued booking scrap with another two deep-sea cargoes confirmed on Thursday November 9, with prices remaining largely flat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two further deep-sea cargoes of steel scrap have been booked by Turkish mills at higher prices than were achieved in previous deals, Fastmarkets learned on Wednesday November 8. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The removal the 2.5% duty imposed on imports of aluminium scrap into India will be essential to support the growth of the country's secondary aluminium industry, according to the Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The publication of Fastmarkets' price assessments of both aluminium scrap LM24 pressure diecasting ingot and aluminium scrap LM6/LM25 gravity diecasting ingot, delivered consumer UK, as well as other UK aluminium scrap grades for Wednesday November 1 were delayed due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets' pricing database has been updated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A slew of deep-sea scrap exports to Turkey drove up global steel scrap prices in the week to Friday November 3. Meanwhile, Chinese domestic scrap demand improved, following recovering rebar prices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

International steel scrap sellers were hopeful that demand from India would pick up after the Diwali religious festival on November 12 and that prices could show a limited downside as a result, Fastmarkets heard on Friday October 27. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prices in global steel scrap markets continued to slide in the week to Friday October 27 amid subdued demand for finished goods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Demand for containerized steel scrap was low among steelmakers in India and Pakistan in the week to Friday October 20, and prices went down as a result. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sentiment in the global steel scrap markets remained bearish in the week to Friday October 20. Turkey, Vietnam and China kept their buying to a minimum, while buyers in India and Bangladesh booked fresh cargoes from the US West Coast at sweeping discounts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Purchases of scrap in major markets such as Turkey, China and Vietnam remained scant amid lackluster finished steel demand in the week ended Friday October 13, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

India steelmakers continued booking containers of shredded scrap in the week ended Friday October 13, albeit at reduced volumes and prices compared to last week, with buyers watching the gradual but steady decline of the Turkish market, Fastmarkets heard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Import prices for containerized shredded steel scrap brought into India and Pakistan slipped throughout the past week amid a cooling of demand and reduced competition between mills for material, Fastmarkets heard on Friday September 22. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There was widespread uncertainty in the global economy in the week ended Friday September 22, but steel scrap prices have been largely stable in the US while Asian markets have seen higher prices because of steady demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Domestic European steel scrap prices are expected to come under significant pressure in the fourth quarter amid very low demand for finished steel, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday September 21. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Financial losses incurred by Amreli Steels, Pakistan's largest producer of steel billet and rebar, highlight the effects that a weakening Pakistan rupee has had on input costs for the steel industry, market sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday September 12. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Amid global economic fluctuations, Turkish steelmakers continued to secure scrap deals despite a domestic slowdown, while rising fuel costs were affecting US-to-Turkey freight rates during the week ended Friday September 15. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Steel mills in Pakistan were relatively quiet in the containerized steel scrap import market this week after the Pakistani rupee gained in value against the dollar and domestic steel prices dropped, Fastmarkets heard on Friday September 15. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The price of stainless steel scrap increased in Europe amid tight availability and competition with Indian buyers, Fastmarkets heard on Friday September 15. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The price of austenitic stainless steel scrap in the UK and Europe increased in the week to Friday September 8, amid tight availability and optimism for better demand in the fourth quarter, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Turkish steelmakers returned to the US deep-sea steel scrap market in the week ended Friday September 8 with some late-week bookings, but sentiment in the Middle Eastern country's market remained bearish due to poor finished steel sales. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Indian steelmakers booked further bulk steel scrap cargoes from the US this week amid strong demand and a lack of container availability in the United Kingdom and Europe, Fastmarkets heard on Friday September 8. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Steel mills in Pakistan continued to bid competitively for scrap containers in the international market because they are looking to plug inventory gaps before the Pakistani rupee depreciates further against the dollar, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday September 1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Steelmakers in Asian nations such as Bangladesh, India and Pakistan continued to restock steel scrap materials at higher prices over the week ended Friday September 1 despite Turkey's continued absence from buying, industry sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There was no activity in Turkey's deep-sea steel scrap import market on Wednesday 30 August due to the country's Victory Day public holiday, leaving prices unchanged from Tuesday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Traders of stainless steel scrap in the United Kingdom and Europe are facing price pressure from expectations of poor mill demand in the fourth quarter, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday August 25. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Turkish steel producers have been replenishing their steel scrap stocks despite low sales, while US scrap prices to Asia have risen, driven by Turkish demand during the week ending Friday August 25. Vietnam's market was subdued, however, due to rebar price cuts and high import costs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The price of containerized shredded steel scrap imported into India and Pakistan largely resisted the pull of lower Turkish deep-sea import prices in the week to Friday August 25, with market participants waiting for further clarity about the direction in which the latter market would move, Fastmarkets has heard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The prices of containerized shredded steel scrap imports into India and Pakistan increased further this week on continued restocking by mills and tight supply from the UK, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday August 18. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Restocking and tight availability continued to support price rises for steel scrap in Turkey and India in the week ended Friday August 18, but prices were largely flat in other importing countries amid a lack of confidence in the finished steel markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prices in the UK inter-merchant light iron scrap market were stable in the week ended Friday August 11 but market sources pointed to tight supply and improving export market conditions as factors likely to push values upward in the next few weeks, Fastmarkets heard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]