• 28 Jun, 2017
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At the beginning of the month, those consumers appearing early on the market immediately started testing reactions on the market to both price reductions and to leaving prices unchanged (compared ...

• 30 May, 2017
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During May, in parts, long drawn-out negotiations led to unchanged prices or scrap traders were forced to accept markdowns of between €2 and €10 per tonne, depending on the mill ...

• 27 Apr, 2017
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On the whole, the scrap trade was satisfied with the trading outcome during April, albeit scrap sales stuttered somewhat. Those mills which were of the opinion that scrap supply to ...

• 27 Apr, 2017
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Negotiations started relatively late in March and market participants described their progression as long-winded and difficult. However, the mills’ readiness to purchase, the Turkish consumer’s market presence as well as ...

• 2 Mar, 2017
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With hindsight the ebbing demand from Turkish consumers on the deep sea market and the emerging scrap price markdowns on the US Market, which both became apparent at the end ...

• 27 Jan, 2017
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German scrap consumers increased their offered prices during January, as expected. Although, they were not as high as many market participants had hoped for. The price increases differed depending on ...

• 20 Dec, 2016
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During December, scrap consumers purchased amounts according to their individual vacation shutdown periods or maintenance schedules. As a result of the traditional reduction in trade delivery willingness at this time ...