• 26 May, 2021
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At the beginning of May scrap consumers began negotiations rather tentatively. Some mills wanted to quickly take advantage of the seemingly weaker export market at the end of April/beginning ...

• 11 May, 2021
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On 22nd April 2021 the German Steel Federation (WV Stahl) reported that March crude steel production reached almost 3.8 million tonnes; this represents the highest monthly production volume since ...

• 29 Mar, 2021
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After a difficult start to negotiations, German steel mills offered scrap suppliers average price increases of €30 per tonne during March. The increases more or less compensated for the ...

• 26 Feb, 2021
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At the end of January signs of prices weakening became apparent on the international scrap market. A few consumers attempted to take advantage of this in their domestic contract ...

• 27 Jan, 2021
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Price increases of between €70 and €100 were registered during the month, depending on the date of contract closure, the consumer and the scrap grade concerned. As in December, ...

• 30 Nov, 2020
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During November scrap prices remained more or less unchanged; although some slight price increases were seen, dependant on the scrap grade, mill and supplier concerned. The trade reported that ...

• 28 Oct, 2020
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At the beginning of the month and in the light of the weak deep sea market, German consumers wanted to lower their offered prices by between €10 and €15 ...

• 29 Sep, 2020
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Price increases during both August and September averaged at €20 - €25 per tonne for all steel mills. In order to procure their required quantities, those steel mills with ...