An ever-tighter supply of containers combined with low steel scrap generation in key export regions has led to another sharp increase to Bangladesh import scrap prices over the week to November 20, sources told Fastmarkets.
Steel prices in Bangladesh remain flat amid an oversupply but mills that require material need to keep buying to keep their furnaces running despite the higher prices, market participants said.In an illiquid and stable market, a deal could be reached to modify shipment size to save money on freight and reduce the scrap price in a sale to Bangladesh but in a rising market...