Turkish steel mills ended the working week with additional deep-sea cargo deals for November shipments, market participants told Fastmarkets on Friday October 1.
A steel mill in the Izmir region booked a US cargo comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $443 per tonne and shredded and bonus at $458 per tonne cfr. Although, the cargo composition was not yet confirmed, the seller source said.
And a steel mill in the Marmara region booked a Baltic Sea cargo at $434 per tonne cfr on an HMS 1&2 (80:20) basis. However, the cargo breakdown was not clear at the time of publication.
These bookings compare with previous Baltic-Sea deals heard on Thursday September 30 at $434 and $435 per...