DAILY STEEL SCRAP: Turkish mills return to the deep-sea markets for urgent needs

Turkish steel mills returned to the deep-sea scrap import markets with a flurry of bookings from the Baltic Sea and the United States, market participants told Fastmarkets on Wednesday July 7.

A steel mill in the Izmir region booked a cargo from the US, comprising 30,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $498 per tonne cfr.
And in the Marmara region, a steel mill also booked a US cargo, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $496 per tonne and shredded at $514 per tonne cfr, although the quantity and cargo breakdown was not clear at the time of publication.

Another steel mill in the Marmara region booked a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 15,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $500 per tonne,...

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