JAPAN STEEL SCRAP: Sellers' market sparks price surge

The Asian ferrous scrap market has been turning increasingly in sellers' favor and this has caused a price surge in Japan, market participants told Fastmarkets on Wednesday November 25.

Japanese scrapyards have sold cargoes of H2-grade scrap at ?32,500-33,000 ($311-316) per tonne fob in the past week, with offers heard at ?32,500-33,000 per tonne fob.
Vietnamese buyers had received offers at $345-350 per tonne cfr Vietnam for Japanese H2 cargoes early in the week, but offers rose to $350-355 per tonne cfr Vietnam by Wednesday, when bids were heard at $350 per tonne cfr Vietnam.
"Demand for steel scrap cargoes is very strong now, with many buyers seeking sources," a scrap trader in Singapore said on Wednesday.

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