TITANIUM SNAPSHOT: Higher scrap, lower alloy prices squeeze margins

April 01, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday March 31.

Key driversScrap markets for turnings are over $2 per lb cif Europe, with suppliers increasing their offer prices amid a persistent downturn in supply from the aerospace sector; aircraft manufacturing has nose-dived since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic when air travel slumped in line with international restrictions on people movement.The move has seen a correspondent fall in steel production as heavy industry imposed measures to enable social distancing at factories, meaning steelmakers need less...

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