UK SCRAP: Market inches up on short supply

April 18, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

The inter-merchant spot price for light iron scrap in the United Kingdom inched up over the past week following an ongoing shortage of supply and rising global markets, sources said on Friday April 17.

Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap 5C, loose old light, domestic, delivered inter-merchant, UK moved up by ?5 per tonne to ?50-60($62-75) per tonne on April 17, up from ?45-55 per tonne one week ago.
The increase in UK light iron prices follows recent rises on the export markets to Turkey and India, in addition to scrap being in short supply in the UK, with many yards reporting selling out completely with nothing left to sell.

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