VIETNAM STEEL SCRAP: Price surges leave buyers floundering

December 12, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

Surging offers for both United States and Japan-origin ferrous scrap have left Vietnamese buyers floundering in their wakes, sources told Fastmarkets in the week to Friday December 11.

The import markets were muted ahead of the Kanto Tetsugen auction on Thursday December 10, although market sources had largely expected sharp increases in the auction results, Fastmakrets heard.
The price surge of almost $80 per tonne in the auction results shocked many market participants, especially buyers who had no choice but to accept the sudden increase.
"It will take time for scrap buyers in Asia to digest the sudden price increase," a scrap trader in east Asia told Fastmarkets on Thursday December 10.

The surge in prices had many market participants unclear of the actual transacted price levels, leading many buyers into wait-and-see...

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