Steel Scrap Prices: Weekly Market Report – November 22, 2024
Meantime, LME Steel Scrap CFR India (Platts) Month 2 prices as on November 21, 2024 closed at $397.00 per tonne.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster):The weekly analysis of the Scrap Monster Price Index data suggests that steel scrap prices in all regions witnessed no change during the past one week period from November 8 to November 14, 2024.
North America Prices
The #1 Bundle and #1 Busheling prices held steady over the week.
#1 HMS and HMS 80/20 prices too were flat on Index during the week.
The price movement in HMS 80/20 over the week is depicted below:
The Sheet Metal prices witnessed no change from previous week’s level of $230 per MT.
Also, no price change was seen in Shredded Auto Scrap and Structural Steel.
USA East Coast Prices
The price of various steel scrap commodities were stagnant during the previous week. The prices of #1 Bundle, #1 Busheling, #1 HMS, HMS 80/20, Sheet Metal and Structural Steel held steady.
Also, the Shredded Auto Scrap prices remained unchanged at $380 per MT on Index.
The price chart of Sheet Metal scrap for the week ended November 21, 2024 is given below:
USA Midwest Prices
The region reported flat prices for various steel scrap categories. The below chart represents the variation in prices of #1 Busheling scrap over the previous week:
USA West Coast Prices
The West Coast region steel scrap prices were unmoved, compared to the previous week.
The prices of HMS 80/20, #1 HMS, Sheet Metal, #1 Busheling, Structural Steel, Shredded Auto Scrap and #1 Bundle posted no change from prior-week levels.
China Prices
The Chinese steel scrap market remained flat during the week. The prices of #1 HMS witnessed no change from the prior week. Cast Iron scrap prices held steady at CNY 1,730 per MT, as shown in the below chart.
Europe Prices
The prices of all steel scrap commodities such as #1 HMS, Cast Iron Scrap, Grade 1 Old Steel, Grade 2 Old Steel, Grade OA Structural Plate, Sheet Metal, Shredded Auto Scrap and Structural Steel held steady when compared with the week before.
The price variation in Grade OA Structural Plate scrap over the one-week period from November 15 to November 21, 2024 is provided in the below chart.
LME Steel Market Update
The LME Steel Scrap CFR Turkey (Platts) Month 2 Closing price as of November 21, 2024 stood at $347.00 per tonne.
The LME Steel Rebar FOB Turkey (Platts) Month 2 Contract closed at $575.00 per tonne, marginally lower upon comparison with the closing price of $584.00 per tonne during the previous week.
Meantime, LME Steel Scrap CFR India (Platts) Month 2 prices as on November 21, 2024 closed at $397.00 per tonne.
Scrap Metal Prices
| Copper Scrap | ||
| Alternator | 0.42 | $US/Lb |
| #1 Copper Bare Bright | 4.45 | $US/Lb |
| Aluminum Scrap | ||
| 356 Aluminum Wheels (Clean) | 0.81 | $US/Lb |
| 6061 Extrusions | 0.71 | $US/Lb |
| Steel Scrap | ||
| #1 Bundle | 360.00 | $US/MT |
| #1 Busheling | 380.00 | $US/MT |
| Electronics Scrap | ||