Steel Scrap Prices: Weekly Market Report – March 21, 2025
In the meantime, LME Steel Scrap CFR India (Platts) Month 2 prices as of March 20, 2025 closed at $381.00 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 March 14 to March 20, 2025.
North America Prices
The #1 Bundle and #1 Busheling prices held steady over the week.
The price movement in #1 Bundle over the week is depicted below:
#1 HMS and HMS 80/20 prices too were flat on the Index during the week.
The Sheet Metal prices witnessed no change from previous week’s level of $260 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 Shredded Auto Scrap held steady.
The price chart of Sheet Metal scrap for the week ending March 20, 2025 is given below:
Also, the Structural Steel prices remained unchanged at $370 per MT on the Index.
USA Midwest Prices
The region reported flat prices for various steel scrap categories. The below chart represents the variation in prices of HMS 80/20 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 #1 HMS prices witnessed no change from the prior week. Also, Cast Iron scrap prices held steady at CNY 1,730 per MT, as displayed 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 Structural Steel over the one-week period from March 14 to March 20, 2025 is provided in the below chart.
LME Steel Market Update
The LME Steel Scrap CFR Turkey (Platts) Month 2 Closing price as of March 20, 2025 stood at $380.00 per tonne.
The LME Steel Rebar FOB Turkey (Platts) Month 2 Contract closed at $584.50 per tonne, higher when compared with $578 per tonne during week prior to that.
In the meantime, LME Steel Scrap CFR India (Platts) Month 2 prices as of March 20, 2025 closed at $381.00 per tonne.
Scrap Metal Prices
| Copper Scrap | ||
| Alternator | 0.37 | $US/Lb |
| #1 Copper Bare Bright | 3.84 | $US/Lb |
| Aluminum Scrap | ||
| 356 Aluminum Wheels (Clean) | 0.76 | $US/Lb |
| 6061 Extrusions | 0.66 | $US/Lb |
| Steel Scrap | ||
| #1 Bundle | 360.00 | $US/MT |
| #1 Busheling | 380.00 | $US/MT |
| Electronics Scrap | ||