Flat Ferrous Scrap Price in Tokyo

Ferrous scrap market price is flat at around 400 yen per tonne for steel turning scrap, at around 900 yen for A grade pig iron turning scrap and at around 400 yen for B grade pig iron turning scrap at dealers’ purchase price including freight around Tokyo. The price is likely to keep the level when local steel makers expand the output reduction.

Local electric furnace steel makers pay 4,000-6,500 yen per tonne for turning scrap. The makers increase the purchase volume when scrap supply keeps low level from the market while many makers reduced the scrap acceptance until early November.