Price Of Domestic Ni-Based Stainless Steel Scrap Paid To Collect Approaches Yen 180,000/ Ton

摘要

Reacting to the soared LME nickel prices, dealers of Kanto area to collect nickel-based stainless steel scrap ( new clippings ) from domestic sources have at once risen their prices for collection of this scrap. On the opportunity that a major A company has risen their price by Yen 6,000 per ton from this week to secure nickel-based stainless steel scrap, other companies have also decided to rise their prices to collect this scrap in order to counter the action taken by A company and the price of Yen 178,000 per ton ex. yard has been normalized. It is also rumored that some dealers are prepared to pay Yen 180,000 per ton for collection of this scrap.