Baltic sale reaffirms rangebound Turkish import scrap market

摘要

A deal with a Baltic merchant broke the silence in an otherwise quiet week in the Turkish steel scrap import market, with mills largely on the sidelines.S&P Global Platts assessed Turkish imports of premium heavy melting scrap 1/2 (80:20) at $328/mt CFR, down $1/mt on the day.Late Thursday afternoon, the Baltic-origin merchant was heard to have sold a cargo to a Marmara-based mill, containing 22,500 mt HMS 1/2 (80:20) at $328/mt, 1,500 mt shredded at $333/mt, 4,000 mt bonus at $338/mt and 8,000 mt busheling at $338/mt. The deal was confirmed by the buyer.