Japanese H2 Scrap Metal Avg Prices Up March 5 2010

During the first week of March, Japanese H2 scrap average price in the Kanto region, middle part and Kansai region was ¥30,665/ton, up by ¥1,534/ton.
The average price has increased for successive eight weeks.
Among them, H2 scrap average price in Kanto region was ¥32,167/ton, up by ¥1,500/ton than the previous week; than in middle part was [...]

Japanese H2 Scrap Metal Average Prices Up

Japanese H2 scrap average price in the Kanto region, Middle part and Kansai region was ¥23,927/ton in the first week of January, up by ¥611/ton than the third week of December, 2009, according ton www.yieh.com .
H2 scrap price in the Kanto region was ¥25,833/ton, up by ¥1333/ton; that in Middle part was ¥22,380/ton, up by [...]

Japanese Scrap Metal Summary Nov 2

Japan’s scrap prices rise after consecutive monthly drop
Japan’s Tokyo Steel announced to raise its purchasing price of steel scrap by ¥2,000~2,500/ton after consecutive monthly decline.  It’s reported that Japan’s H2 scrap export price will increase to more than ¥27,000/ton, and export price to Taiwan will increase to US$325/ton. Meanwhile, it’s said that other mills may [...]

Japanese H2 Scrap Metal Price Declines

Japanese H2 scrap average price falls
As reported by www.yieh.com – During the third week of October, Japan’s H2 scrap average price in the Kanto region, middle part and Kansai region was ¥21,816/ton, dropped by ¥333 than previous week.
The H2 scrap average price has dropped for successive four weeks. Among them, H2 scrap average price [...]

Japanese H2 Steel Scrap Up in 3rd Week April

Japanese H2 scrap average prices up.
During the third week of April, the average price of H2 scrap in Japanese Kanto region, middle part and Kansai region was ¥19,477/ton, up by ¥1,411/ton from previous week.
The H2 scrap price in Kanto region increased by ¥2,000/ton to ¥21,250/ton from previous week, and the price soared ¥900/ton to ¥18,280/ton [...]

Taiwan and Japan Scrap Metal Summary Jan 16

Japanese H2 scrap prices up
Japanese H2 scrap mills price has increased to ¥18,000/ton in the Kanto region, after Tokyo Steel announced to raise its scrap purchasing price by ¥1,500~2,000/ton.
The export price of H2 scrap was being quoted at around FOB ¥22,000/ton in last week. The buyers in China, Korea, Taiwan have resumed their purchase of [...]

Japanese Scrap Metal Recycling Summary

Japan’s scrap prices tend to slip
The latest market situation shows that scrap prices in Japan’s Kanto and Kansai tend to slide further.
Most local mills couldn’t help but stop or restrict receiving the local scrap. In Kanto, basic H2 scrap prices are between ¥15,500~16,000/ton, but export prices are predicted to rise slightly.
In Tokyo, prices are however [...]