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International Steel: Turkish Scrap Falls, European Coils Rise And China Struggles
The global steel market is approaching the end of October 2026 without a single direction. Imported scrap in Turkey lost more than eight dollars per tonne in one session, European hot-rolled coil producers are testing price increases as imports decline, US prices...
Spent Lead-Acid Batteries, US Prices Under Pressure: Rising Inventories And Weaker South Korean Demand
The US market for spent lead-acid batteries enters the final week of October without a clear direction. Smelter purchase quotations have narrowed, but they have not experienced a genuine collapse; at the same time, export benchmarks remain steady. The combination of...
Italian Ferrous Scrap Loses Momentum: Initial Price Cuts And Expectations Of A November Correction
The Italian ferrous scrap market is reaching the end of October with an increasingly fragile balance. After the increases that characterized the start of the month and the subsequent stabilization phase, steel mills have slowed their purchases and reports of small...
Thailand’s Proposed Scrap Ban Turns Attention To India
The possible closure of the Thai market to imported metal scrap is already changing expectations among Asian operators, although the measure is not yet operational. The proposal covers ferrous, aluminium and copper scrap, as well as rubber scrap. The authorities’...