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Non-Ferrous Scrap Europe
Aluminium European free market MB assessment €/tonne
Floated Frag
Cast
Mixed turnings 6%
Germany per 1000kg
Pure cuttings
Commercial cast
H9 extrusions
Alloy turnings
France per 1000kg
Pure cuttings
Old rolled
Commercial cast
Italy per 1000kg
Pure cuttings
Old mixed scrap
Commercial cast
Copper
Germany per 1000kg
Copper wire (berry)
Heavy copper
Heavy brass
Brass turnings (MS 58)
Brass sheet (MS 63)
France per 1000kg
Electro cuttings
No 1 bright wire
Mixed (96%)
Brass plate cuttings 70/30
Brass turnings
Mixed brass
Italy per 1000kg
Electrolytic dd EN 12861-S-Cu-2
Enamelled wire EN 12861-S-Cu-3
New from tubes, strips etc EN 12861-S-Cu-4
Old from tubes, strips etc 12861-S-Cu-7
EN12861-S-Cu-Zn-1-A-Cu 63.5%
Mixed from valves/taps EN 12861-S-Cu-Zn-6
Several 95% m/m 12861-S-Cu-Zn-7
UK non-ferrous scrap
Aluminium £ per tonne
Group 1 pure 99% & Litho
Commercial pure cuttings
Clean HE9 extrusions
Loose Old Rolled cuttings
Baled old rolled
Commercial cast
Cast wheels
Commercial turnings
Group 7 turnings
UK non-ferrous scrap MB LME Discounts
Titanium $/Ib cif
Turnings, unprocessed type 90/6/4 (O.5% Sn max)
Turnings, unprocessed 90/6/4 (over 0.5% max 25 Sn)
Non-ferrous foundry ingots
Aluminium UK £/tonne MB free market
LM24 pressure diecasting ingot
LM6/LM25 Gravity diecasting ingot
Aluminum Europe MB free market
Duty paid delivered works pressure diecasting ingot price (DIN226/A380)
Aluminum US $/Ib delivered Midwest
A380.1 alloy
AFFIMET â‚€/tonne
AS12
AS12 UN
AS9 U3
AS5 U3
VDM €/1000 kg
DIN 226
DIN 231
DIN 311
Aluminium Bronze £/tonne
AB1 ex-works
AB2 ex-works
Brass UK £/tonne
SCB3 ex-works
High Tensile HTB1 ex-works
Gunmetal UK £/tonne
LG2 85/5/5/5 ex-works
LG4 87/7/3 ex-works
G1 1.15 PB ex-works
Phosphor Bronze UK £/tonne
PB1 ex-works
Phosphor Copper £/tonne
10% P ex-works
15% P ex-works
Zinc Alloys £/tonne
Brock Metal ZL3
Brock Metal ZL5
Ferrous Scrap
UK ferrous scrap £/tonne
Cut Grades
OA plate and structural
1&2 Old steel
12A/C/D New production heavy and shovellable steel
Bales and Cuttings
4A New steel bales
4C New steel bales
8A New loose light cuttings
8B New loose light cuttings
Turnings
7B Heavy steel turnings
Cast Iron9A/10 Heavy and light cast iron
9B/C Cylinder block scrap
11A Cast iron borings
UK intermechant weekly price £/tonne 5C Loose old light
UK ferrous scrap export MB assessment $ fob main UK port
HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix)
Shredded
Indian Imports MB assessment $/tonne cfr Nhava Sheva
MB Index CFR India Shredded
HMS 1&2 (80:20)
Alloy Steel scrap domestic UK merchants' stainless £/tonne
18/8 turnings
18/8 solids
12-13% Cr solids
16-17% Cr solids
Cif Europe stainless € per tonne
18/8 solids
18/8 turnings
Cif Europe stainless $/tonne
18/8 solids
18/8 turnings
Rotterdam export MB assessment $/tonnne fob Rotterdam
MB Index FOB Rotterdam HMS 1&2 (80:20)
HMS 1&2 (70:30 mix)
Shredded
Turkish import MB assessment $/tonne cfr main Turkish ports
MB Index CFR Turkey HMS 1&2 (80:20)
HMS 1&2 (70:30 mix)
Shredded
USA export AMM ferrous scrap export index $/tonne
AMM Ferrous Scrap Export HMS 1&2 (80:20) East Coast (fob New York)
AMM Ferrous Scrap Export shredded East Coast (fob New York)
USA domestic Midwest Index $/gross ton monthly assessment
No1 heavy melting scrap
No1 busheling
Shredded
China Domestic yuan/tonne delivered mill
Heavy Scrap
Germany domestic €/tonne delivered at scrapyard, Source: BDSV
No E2/8 (new steel scrap)
No E1 (old steel scrap)
No E3 (old thick steel scrap)
No E40 (shredded steel scrap)
No E5 (steel turnings)
SteelBenchmarker scrap prices prices in $/metric tonne, gross ton
Shredded scrap
No 1 heavy melting scrap
No 1 busheling scrap
Scrap substitutes
EU imports €/tonne cfr Western Europe
Pig Iron
South American exports $/tonne
Hot briquetted iron Venezuela
Pig iron basic steelmaking fob Vitorio/Rio
Pig iron basic steelmaking fob Ponta da Maderia
US Imports $/tonne cfr Gulf of Mexico
Pig Iron
CIS Exports $/tonne fob main port
Pig iron Baltic Sea
Pig iron Black Sea
China Domestic yuan/tonne delivered warehouse
Pig iron
China Iron ore cfr main China port $ per dry metric tonne
Iron ore index (62% daily) $ per tonne
Iron ore pellet index cfr Qingdao (65% fe)
Noble Alloys & Ores
Lithium Ores
Petalite 4.2% Li2o bagged fob Durban $/tonne
Spodumene 7.25% Lio2 cif Europe $/tonne
Molybdenum Molybdic Oxide
Europe drummed molybic oxide $/Ib Mo
US canned molybdic oxide $/Ib Mo
Ferro-Molybdenum
basis 65-70% Mo $/kg Mo
US free market 65-70% Mo $/Ib in warehouse Pittsburgh
MB Chinese free market concentrate 45% in warehouse China RMB/mtu
Tungsten
European free market APT $/mtu
Export from mainland China APT Chinese No1 S/mtu fob main Chinese ports
MB Chinese free market concentrate 65% Wo3 in warehouse China RMB/tonne
Ferro-Tungsten
basis 75% W min $/kg W in warehouse Rotterdam duty unpaid
Vanadium
Ferro-vanadium basis 70-80% $/kg V
US free market ferro-vanadium $/Ib in warehouse Pittsburgh
Vandium pentoxide cif Europe min 98% $ per Ib V205
Zircon
Foundry grade bulk $/tonne fob Australia
Premium bulk $/tonne fob Australia
Bulk Alloys Ferro-Chrome $/Ib Cr
China import charge chrome 50% Cr index, CIF Shanghai, duty unpaid
Lumpy Cr charge basis 52% Cr (and high carbon) quarterly
6-8% C basis 60% Cr max 1.5% Si
European low carbon 0.10% C average 60-70% Cr quarterly
0.10% C average 60-70% Cr
European low carbon in warehouse 0.06% C max - 65% Cr
Low phosphorous Cr min 65% C max 7% Si max 1% p MAX 0.15% Ti max 0.05%
US free market in warehouse Pittsburgh 6-8% C basis 60-65% Cr max 2% Si
US free market low carbon duty paid fob Pittsuburg
0.05%C - 65% min Cr
0.10% C - 62% min Cr
0.15% C - 60% min Cr
Spot 6-8% C basis 50% Cr delivered duty paid China RMB/tonne
Contract 6-8% C basis 50% Cr delivered duty paid China RMB/tonne
Chrome Ore $/tonnne
Chrome ore cif main Chinese ports
South African UG2 chrome ore concs, basis 42%
Turkish lumpy 40-42% cfr main Chinese ports
Ferro-manganese
basis 78% Mn (Scale pro rata) standard 7.5% C €/tonne
US free market 78% Mn standard 7.5% C $/long ton in warehouse Pittsburgh
US free market medium carbon duty paid fob Pittsburgh
80% min Mn 1.5% max C $/Ib
MB Chinese free market min 65% Mn max 7.0% C in warehouse China RMB/tonne
Manganese Ore
44% Mn, Cif Tianjin $/dmtu of metal contained
38% Mn, Fob Port Elizabeth $/dmtu of metal contained
Nickel Ore
1.8% basis cif China 15-20% Fe Water content: 30-35% Si:Mg ratio<2 Lot size 50,000 tonnes $ per tonne
Ferro-Silicon
Lumpy basis 75% Si (Scale pro rata) €/tonne
US free market $/Ib in warehouse Pittsburgh lumpy basis 75% Si - imported
Export from Mainland China min 75% fob main Chinese ports
MB Chinese free market min 75% in warehouse China RMB/tonne
Silico-manganese
Lumpy basis 65-75% Mn basis 14-25% Si (Scale pro rata) €/tonne
US free market $/Ib in warehouse pittsburgh
MB Chinese free market min 65% Mn max 17% Si in warehouse China RMB/tonne
Titanium
Titanium ores $/tonne Rutile conc min 95% Tio2 bagged fob Aus
Zinc Alloys £/tonne
Brock Metal ZL3
Brock Metal ZL5
China Iron ore cfr main China port $ per dry metric tonne
Iron ore index (62% daily) $ per tonne
Iron ore pellet index cfr Qingdao (65% fe)
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