China: Shagang Steel slashes scrap purchase price by $13/t

  • China’s Shagang Jiangsu Steel has announced the first reduction in its scrap procurement price in Nov’21 by RMB 80/t ($13) for all grades of ferrous scrap.
  • After the revision, the price of HMS (6-10 mm) stands at RMB 3,570/t ($558), including 13% VAT.
  • Impacted by a weak steel outlook, scrap demand of Jiangsu’s steel mills has weakened, SteelMint notes.

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