Japan: Kanto tender bid price drops by JPY 899/t ($6/t) in May’25

  • The Kanto Tetsugen ferrous scrap export tender for May concluded with a 15,000 t H2 lot awarded at JPY 42,389/t ($291/t) FAS, down JPY 899/t and $6/t from April. The slight depreciation of the JPY (145.7 vs 145.3) m-o-m had a limited impact on the dollar price.
  • A Bangladeshi buyer reportedly secured the winning lot through a Japanese trading firm with the deal translating to an estimated FOB price of around $300/t.

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