Tag: Japan: Tokyo Steel makes first H2 scrap price cut in September; export prices rise on higher freight

Japan H2 export prices increase amid firm offers Suppliers hold material amid expected price gains Tokyo Steel, Japan’s largest EAF steelmaker, announced its first H2 scrap price cut in September, lowering purchase prices by JPY 500/t ($3/t) at its Tahara plant, while prices at other plants increased by JPY 500/t ($3/t), effective 19 September. Following…