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  • Japan: Scrap market turns cautious on currency appreciation

    Japan: Scrap market turns cautious on currency appreciation

    Western Japan sees easing supply-demand balance Tokyo Steel trims prices amid strong arrivals Japan Metal Daily: Japan’s domestic steel scrap market showed mixed signals in late January, with easing supply-demand conditions emerging in western regions even as broader market sentiment remained cautious and highly sensitive to exchange-rate movements. While scrap tightness persists nationwide due to…