Analysis
November 19, 2025
Written by Stephen Miller
The bulk scrap export market has experienced a great deal of action lately, but that has not resulted in runaway pricing.
It has risen from levels earlier in Q4, though seems to have plateaued over the last two weeks, both in Europe and North America. Buyers in Turkey have bought seven US-origin cargoes and another one from Venezuela over the last week.
Worthington Enterprises reported higher fiscal first-quarter sales and earnings while citing rapidly growing data center demand and continued tightness in the steel market.
Sheet and plate prices continued to tick mostly higher this week amid a supply squeeze that shows no signs of loosening its grip on the US market.
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The scrap market for October is looking for direction as some participants on both sides of the furnace are indicating scrap prices are poised for an increase.
SMU’s latest Flat-Rolled Steel Buyers Survey shows that in a tight US market marked by long lead times, low inventories, and rising prices, foreign products continue to gain the interest of domestic buyers.