Contributor: Stephen Miller

The question among scrap players is can the market hold its level in the face of coming mill outages? Opinions are divided on the subject.

Prices remain subdued in US pig iron market, sources said.

The US scrap export market has traded sideways or slightly less for about 60 days, with no real firmness in sight.

The price spread between prime scrap and hot-rolled coil (HRC) narrowed in August, according to SMU’s most recent pricing data.

The US ferrous scrap market remains in doldrums.

What are our scrap survey participants saying about the market?

What the word "sideways" means can depend on where you sit on the procurement spectrum.

Current and future scrap sentiment indices declined this month, according to SMU’s latest ferrous scrap survey data.

The ferrous scrap market for August appears to be settling sideways as the threats posed to the market in July have not materialized.

The ferrous scrap export market off the US East Coat and Gulf Coast has remained basically sideways over the last month. This mirrors the lack of movement in the US domestic market.

The Trump administration has exempted Brazilian pig iron and iron ore from an aggressive "reciprocal" tariff ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline.

A scrap trader looks back fondly at blast furnace steelmaking.

The Brazilian pig iron community is playing defense ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline for a 50% US tariff on imports from the South American country. The moves indicate the Brazilian producers do expect the tariff to go into effect.

Most market players are hedging their forecasts until the tariffs on imported raw materials are settled. Even then, some are positing the August market will trade sideways.

A tariff on Brazilian pig iron could cause great upheaval in the market.

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Divergent opinions emerge on August's scrap outlook.

President Trump's threatened tariffs on Brazil, USMCA partners, and Europe could shake up the scrap and pig iron markets in August.

Both current and future scrap sentiment jumped this month, though survey participants reported responses before key trade news was announced.

The price spread between prime scrap and hot-rolled coil widened marginally again in July.

The announcement of 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports, including pig iron, could have a dramatic effect on steelmaking raw materials.

The US ferrous scrap market settled sideways in July.

Ferrous scrap export activity has picked up steam.

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Summer doldrums hit the US ferrous scrap market.

What should you keep your eye on, considering the latest geopolitical events?

The resistance Brazilian pig iron sellers had shown to accepting lower prices has proved short-lived, sources told SMU.

Freight rates have risen $30-$50 on transatlantic cargoes, depending on the final destination.

Ferrous scrap sentiment picks up.

Despite high expectations, the export scrap market has not moved up.