现代钢铁公司已经提高其对日本废钢的出价。

Hyundai Steel has raised its bid prices for Japanese scrap.

这家韩国钢铁企业8月18日对日本H2废钢的出价为42,500日元/吨（315美元/吨）fob。该公司此前在7月21日对H2废钢的出价为40,500日元/吨。

The Korean steelmaker posted bids for Japanese H2 scrap on 18 August at JPY 42,500/tonne ($315/t) fob. The mill previously bid for H2 scrap at JPY 40,500/t on 21 July.

该公司周四对H1/H2废钢的出价为43,000日元/吨，碎废钢为47,000日元/吨。其对HS和Shindachi废钢的出价为48,000日元/吨，保持不变。

The steelmaker also bid on Thursday for H1/H2 scrap at JPY 43,000/t and shredded scrap at JPY 47,000/t. Its bid prices for HS and Shindachi grades are unchanged at JPY 48,000/t.

一位韩国贸易商听说，42,500日元/吨是周三报给该公司的最低价格。他认为现代钢铁公司接受了这个报价，否则该公司将无法获得任何材料。他指出，日本、越南和中国的废钢市场正在走强。“土耳其的废钢购买价格已经上升，”另一位韩国贸易商说。“废钢供应商以低价提供的数量不多。”

A South Korean trader heard that JPY 42,500/t was the lowest price offered to the mill on Wednesday. He believes Hyundai accepted the offer because it will not be able to secure any material otherwise. Scrap markets in Japan, Vietnam and China are firming, he notes. "Turkish scrap buying prices have increased," another South Korean trader says. "There is not much quantity available at low prices from scrap suppliers.”

在日本，领先的电弧炉钢铁企业东京钢铁公司将为卡车运往其宇都宫钢厂的H2级废钢支付43,000日元/吨，8月19日生效。此前，自7月29日以来，该公司支付的价格是41,000日元/吨。

In Japan, leading EAF operator Tokyo Steel will pay JPY 43,000/t for H2 grade scrap trucked to its Utsunomiya steelworks effective 19 August. The mill was previously paying JPY 41,000/t since 29 July.

日本废钢价格在越南迅速上涨。一周前，在日本长假前，日本H2废钢的报价为365美元/吨cfr越南，但此后报价暴涨至395-400美元/吨cfr。

Japanese scrap prices have risen quickly in Vietnam. Offers for Japanese H2 scrap were at $365/t Vietnam cfr a week ago before the long Japanese holiday but quotes have since sprung up to $395-400/t cfr.

一位贸易商说，越南买家能够支付的价格大约为375-380美元/吨cfr，他认为废钢价格的上涨趋势“疯狂”。一位买家说，周四上午的价格为385-390美元/吨cfr，“在东京钢铁公司提高价格之后”，下午价格上涨了10美元/吨。他补充说，但是很难说越南买家会为H2废钢支付怎样的价格，因为中国钢铁市场已经走软。

Vietnamese buyers are able to pay around $375-380/t cfr, says a trader who describes the scrap price uptrend as "crazy". Prices rose by $10/t in the afternoon from $385-390/t cfr on Thursday morning, "right after Tokyo Steel raised their prices", a buyer says. But it is difficult to say how much Vietnamese buyers would pay for H2 because the Chinese steel market has weakened, he adds.