土耳其进口废钢价格大幅下跌，周三达成一笔来自丹麦的废钢交易。

Turkish imported scrap prices fell sharply on a deal concluded on Wednesday from Denmark.

尽管上周初以398美元/吨cfr土耳其的价格达成了来自瑞典的废钢交易，但土耳其西部一家钢厂在周三以386美元/吨cfr土耳其的价格购买了原产于丹麦的HMS 1&2 80:20废钢。

Although the previous deal from Sweden was concluded at $398/tonne cfr Turkey at the beginning of last week, a western Turkish mill bought Denmark-origin HMS 1&2 80:20 at $386/t cfr on Wednesday.

一些美国和波罗的海供应商在周五的目标价仍高于400美元/吨cfr。然而，在能源成本大幅上升和钢材销售疲软的情况下，土耳其钢厂不可能接受这个价格。另一方面，听说一家美国供应商提供的HMS 1&2 80:20废钢价格为390美元/吨cfr。

Some US and Baltic suppliers were still aiming to sell at above $400/t cfr on Friday. However, this price is not likely to be accepted by Turkish mills amid a significant rise in their energy costs and weak steel sales. On the other hand, one US supplier is heard offering HMS 1&2 80:20 at $390/t cfr.

虽然一些市场参与者认为废钢价格将保持坚挺，甚至略有上升，但大多数人认为价格将继续下跌。

Although there are some market participants who believe scrap prices will stay firm or even increase slightly, most think prices will continue to fall.

一位供应商告诉Kallanish（开阑商务信息咨询）：“在美国废钢以402美元/吨cfr的价格出售后，价格已经呈下降趋势，随后波罗的海废钢以398美元/吨cfr的价格出售。这种趋势仍在继续，我们很可能在不久的将来看到略高于380美元/吨cfr的水平。没有购买兴趣，特别是在能源价格上涨导致生产成本增加后。”

A supplier tells Kallanish: “Prices were already following a downward trend after the US sale at $402/t cfr which was followed by a Baltic sale at $398/t cfr. This trend is continuing and we are likely to see low $380/t cfr levels in the near future. There is no buying interest, especially after the energy price hikes which have increased production costs.”

另一家供应商认为，螺纹钢价格大幅上涨将提升废钢价格。

Another supplier thinks the sharp rise in rebar prices will lift scrap prices.

然而，一家钢厂说：“由于我们的生产成本急剧增加，我们被迫在非常疲软的市场上提高螺纹钢价格。这并不意味着我们将为废钢支付更高的价格。”

A mill, however, says: “We have been forced to increase our rebar prices in a very weak market due to the sharp increase in our production costs. This should not mean we will pay higher for scrap.”

一位贸易商认为：“这完全取决于钢材销售。在目前的条件下，几乎没有买家会以高于660-670美元/吨fob土耳其的价格购买螺纹钢，你又怎么会为废钢支付395-400美元/吨cfr的价格呢？在今天的条件下，我认为高于380-385美元/吨cfr的废钢价格是不可行的。只有当钢材销售在理想的价格下有所改善时，情况才会有所改变。”

“It all depends on steel sales,” opines a trader. “Under current conditions, when there are almost no buyers that would accept to buy for rebar at above $660-670/t fob Turkey, how would you pay $395-400/t cfr for scrap? Under today’s conditions, I am not finding a price above $380-385/t cfr workable for scrap. Things may only change if steel sales improve at desired prices.”

尽管因废钢价格大幅上涨而感到恐慌的买家在周四和周五加快了国内和出口市场的螺纹钢采购，但钢厂发现销量远远不够。此外，国内需求在周五再次减弱。

Although buyers panicked from sharp price hikes accelerated their rebar purchases in the domestic and export markets on Thursday and Friday respectively, mills find sales far from sufficient. Besides, domestic demand weakened again on Friday.

在近海市场上，最新的成交价格为370-375美元/吨cfr土耳其，取决于产地和目的地。虽然近海废钢价格也可能下降，但与远洋废钢价格之间的价差可能会缩小，因为近海废钢是土耳其生产商在困难时期的首选。

On the short-sea market, the latest bookings are heard at $370-375/t cfr Turkey, depending on origin and destination. Although short-sea scrap prices are also likely to fall, the spread between them and deep-sea scrap prices may narrow as short-sea scrap is preferred by Turkish producers in challenging times.（来源：国际钢铁快讯）