Construction MMI®: US Shredded Scrap Falls For Third Straight Week

The week’s biggest mover on the Construction MMI® was the price of US shredded scrap, which saw a 9.5 percent decline. This week marked the third in a row of declining prices for the metal.

The price of Chinese rebar fell 0.2 percent after rising 0.2 percent the week before. The Chinese low price of 62% Australian iron ore fines remained essentially flat. Closing at above $600 per metric ton, Chinese H-beam steel remained unchanged for the week.

Chinese aluminum bar prices held steady from the previous week at above $2,200 per metric ton. Prices for European 1050 aluminum remained constant, closing the week at below $2,900 per metric ton.

The weekly US Midwest bar fuel surcharge had a flat week, as did the weekly US US Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain bar fuel surcharges.

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