Scrap Metal Market: December 2016
The metal market was able to stop the skid for the time being as scrap prices for crushed auto bodies increased nationally 4.1% since last month. The average price per gross ton is now up to about $136. The end of the year increase is encouraging after three straight months of steady decline. An article
Scrap Metal Market: November 2016
Scrap metal prices continue to dip. Scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies declined 7.9% nationally since last month. Compared to this time last year scrap prices have increased 13.7%. The average price per gross ton is now roughly $131. See Scrap Metal Market: October 2016 to compare trends for crushed auto bodies. In the month
Scrap Metal Market: October 2016
In October 2016 scrap metal prices for crushed autobodies saw a decline of 22.4%. See September 2016 Scrap Metal Market Watch, and a 18.73% growth over the past year.
Scrap Metal Market: September 2016
Scrap metal prices for crushed autobodies saw a 2.45% decrease over the past month (see August 2016 Scrap Metal Market Watch) and have grown 47.82% over the past year. However, this still represents the 35% decrease since January of 2014.
Analysis: 2015 Was Awful for Metal Prices
Analysis Shows Continued Decline Scrap metal prices have fallen by 50 percent in four years, forcing scrap yards to find ways to navigate a tough market. Demand from overseas markets like Turkey and China, which were big customers of scrap metal in boom times, has slowed. Industry watchers say 2015 was an exceptionally awful year
Scrap Metal Market: April 2016
Scrap Metal Market Trends Scrap metal prices for crushed autobodies have slightly increased 8.57% over the past month (see March 2016 Scrap Metal Market Watch), but an overall 9.66% decline over the past year. Over the past month, the automotive industry has shown continued signs of devaluation. The Wall Street Journal reported the scrap metal
WSJ: Scrap-metal sector is latest victim of commodities bust
From: Scrap-metal sector is latest victim of commodities bust By: John W. Miller PITTSBURGH—Cars are piling up at junkyards across the U.S., as the commodities bust that has already bruised mining and metals companies from Ohio to Australia ripples through another sector: scrap. As prices for steel, iron ore and other commodities have dropped because of a demand