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Where do you see markets for recyclables over the next six months?
  • Markets up modestly. (14 votes)
    21.9%
  • Markets will be up sharply by the end of this year. (9 votes)
    14.1%
  • Markets down modestly by the end of this year. (10 votes)
    15.6%
  • Markets down significantly by the end of this year. (5 votes)
    7.8%
  • Markets will be flat for the rest of the year. (8 votes)
    12.5%
  • If I knew that I would go to Las Vegas. (16 votes)
    25.0%
  • No idea. (2 votes)
    3.1%


RMDAS™ Ferrous Scrap Price Index

RMDAS Regional Spot Market Prices - August 2010
Commodity Total US North Central / East North Midwest South
Prompt Industrial Comp. 418 420 409 399
Shredded Scrap (#2) 347 353 330 346
#1 Heavy Melting Steel 320 326 312 312
Total US Prompt Industrial Comp. Shredded Scrap (#2) #1 Heavy Melting Steel
September 2009 339 294 270
October 2009 316 265 245
November 2009 276 236 217
December 2009 334 294 264
January 2010 387 341 309
February 2010 410 338 309
March 2010 466 386 354
April 2010 494 399 367
May 2010 452 356 335
June 2010 453 345 319
July 2010 421 319 298
August 2010 418 347 320
North Central / East Prompt Industrial Comp. Shredded Scrap (#2) #1 Heavy Melting Steel
September 2009 341 293 266
October 2009 320 267 244
November 2009 278 236 214
December 2009 334 293 261
January 2010 389 345 306
February 2010 412 343 308
March 2010 469 384 352
April 2010 499 409 376
May 2010 453 358 344
June 2010 455 349 326
July 2010 425 324 302
August 2010 420 353 326
North Midwest Prompt Industrial Comp. Shredded Scrap (#2) #1 Heavy Melting Steel
September 2009 328 291 272
October 2009 299 258 244
November 2009 271 233 223
December 2009 341 297 271
January 2010 389 342 319
February 2010 406 340 315
March 2010 465 389 359
April 2010 476 389 357
May 2010 455 354 327
June 2010 451 346 325
July 2010 404 311 300
August 2010 409 330 312
South Prompt Industrial Comp. Shredded Scrap (#2) #1 Heavy Melting Steel
September 2009 332 298 274
October 2009 303 267 247
November 2009 265 239 216
December 2009 332 290 271
January 2010 362 333 308
February 2010 378 329 307
March 2010 425 387 356
April 2010 459 391 355
May 2010 419 353 321
June 2010 432 338 306
July 2010 394 316 291
August 2010 399 346 312

Reported regional aggregated spot market ferrous scrap prices (USD) per gross ton shown for each commodity are based on all Management Science Associates (MSA) Raw Material Data Aggregation Service™ (RMDAS) Participants' actual order data submitted to and processed by MSA as of the 20th of each respective Buy Month, rounded to whole integer. A map of RMDAS regions is available on http://rmdas.msa.com.

Disclaimer: MSA relies upon actual transaction price and volume data provided by each RMDAS Participant, for orders expected to be completed during the reported Buy Month (used as the basis of MSA' s weighted-average aggregation of a particular commodity). RMDAS Participants are required to submit all of their ferrous scrap transaction data to MSA, and such data reflects quantities, qualities, credit terms and many other parameters. Efforts are made to ensure that aggregated Participant pricing information reported in RMDAS is representative and accurate; however, MSA is not responsible for any errors, omissions or inaccuracy of the data furnished by Participants in the RMDAS program. MSA disclaims any liability to any person or entity for any loss or damage that may have been caused by utilizing its published information, including those arising from the negligence of MSA, its employees or representatives.

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