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What's your outlook for markets in 2012?
  • Slow and steady improvement. (9 votes)
    26.5%
  • Strong improvement in most commodities. Business conditions look good. (5 votes)
    14.7%
  • Volatility will be the name of the game for recyclable commodities. (7 votes)
    20.6%
  • Markets will remain fairly flat this year. Commodity prices will remain pretty much where they are right now. (4 votes)
    11.8%
  • Markets are heading for a significant downward correction (2 votes)
    5.9%
  • Business conditions aren't bad, but may see some modest price declines. (1 votes)
    2.9%
  • Too much uncertainty in the market. I don't have a clue. (6 votes)
    17.6%


RMDAS™ Ferrous Scrap Price Index

RMDAS Regional Spot Market Prices - January 2012
Commodity North Central / East North Midwest South Total US
#1 Heavy Melting Steel 436 438 440 437
Prompt Industrial Comp. 513 521 523 516
Shredded Scrap (#2) 477 468 479 476
North Central / East #1 Heavy Melting Steel Prompt Industrial Comp. Shredded Scrap (#2)
October 2010 319 391 345
November 2010 339 394 365
December 2010 372 430 405
January 2011 437 498 476
March 2011 422 485 453
April 2011 418 496 454
May 2011 403 492 434
June 2011 420 508 451
July 2011 420 512 455
August 2011 418 502 449
September 2011 419 505 451
January 2012 436 513 477
North Midwest #1 Heavy Melting Steel Prompt Industrial Comp. Shredded Scrap (#2)
October 2010 315 386 336
November 2010 331 388 355
December 2010 371 441 401
January 2011 439 490 468
March 2011 421 480 480
April 2011 416 490 450
May 2011 396 484 428
June 2011 408 505 444
July 2011 409 510 444
August 2011 406 502 440
September 2011 406 499 442
January 2012 438 521 468
South #1 Heavy Melting Steel Prompt Industrial Comp. Shredded Scrap (#2)
October 2010 317 382 341
November 2010 324 382 359
December 2010 352 435 400
January 2011 425 494 469
March 2011 409 480 444
April 2011 404 503 445
May 2011 396 500 433
June 2011 407 509 448
July 2011 416 512 449
August 2011 417 510 448
September 2011 418 503 454
January 2012 440 523 479
Total US #1 Heavy Melting Steel Prompt Industrial Comp. Shredded Scrap (#2)
October 2010 318 390 342
November 2010 334 393 361
December 2010 363 432 403
January 2011 434 497 472
March 2011 418 484 452
April 2011 413 497 450
May 2011 399 493 432
June 2011 413 508 448
July 2011 416 512 451
August 2011 416 504 447
September 2011 416 505 451
January 2012 437 516 476

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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