The price of stainless steel scrap is going down
As the price of nickel decreases in metal exchanges, the purchase prices of stainless steel scrap also decrease. From the beginning of 2023 to the end of June, the price of nickel fell by almost 40%. In the first days of 2023, the nickel price was $31.2/kg, on June 28, the nickel price was only $19.85/kg. Since the price of stainless steel scrap largely depends on the price of nickel, the purchase price of stainless steel scrap decreased accordingly. According to the website scraprice.com, the highest price of stainless steel scrap in the last days of June 2023 was in Turkey and reached almost €2/kg. The price of stainless steel scrap was also high in other countries: Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom.
| # | Buyer | Purchase price | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
255.889
Rs
/lb
|
Texas, Houston |
| 2 |
|
204.651
Rs
/lb
|
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey |
| 3 |
|
190.485
Rs
/lb
|
Utah, Salt Lake City |
| 4 |
|
184.758
Rs
/lb
|
New York, Binghamton |
| 5 |
|
170.592
Rs
/lb
|
Gilberts, Illinois |
| 6 |
|
170.592
Rs
/lb
|
California, Los Angeles |
| 7 |
|
156.427
Rs
/lb
|
Texas, Houston |
| 8 |
|
156.427
Rs
/lb
|
Florida, Jacksonville |
| 9 |
|
156.427
Rs
/lb
|
New Jersey, Middlesex |
| 10 |
|
142.261
Rs
/lb
|
Wisconsin, Fond du Lac |
| 11 |
|
128.095
Rs
/lb
|
Texas, Houston |
| 12 |
|
128.095
Rs
/lb
|
Florida, Miami |
| 13 |
|
113.628
Rs
/lb
|
Chase, Michigan |
| 14 |
|
113.628
Rs
/lb
|
Maryland, Frederick |
| 15 |
|
113.628
Rs
/lb
|
Minnesota, Inver Grove Heights |
| 16 |
|
99.462
Rs
/lb
|
Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
| 17 |
|
99.462
Rs
/lb
|
Michigan, Detroit |
| 18 |
|
99.462
Rs
/lb
|
New York, Binghamton |
| 19 |
|
99.462
Rs
/lb
|
New Jersey, Middlesex |
| 20 |
|
99.462
Rs
/lb
|
Massachusetts, Middleborough |
| 21 |
|
96.749
Rs
/lb
|
Stoystown, Pennsylvania |
| 22 |
|
93.735
Rs
/lb
|
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey |
| 23 |
|
91.023
Rs
/lb
|
New York, Buffalo |
| 24 |
|
85.296
Rs
/lb
|
Indiana, Bloomington |
| 25 |
|
85.296
Rs
/lb
|
Maryland, Frederick |
| 26 |
|
85.296
Rs
/lb
|
Maryland, Frederick |
| 27 |
|
85.296
Rs
/lb
|
Florida, Jacksonville |
| 28 |
|
85.296
Rs
/lb
|
Utah, Salt Lake City |
| 29 |
|
85.296
Rs
/lb
|
Indiana, Evansville |
| 30 |
|
85.296
Rs
/lb
|
Texas, Houston |
| 31 |
|
85.296
Rs
/lb
|
Kansas, Topeka |
| 32 |
|
85.296
Rs
/lb
|
Illinois, Chicago Heights |
| 33 |
|
76.857
Rs
/lb
|
New York, Buffalo |
| 34 |
|
73.843
Rs
/lb
|
Kansas, Independence |
| 35 |
|
71.13
Rs
/lb
|
Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
| 36 |
|
56.965
Rs
/lb
|
Minnesota, Inver Grove Heights |
| 37 |
|
56.965
Rs
/lb
|
Florida, Miami |
| 38 |
|
34.058
Rs
/lb
|
Texas, Houston |
| 39 |
|
34.058
Rs
/lb
|
Utah, Salt Lake City |
| 40 |
|
28.332
Rs
/lb
|
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey |
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STAINLESS STEEL SCRAP PURCHASING - is financially beneficial. There are plenty of metal buyers in every major city where you can easily sell stainless steel scrap or any other unnecessary items which contain stainless steel. The purchase prices depend on the buyer’s pricing policy, type or quantity and it is also influenced by global metal exchanges. Depending on the supply and demand of nickel, the price of nickel fluctuates, and so are the prices of stainless steel. In the event of changes in stock exchanges, recyclers of this metal react accordingly by adjusting the purchase prices of stainless steel to the buyers.