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TABLE 32.2 WORLD CARBON STEEL TRANSACTION PRICES

WORLD HOT ROLLED HOT ROLLED COLD ROLLED STEEL WIRE MEDIUM STEEL
STEEL STEEL COIL STEEL PLATE STEEL COIL ROD SECTIONS
PRICES ($/TON) ($/TON) ($/TON) ($/TON) ($/TON)

Apr 2007 617 788 698 577 798

May 2007 623 800 696 606 815
Jun 2007 611 800 686 602 812

Jul 2007 599 808 681 590 819
Aug 2007 603 814 686 594 825

Sep 2007 602 810 673 580 821
Oct 2007 611 826 680 584 844

Nov 2007 615 833 688 584 853

Dec 2007 630 837 705 598 859
Jan 2008 639 847 716 621 871
Feb 2008 699 887 772 687 905

Mar 2008 800 978 890 758 970

Apr 2008 915 1065 985 852 1042
May 2008 998 1160 1080 920 1105

Jun 2008 1073 1225 1144 1005 1184

All steel prices above are dollars/metric ton. Steel price information updated September 2008.
Source: MEPS Steel Prices On-line. To obtain current steel prices including forecasts, please visit
www.meps.co.uk/world-price.htm.
MEPS STEEL PRODUCT PRICE LEVELS ACROSS 2007–2008. Current & historic pricing levels.

recycling versus other materials. For example, in June 2008, 1 ton of aluminum scrap
was worth over $2800 on the recycling commodity market.

32.4 Constraints and Considerations

Below is a list of the key considerations in regards to recycling for metal manufactures

■ Unit value—The market price for various metals
■ Availability—The amount and frequency of the various metal material generated
■ Capacity—The available space to store or stage recyclable materials
■ Disposal cost—The cost per unit for disposal; this is the key economic value required
to determine the break-even point versus recycling
■ Environmental impact—The result on the environment if the metal material is not
disposed of properly