Chatarra
Descubra el potencial de la chatarra de no ferrosos y ferrosos con evaluaciones del precio diarias y noticias líderes del mercado
Argus ofrece una cobertura completa y detallada de los mercados mundiales de chatarra de materiales ferrosos y chatarra de no ferrosos, con más de 1000 precios evaluados por una red mundial de expertos altamente cualificados.
La fortaleza de Argus radica en nuestra capacidad de crear metodologías adecuadas para la dinámica comercial de un mercado al contado específico y de proporcionar mecanismos para valorar las aleaciones de chatarra.
Los participantes de la industria de la chatarra confían en nuestros amplios datos de precios para actuar como un mecanismo independiente de liquidación de contratos, y utilizan nuestras poderosas herramientas, como Argus Alloy Calculator, para estimar el valor intrínseco de las aleaciones de alta ingeniería.
Cobertura de ferrosos
Argus ofrece una visión regional completa de los mercados al contado más activos para chatarra de ferroso en regiones de todo el mundo. Cada precio está disponible para su comparación directa en multiples mercados, con conversiones de divisas y unidades de medida disponibles para estandarizar los gráficos y facilitar la detección de condiciones comerciales favorables.
Distinguidos por el distribudor fob o por los términos de de entrega al consumidor, todos los precios están alineados con las especificaciones comunes de la industria para esa región. Explore la lista completa de precios y especificaciones de la chatarra, incluyendo la duración del historial disponible en la plataforma Argus Metals para las calidades evaluadas.
- Paquetes
- Chatarra busheling
- Fundición/especialidad
- Fundido pesado
- Restos de torneado de taller de máquinas
- Placa y estructural
- Chatarra triturada
- Acero para herramientas
- Acero inoxidable y superaleaciones
- Alloy Calculator, donde el valor actual de cualquier aleación se puede calcular mediante una fórmula de valor intrínseco en ausencia de liquidez suficiente para producir una evaluación adecuada
Cobertura no ferrosa
Argus ofrece la gama completa de cobertura no ferrosa desde evaluaciones del precio de la chatarra en productos UBC, Zorba, taint, tweak y twitch, así como datos de intercambio (los precios de LME y Comex con retraso de 30 minutos son estándar con los productos Argus) y primas de metales base globales. Explore la lista completa de precios de la chatarra en cada categoría no ferrosa y visite la página de datos de intercambio para comprender el valor único que aporta Argus a través de su análisis de precios de intercambio globales.
- Precios de aluminio
- Precios de aleaciones de aluminio
- Precios de latón/bronce
- Precios de cobre
- Precios de plomo
- Precios de níquel
- Acero inoxidable y aleaciones
- Precios de zinc
- Alloy Calculator, que incluye más de 200 aleaciones comunes predefinidas
- Intercambio de datos
Aspectos destacados de la cobertura norteamericana
La cobertura de Argus del mercado de chatarra norteamericano se centra en los patrones de negociación del mercado al contado dentro de las ubicaciones comerciales nacionales regionales más activas, así como en las transacciones de exportación. Toda la cadena de valor está representada en el conjunto de evaluaciones de chatarra de Argus, desde la colecta en el campo hasta la entrega y los precios de consumo:
- 8 ubicaciones de precios de chatarra contenedores
- 14 ubicaciones de precios de chatarra de compra de consumidores, incluidos EE. UU. y Canadá
- 8 ubicaciones de precios de compra de chatarra de exportación
- 4 concesionarios que venden ubicaciones de precios de chatarra
- 139 precios regionales de recogida de chatarra de no ferrosos en EE. UU. y Canadá
- Grados primarios y obsoletos de las evaluaciones del precio de la chatarra
- Grados de molinos y fundiciones de las evaluaciones del precio de la chatarra: Precios del titanio, el acero inoxidable y la aleación de chatarra
- Evaluaciones medias ponderadas de chatarra busheling y desmenuzadas del sur de EE. UU.
Aspectos destacados de la cobertura europea
Argus Scrap Markets proporciona contexto e inteligencia a los mercados europeos de chatarra para ayudar a los laminadores de acero, proveedores de chatarra, compradores y fabricantes industriales a comprender mejor los mercados en los que operan. Argus produce más de 50 evaluaciones de precios de la chatarra europea, entre las que se incluyen:
- Precios de chatarra ferrosos doméstica alemana
- Precios de chatarra ferrosos doméstica española
- Precios de chatarra importada española
- Precios de chatarra ferrosos doméstica del Reino Unido
- Rusia, incluyendo San Petersburgo, precio en muelle
Aspectos destacados de la cobertura asiática
Argus lleva los precios asiáticos de chatarra de una variedad de mercados maduros generadores de chatarra y proporciona un análisis profundo de las operaciones en aguas profundas y las operaciones en aguas cortas. Argus cubre todo el alcance de la actividad de compra de acerías para la producción en hornos eléctricos de arco, incluyendo los aceros inoxidables y de ingeniería, en reconocimiento a la naturaleza global de muchas materias primas del acero compradas por acerías en todo el mundo:
- Taiwán importó precios de chatarra de ferroso
- India importó precios de chatarra de ferroso
- Pakistán importó precios de chatarra de ferroso
- Bangladesh importó precios de chatarra de ferroso
- China, Corea del Sur, Taiwán y Japón importaron precios de chatarra de aluminio
- China, Corea del Sur, Taiwán y Japón importaron precios de chatarra de cobre
Argus tiene una variedad de precios de chatarra globales en cada uno de sus tres productos principales: mercados de chatarra de Argus, mercados ferrosos de Argus y mercados no ferrosos de Argus. Para descubrir la combinación de productos que proporcionará la cobertura más completa para satisfacer las necesidades de su empresa, póngase en contacto con nosotros para solicitar una asesoría. Puede encontrar información sobre las opciones de suscripción de Argus aquí.
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Nucor to expand downstream Indiana steel plant
Nucor to expand downstream Indiana steel plant
Pittsburgh, 13 August (Argus) — US steelmaker Nucor plans to add steel grating production capabilities at its downstream Vulcraft facility in St Joe, Indiana, broadening its product offerings. The $59mn project marks Nucor's fourth major investment in Indiana in recent years. Vulcraft makes open-web steel joists, joist girders and steel decking, which are used mainly in non-residential construction. The plant has about 1.2mn short tons of annual joist and deck production capacity. By Brad MacAulay Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Argentina’s inflation extends gains
Argentina’s inflation extends gains
Montevideo, 13 August (Argus) — Argentina's annual inflation continued to increase in July, hitting 33.8pc, another high for the year and more than three times the government target. The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 33.5pc in June from a year earlier, up from 33.2pc in May, the statistics agency Indec reported. The latest figure was down from 36.6pc in July 2025. Leading the annualized increase was housing/utility, up 48.9pc, while transportation prices were up 40.9pc, education 40pc and entertainment, 36.7pc. Food/beverages increased by 34.5pc. All the leading categories were up compared to the previous month. On a monthly basis, CPI rose by 2.1pc in June, up from 1.9pc and matching the 2.1pc May rate. It peaked at 3.4pc in March for the year. President Javier Milei's administration forecasts inflation at 10pc for the year, while the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts inflation at 30.4pc this year. -By Lucien Chauvin Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Germany's Thyssenkrupp eyes steel demand growth in 2026
Germany's Thyssenkrupp eyes steel demand growth in 2026
London, 13 August (Argus) — German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp is moderately positive about the outlook for global steel demand in 2026, although demand will depend on geopolitical tensions, energy prices and the performance of steel-consuming industries, the company said. Thyssenkrupp's forecast does not yet reflect the potential impact of new EU steel safeguard measures that took effect on 1 July. Global steel demand is expected to increase by 0.7pc on the year in 2026, despite a contraction in consumption in China, as demand is set to strengthen in the EU and the US. In the automotive sector, Thyssenkrupp expects output to continue declining. "At present, a year-on-year decline in production volumes is expected for the full fiscal year 2025-26. The main drivers are oil price trends in combination with temporary shipping restrictions in the strait of Hormuz, as well as weaker conditions in the Chinese market," the company said. By contrast, Thyssenkrupp expects machinery sales to increase by 1.7pc, supported by positive production trends in the EU, China and the US last year. Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe continues to reduce its cost base, cutting its workforce by 3pc year on year to 25,078 by the end of June, while reducing its investments by 42pc to €265mn ($305mn) in the first nine months of the 2025-26 fiscal year. Its investments were lower than a year earlier partly because funding received for its direct reduction (DR) plant resulted in a net negative investment. Construction of the plant's DR tower continues, while pre-assembly of the site's two smelters is nearly complete. "Intensive preparations are currently being made for the modernisation of continuous caster 3 in Duisburg, scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025-26," the company said. Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe's order intake rose above year-earlier levels in the latest reporting period, supported by higher orders from industrial and trading customers and stable orders in the automotive sector. Sales remained below year-earlier levels, reflecting the persistently weak macroeconomic environment. The division's adjusted earnings strengthened despite lower revenue, supported by a hiring freeze, restructuring measures, efficiency gains in production and logistics, and lower raw material costs. These factors more than offset weaker sales, Thyssenkrupp said. Thyssenkrupp completed the transfer of its 50pc stake in Huttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) to German steelmaker Salzgitter on 9 July, for a symbolic price of €1. The former shareholders will inject fresh equity into HKM, with Thyssenkrupp Steel's contribution expected to be in the low-to-mid three-digit million-euro range. As a result of the HKM transaction, Thyssenkrupp expects an additional disposal loss in the low three-digit million-euro range in the fourth quarter of its 2025-26 fiscal year. Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe remained profitable in the third quarter and over the first nine months of the 2025-26 fiscal year, although its nine-month earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) fell to €80mn from €251mn a year earlier. The firm's third-quarter Ebit rose to €185mn from €64mn, supported by restructuring measures and lower raw material costs. By Andrey Telegin Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Gulf war reverses fortunes for US OCTG demand
Gulf war reverses fortunes for US OCTG demand
Houston, 13 August (Argus) — US oil and gas drilling companies and rig owners have boosted their demand outlooks because of the global crude oil supply shock from the US-Iran war. US drilling contractors and oil country tubular goods (OCTG) producers now anticipate higher oil prices and increased oil and gas drilling to raise US demand in the second half of 2026, a far cry from declining rig counts and lower oil prices at the start of the year. Pipe and tube companies are bullish as crude oil prices bolstered by the war in the Middle East raise US drilling activity. The Argus West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fob Houston assessment stood at $84.82/bl on 11 August, up from $68.19/bl at the end of February and before the onset of the war. Rig contractors raise estimates Publicly traded drilling rig contractors have seen the greatest shift, as they now expect a second quarterly rig count increase. Drilling rig contractor Helmerich & Payne (H&P)'s shifting outlook reflects the war-fueled reversal of fortune in the industry. At the end of 2025, H&P lowered its rig count estimates for the first quarter because of lower oil prices and drilling activity. "Going into [2026], things felt relatively bearish, but I do think it's quite a different story right now," H&P chief financial office Todd Scruggs said. "We think this [third quarter] is a pretty good marker for where we're going to be in [2027], we actually think we will be improving from this base." But the stronger outlook remains contingent on oil prices staying elevated and the conflict not widening into a disruption that undercuts economic growth or drilling budgets. At the end of the first quarter, H&P and fellow drilling rig contractors Nabors and Patterson-UTI guided for the second quarter an average of 294-301 active US drilling rigs between them. The rig operators surpassed that outlook and exited the second quarter with an estimated 316 active drilling rigs in the US, which the companies expect to grow to an approximate 324 active rigs by the end of the third quarter. US private and independent oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) companies drove higher drilling rig demand as they capitalized on higher crude oil prices, gains that are expected to continue in the back half of the year. The US weekly active drilling rig count has held at 588 since mid July, the highest level since April 2025 and up from 539 a year earlier, according to oilfield services company Baker Hughes. Pipe producers expect US volumes to grow As more US drilling rigs activate, OCTG producers are working to take advantage of greater demand, import constraints and tight inventories. Higher US drilling activity and lower import volumes raised Vallourec's second quarter US tubular mill production and OCTG prices, chief executive Philippe Guillemot said on a 30 July earnings call. He added that US OCTG inventory levels are below five-year averages. Tenaris chief executive Gabriel Podskubka said the company's Bay City, Texas, seamless OCTG mill is running at record production levels to meet demand. OCTG prices have responded to the shortage and higher demand. The Argus Pipe Logix OCTG all items index, which reflects distributor selling prices, has climbed by $45/short ton (st) in July to $2,233/st, which is $224/st higher since the start of the year. Domestic OCTG mills have pushed about $600/st of price increases into the market and have struggled to bridge a large import supply gap despite raising production. US domestic OCTG pipe mill shipments collected by Argus and import volumes less exports from January-June are at 2.24mn st, down by about 500,000st from the same period in the prior year. OCTG supply declined solely on lower import volumes as major foreign OCTG suppliers like Austria and Taiwan are under US antidumping investigations, causing many US buyers to refrain from importing from those countries. The majority of US OCTG distributors remain optimistic that pricing will continue to rise, with the Argus OCTG distributors index at a positive reading of 86 in July, down by two points from June and the fifth consecutive positive reading. Multiple OCTG distributors reported sourcing difficulties in July for certain products that they would normally buy as imports and cannot find domestically. By Rye Druzchetta Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
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