Good morning – hope you’re having a good week so far.
As darkness begins to set in (daylight savings time change) the scrap market also is bracing for a quiet and possible darkness to end the year.
The article below correctly characterized the year as “untypical”. This year has been just that… with crazy market fluctuations, tariffs rattling the scrap, stocks, and other markets around the world, and more political and business unsteadiness that we have really seen before.
Being able to withstand all of these things and weather the storm this year has not always been easy. Coming out of COVID and the up and downs we had only 5 years ago, I think a lot of businesses were hoping for some steadiness and fluidity in the markets. Unfortunately that is yet to be seen and doesn’t look like it is on the horizon anytime soon.
Scrap pricing has remained relatively high. Aluminum and copper scrap have been the high points. Titanium, steel and stainless steel have been markets harder hit.
The next few months, into 2026 will be an interesting time for the markets.
As always I will keep you updated with news and information as it comes out.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out.
ARTICLE: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/us-scrap-trends-outlook-october-2025-2/