The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Chief Economist Joe Pickard delivered a presentation on the nonferrous scrap metal market during the Fall 2013 board meeting examining macroeconomic indicators as well as the global metals market.
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Nonferrous Scrap Metal Market Trends
1. Nonferrous Scrap Metal Market Trends
Nonferrous Division Executive Committee
ISRI 2013 Fall Committee and Board Meetings
San Francisco, CA
October 23, 2013
2. YTD Change in NF Metal Prices
Year-to-Date Change in LME Official 3-Mo.
Nonferrous Metal Asking Prices
Dec 31, 2012 - October 22, 2013
8.0%
3.0%
0.1%
-2.0%
-4.9%
-7.0%
-5.9%
-8.3%
-9.2%
-12.0%
-14.1%
-17.0%
Tin
Zinc
Lead
Copper
Aluminum
Nickel
10. Exchange Rates
US Dollar and Copper Scrap Exports are Negatively Correlated (-.6%)
130,000,000
90.0
120,000,000
85.0
110,000,000
100,000,000
80.0
90,000,000
75.0
80,000,000
70,000,000
70.0
60,000,000
65.0
50,000,000
60.0
Jan-08
Mar-08
May-08
Jul-08
Sep-08
Nov-08
Jan-09
Mar-09
May-09
Jul-09
Sep-09
Nov-09
Jan-10
Mar-10
May-10
Jul-10
Sep-10
Nov-10
Jan-11
Mar-11
May-11
Jul-11
Sep-11
Nov-11
Jan-12
Mar-12
May-12
Jul-12
Sep-12
Nov-12
40,000,000
Cu Scrap Exports (kg)
US Dollar Index
11. Outlook
Uncertainty remains the recurring theme with unsettled questions on:
• Global supply surpluses
• Domestic scrap inventories
• U.S. Budget, debt ceiling, regulatory challenges
• LME rules changes and investment demand
• Timing of Fed tapering and exchange rate volatility
• Last but not least, Chinese demand and Euro zone recovery
12. World Bank Price Forecasts
Aluminum Copper
$/mt
$/mt
Lead
Nickel
Tin
Zinc
¢/kg
$/mt
¢/kg
¢/kg
2013
1,800.00 7,100.00
210
14,000
2,200.00
190
2014
1,850.00 7,050.00
212
15,000
2,220.00
215
2015
1,900.00 7,000.00
215
16,000
2,250.00
220
Updated October 2013.