{"id":20186,"date":"2026-09-18T15:10:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metarexllcco.com\/?p=20186"},"modified":"2026-09-19T15:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T15:13:46","slug":"saudi-arabia-ferrous-scrap-eastern-province-prices-fall-while-riyadh-strengthens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metarexllcco.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/saudi-arabia-ferrous-scrap-eastern-province-prices-fall-while-riyadh-strengthens\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia \u2013 Ferrous Scrap: Eastern Province Prices Fall While Riyadh Strengthens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tse4.mm.bing.net\/th\/id\/OIP.16XRh6XTOiPDQEoLvrIKWAHaFj?r=0&amp;rs=1&amp;pid=ImgDetMain&amp;o=7&amp;rm=3\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:242px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1\" style=\"color:#00420e\"><strong>A major Eastern Province EAF producer reduced scrap purchasing prices by 70 riyals per tonne across all grades. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2\" style=\"color:#00420e\"><strong>Standard HMS 1&amp;2 consequently fell to around 1,780 riyals per tonne delivered, while shredded scrap reached 1,920 riyals. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3\" style=\"color:#00420e\"><strong>In contrast, the Riyadh sheared HMS 1&amp;2 index increased to 1,775.50 riyals per tonne because of stronger induction-furnace demand. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4\" style=\"color:#00420e\"><strong>Saudi mills continue to face tight DRI availability due to disruptions affecting iron ore pellet imports. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5\" style=\"color:#00420e\"><strong>The national HMS 1&amp;2 composite index decreased moderately to 1,816.49 riyals per tonne.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/metarexllcco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/METAREX-NEWS-AGENTS-LOGO1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18968\" style=\"width:113px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metarexllcco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/METAREX-NEWS-AGENTS-LOGO1.jpg 567w, https:\/\/metarexllcco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/METAREX-NEWS-AGENTS-LOGO1-400x133.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metarexllcco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/METAREX-NEWS-AGENTS-LOGO1-430x143.jpg 430w, https:\/\/metarexllcco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/METAREX-NEWS-AGENTS-LOGO1-150x50.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" 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