<span class="wntoptext03"><span>Tokyo Steel announced to raise the scrap purchase prices by </span><span>￥</span><span>500/ton at its four firms, except Kyushu plant.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span> </span></span><span><br> <span class="wntoptext03">After the adjustment, the latest scrap prices are at </span> </span><span class="wntoptext03"><span>￥</span><span>36,000~</span><span>￥</span><span>38,000/ton averagely.</span></span><span><br> <span class="wntoptext03">Among them, the purchase prices of H2 scrap in Okayama plant are at </span></span><span class="wntoptext03"><span>￥</span><span>38,000/ton; that in Kyushu plant is at </span><span>￥</span><span>38,500/ton; that in Takamatsu plant is at </span><span>￥</span><span>36,000/ton; that in Tahara plant is at </span><span>￥</span><span>38,500/ton and that in Utsunomiya plant is at </span><span>￥</span><span>36,000/ton.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span> </span></span><span><br> ( source: <a href="http://www.yieh.com/"><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">www.yieh.com</font></span></a> ) </span>