China’s scrap imports in the first half
With 847'000 tons in June,
China's total
scrap steel imports reached 5.04 million tons and $1.26 billion trade value through the first half of 2005.
Through the first six months, the US accounted for 23% of
China's
scrap imports with 1.17 million tons.
Kazakhstan (1.06 million tons),
Japan (974'800 tons) and Russian Federation (501'400 tons) were other major
scrap exporters to
China.