Taiwan’s total imports of ferrous scrap rose by 28.3 percent year on year and 13.8 percent month on month to 278,214 mt in January this year, according to the official customs statistics.
In January, the US was the main supplier of scrap to Taiwan, exporting 120,483 mt to this destination in the given month, up by 35.4 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, scrap exports from Japan to Taiwan totaled 61,884 mt in the given month, up 45.7 percent year on year.