According to Canada’s customs data, Canada exported 4.24 million mt of ferrous scrap in 2017, compared to 3.63 million mt of scrap in exported 2016, reflecting an increase of 16.8 percent year-on-year.
Of the 2017 total, Canada exported 3.03 million mt to the US (71 percent), 0.59 million mt to Turkey (14 percent), 0.20 million mt to Mexico (5 percent), 0.08 million mt Taiwan (2 percent), 0.07 million mt India (2 percent), 0.06 million mt to Bangladesh (1 percent), 0.05 million mt to Pakistan (1 percent), and 0.16 million mt to others (4 percent).
In December 2017 alone, Canada exported 0.48 million mt of scrap, the highest monthly ferrous scrap export level in the last two years.