Pakistan's iron and steel scrap imports amounted to 402,944 mt in March this year, increasing by 25 percent compared to February and down 2.7 percent year on year, according to the data released by the Pakistan Federal Bureau of Statistics (PFBS). The value of these imports in March was $129.4 million, increasing by 26.5 percent month on month and up 10.3 year on year.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's iron and steel imports in March amounted to 421,040 mt, up 34.4 percent on year-on-year basis and rising by 35.1 percent compared to the previous month. In March this year, the value of Pakistan's iron and steel imports was $281.14 million, increasing by 34.7 percent year on year and up 34.8 percent month on month.