Taiwan’s total imports of ferrous scrap rose by 12.0 percent year on year to 792,491 mt in the January-March period of this year, according to the official customs statistics.
In the first three months of the year, the US was the main supplier of scrap to Taiwan, exporting 305,498 mt to this destination in the given period, dropping by 13.7 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, scrap exports from Japan to Taiwan totaled 210,110 mt in the given period, up 165.4 percent year on year.
In March alone, Taiwan’s scrap imports totaled 323,450 mt, increasing by 30.0 percent year on year and by 28.2 percent from February.