Taiwan’s total imports of ferrous scrap rose by 18.5 percent year on year to 2.58 million mt in the January-September period of this year, according to the official customs statistics.
In the first nine months of the year, the US was the main supplier of scrap to Taiwan, exporting 954,666 mt to this destination in the given period, up by 5.9 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, scrap exports from Japan to Taiwan totaled 738,631 mt in the given period, up 79.4 percent year on year.
In September alone, Taiwan’s scrap imports amounted to 308,366 mt, increasing by 55.8 percent year on year and by 34.4 percent month on month.