Taiwan’s total imports of ferrous scrap rose by 18.8 percent year on year to 1.76 million mt in the January-June period of this year, according to the official customs statistics.
In the first six months of the year, the US was the main supplier of scrap to Taiwan, exporting 640,194 mt to this destination in the given period, up by 2.7 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, scrap exports from Japan to Taiwan totaled 480,848 mt in the given period, up 100.9 percent year on year.
In June alone, Taiwan’s scrap imports amounted to 296,239 mt, increasing by 26.7 percent year on year and decreasing by 17.8 percent from May.