Taiwan’s total imports of ferrous scrap rose by 2.2 percent year on year to 469,040 mt in the January-February period of this year, according to the official customs statistics.
In the first two months of the year, the US was the main supplier of scrap to Taiwan, exporting 197,355 mt to this destination in the given period, dropping by 14.9 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, scrap exports from Japan to Taiwan totaled 107,799 mt in the given period, up 130.44 percent year on year.
In February alone, Taiwan’s scrap imports totaled 252,267 mt, increasing by 4.8 percent year on year and by 16.4 percent from January.