Posted on 09 Nov 2009
China's scrap imports hit record high in first 9 months
China’s scrap imports reached a record 11.19 million tons from January to September, soared by 389.2 percent compared to the same period of last year.
It is also the first time that scrap imports hit over 11 million tons. The main imported countries are as: the US 4.03 million tons, Japan 3.77 million ton, Australia 729,000 tons.
Besides, China imported around 1.3 million tons of scrap in September.
