Economy
December 21, 2017
Global Scrap Trade: Will China Resume Exports?
Written by Peter Wright
Since the Chinese government put a stop to all exports of steel scrap, analyzing the global scrap trade has become a bit more complicated.
Steel Market Update performs this analysis of the world scrap market each quarter to help readers understand the gyrations of the domestic scrap market and where the U.S. stands as a global player. Some nations are slow to report, which results in our analysis being a quarter in arrears, but we believe it still gives a valuable perspective of global trends. All tonnages in this report are metric.
