According to customs statistics, Japanese ferrous scrap exports totaled 458,955 tons in January this year, down 17.5% from 556,161 tons in the same month the previous year.
During the month, Vietnam was the largest importer of Japanese scrap, importing 254,345 tons, up 1.6% from the previous year. Vietnam was followed by South Korea and Bangladesh, which imported 101,974 tonnes and 22,656 tonnes of scrap respectively.
Meanwhile, Japanese scrap exports to Indonesia stood at 20,153 tonnes in January this year, compared to 16,489 tonnes in the same period last year.
