In March this year, Japanese ferrous scrap exports totaled 596,603 tons, down 7.6 percent from 645,445 tons in the same month the previous year, according to customs statistics. Between January and March this year, the country exported 1.68 million tons of scrap, down 9.8 percent from last year.
During the period, Vietnam was the largest importer of Japanese scrap, importing 763,398 tons, down 8.9 percent from last year. Vietnam was followed by Bangladesh and South Korea, which imported 311,271 tons and 288,423 tons of scrap, up 13.6 percent and down 18.4 percent, respectively, year-on-year.
Meanwhile, Japan's scrap exports to Thailand stood at 111,069 tons between January and March this year, up from 58,379 tons the previous year. same period last year
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