Steel Products
January Ferrous Scrap Exports
Written by John Packard
March 15, 2013
The U.S. Department of Commerce released ferrous scrap export data a little earlier this week. Total exports of scrap in January 2013 were 1,532,498 metric tons (1,689,288 net tons) to all countries. This is a little less than December shipments but above the January 2012 total.
Below is a chart of the top 10 countries where U.S. ferrous scrap was shipped during the month of January.
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