In 2019, China imported around 184 million metric tons of steel scrap from foreign countries. The scrap steel usage for steel production has increased in China over the recent years without having a great influence on the Chinese steel scrap trade.
Import volume of steel scrap to China from 2008 to 2019
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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World Steel Association. (December 4, 2020). Import volume of steel scrap to China from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 12, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071740/china-steel-scrap-import-volume/
World Steel Association. "Import volume of steel scrap to China from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. December 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071740/china-steel-scrap-import-volume/
World Steel Association. (2020). Import volume of steel scrap to China from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071740/china-steel-scrap-import-volume/
World Steel Association. "Import Volume of Steel Scrap to China from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071740/china-steel-scrap-import-volume/
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