Chinese exports of stainless steel in April increase

YIEH reported that according to data from the Chinese customs, China’s exports of stainless steel flat products totaled 196,878 tonne in April, rising by 10.6% from a month ago.

In April, the exports of stainless steel flats to Taiwan increased by 0.6%, those to Korea dropped by 17%, both compared to the figures in a month ago.

In the first 4 months of this year, the country’s exports of stainless steel flat products amounted to 654,855 tonne jumping by 41.9% YoY.

Japanese stainless scrap imports in April up by 13.6%

According to statistics, Japan’s imports of stainless scraps totaled 17,646 tonne in April, rising by 13.6% from a month ago.

In April, the country’s import prices of stainless scraps averaged at USD 3,114.02 per tonne in April, up by 0.9% from March.

Meanwhile, the imports of stainless scrap from Korea increased by 8.4%; those from Taiwan surged by 7.8% and those from China jumped by 44%, all compared to those in a month ago.

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