Turkey: Ferrous scrap imports surge 12% in Apr’21

Turkey, the world’s leading buyer of seaborne ferrous scrap, recorded scrap imports at 2.42 mn t – 12% higher in Apr’21 against 2.17 mn t a month ago. Increasing demand from Turkey’s steel mills was met by the U.S, with total exports at 0.55 mn t, followed by the UK at 0.25 mn t, as per SteelMint data.