Tag: China’s stainless steel scrap imports surge 87% y-o-y in H1 CY’26: GACC

June imports surge 147% amid stronger buying Japan top supplier; Thailand records fastest growth China’s imports of stainless steel scrap surged 87% y-o-y to around 101,254 tonnes in this year’s January-June half, according to new data from the country’s General Administration of Customs (GACC). This sharp gain is primarily linked to a low-base effect from…