Tag: Japan’s ferrous scrap exports decline 8% y-o-y in H1CY26 as Asian buyers turn cautious

Crude steel output remains broadly stable, limiting export supply Vietnam remains leading buyer even as shipments decline 10% y-o-y  EAF investments to increasingly divert scrap towards domestic market Morning Brief: Japan’s ferrous scrap exports declined 8% y-o-y to 3.43 million tonnes (mnt) during H1CY26, compared with 3.71 mnt in the corresponding period last year, according to…