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US: Ferrous scrap exports fall 18% y-o-y in 11MCY’25 amid weak Turkish demand, competitive pressures

Feb 19, 2026

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Ramavath Mounika

in Melting Scrap

Turkiye turns to imported billets over scrap due to cost efficiency Lower bulk purchases from Bangladesh, Mexico weigh on volumes US ferrous scrap exports fell 18% y-o-y to 11.16 million tonnes (mnt) in January-November 2025 (11MCY’25) from 13.67 mnt in the same period of 11MCY’24. In November 2025, exports reached 1.23 mnt, up 60% m-o-m…