According to statistics, China's imports of stainless steel scraps totaled 288,000 tonnes falling by 3.4% YoY and decreasing by 14.4% from a month ago.
In September, Japan was the largest stainless steel scrap exporter to China with 196,000 tonnes decreasing by 7.9% YoY.
In January to September period, China's imports of stainless steel scraps amounted to 3.466 million tonnes falling by 11.1% YoY. Accordingly, it's estimated that China's stainless steel scrap imports would be at 4.62 million tonnes in the whole of 2013.