Japan Stainless Steel Scrap Export Keeps 200,000t in 2005

摘要

Japanese export of stainless steel scrap decreased by 5.3 percent to 206,400 tonnes in 2005 from 217,980 tonnes in 2004, according to the trade statistics by Ministry of Finance. The volume kept 200,000 tonnes after it reached 200,000 tonnes for the first time in 2004. The volume reached 190,000 tonnes in 2003 compared with around 70,000 tonnes in 2000 and 125,880 tonnes in 2001.