Total exports of nonferrous scrap materials from the United States increased month on month in June, as foreign buying of US products continued to recover from Covid-19-induced economic shutdowns.
Nonferrous exports totaled 237,106 tons in June, up 14.6% from 206,857 tons in May, but down 6.1% from 252,623 tons in June 2019.
Year-to-date volumes, however, fell by 12.3% year on year to 1,375,129 tons, with nickel experiencing the largest decline, down 36.2% to 14,172 tons.
Used beverage can [UBC] exports had the largest year-to-date increase of 218% for any nonferrous specification, to 50,189 tons from 15,777 tons in 2019.
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