Insight
Sifting through the scrap: a closer look at China's steel recycling industry
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Report summary
In late October, Wood Mackenzie visited steelmakers and scrap processors in China's Jiangsu province. The purpose of the trip was to understand trends in the country's scrap industry, after the government launched two policies this year. One of the policies restricts ferrous scrap imports while the other encourages scrap use. Both have been prompted by pollution concerns but have created a dilemma.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Why is scrap expensive in China?
- Why is China's scrap supply limited?
- Does China lack scrap processing capacity?
- How have EAF steelmakers been doing recently?
- Some steelmakers are importing DRI, HBI and even pig iron to replace scrap in BOFs
- Should iron ore miners be worried?
- Appendix: scrap from our primary research
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Our forecast of EAF share in total steel output and scrap consumption
- Heavy melting scrap price: China versus the US
- EAF steel cost comparison
- Imports of PI, HBI & DRI
- Fe content of steelmaking metallics
- A baller of scrap, weighing about 0.7 tonnes
- Unprocessed ship decks
- Silicon steel scrap
- Rebar granule, mixed with other scrap
- Offcuts from shipbuilding
- A scrap shredder line
What's included
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