Turkey Neglects U.S. Scrap in Favor of Russian Shipments
May 15, 2025
A back-and-forth tariff regimen emanating from the administration of President Donald Trump has metal recyclers and other business owners worried about the near-term future of the United States economy and its supply chains.
Steelmaking statistics gathered in the first four months of this year, however, point to a largely stable melt shop situation in the U.S. A source of concern for steel recyclers in the Eastern U.S. can be found further afield, in the first quarter import statistics of the U.S.' largest recycled steel export destination — Turkey.
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