Ferrous scrap imports to Indonesia were at 378,487mt in April, a 154pc increase compared to the previous year and 367pc from the prior month, according to the country’s Customs data.
In April, Asia-based suppliers from Japan and Singapore were the top exporters of ferrous scrap to Indonesia at 248,936mt, increasing by 1341pc from a year ago and 69,791mt, up by 268pc from a year ago, respectively. Malaysia recorded the largest increase in import volume, a 1999pc increase from 399mt in April 2020 to 8,383mt in April 2021.
Imports from Australia fell by 24pc from March to 11,957mt, a 63pc decrease from a year ago.
| Indonesia’s ferrous scrap imports in April 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit: mt | Apr-21 | Mar-21 | Change MOM | Apr-20 | Change YOY |
| Japan | 248,936 | 11,434 | 2077pc | 17,279 | 1341pc |
| Singapore | 69,791 | 19,380 | 260pc | 18,953 | 268pc |
| Hong Kong | 23,935 | 23,791 | 1pc | 16,342 | 46lc |
| Australia | 11,957 | 15,739 | -24pc | 32,077 | -63pc |
| Malaysia | 8,383 | 2,960 | 183pc | 399 | 1999pc |
| Thailand | 6,789 | 2,554 | 166pc | 1,943 | 249pc |
| United Kingdom | 2,756 | 434 | 535pc | 14,798 | -81pc |
| United States | 2,344 | 1,033 | 127pc | 14,432 | -84pc |
| Korea | 2,251 | 521 | 332pc | 3,812 | -41pc |
| Others | 1,343 | 3,130 | -57pc | 29,104 | -95pc |
| Total | 378,487 | 80,975 | 367pc | 149,140 | 154pc |