WASHINGTON (Scrap Register): China imported 19,600 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the United States in September, down by 26.03 per cent from 26,500 tonnes in August, according to latest data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

On year-on-year basis, China’s aluminium scrap imports from the United States in September 2019 was down by 23.73%, as the import volume during the same period last year was 25,700 tonnes.

The total import volume in the nine months of 2019 was 300,000 tonnes, down 24.05 per cent from 395,000 tonnes in the corresponding period of the previous year.