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Recycling Industry Responds to China’s Announcement on Aluminum Scrap Tariffs

March 26, 2018

Via: Waste360

In response to China’s announcement that it intends to impose a 25 percent import tariff on aluminum waste and scrap, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) released the following statement:

“In 2017, the United States exported more than $1.1 billion worth of aluminum scrap to China, which has been in a positive trade balance for more than a decade. The Chinese Government’s announcement will impact this significant U.S. scrap export, spurring concern that exports of additional scrap commodities could be impacted in future announcements.”

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