China's demolition scrap recycling retreats as off-season sets in

The volume of ferrous scrap recycled from construction and building demolition sites decreased steadily so far in June with the traditional off-season for building activity gradually setting in, Mysteel's latest survey results showed.

During the week of June 13-19, for example, the total quantity of steel scrap salvaged from demolished buildings by the 195 domestic scrap recycling companies under Mysteel's monitoring totalled 35,117 tonnes, lower by 5.3% from a month earlier, though the volume remained substantially higher by 42.2% compared with the