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Paper Recycling January 15, 2019 01:30:31 PM

U.K. OCC Exports Saw Notable Increase in Nov '18

Paul Ploumis
ScrapMonster Author
The primary destination of OCC exports was China. The Chinese imports totaled 187,172 tonnes.

U.K. OCC Exports Saw Notable Increase in Nov '18

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The latest export statistics published by the U.K. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) indicates notable increase in exports of OCC by the country during the month of November last year. This is upon comparison with the prior month.

The OCC exports out of the U.K. totaled 287,812 tonnes in November 2018, significantly higher by more than 17% when compared with the previous month. The OCC exports by the country had totaled only 245,153 tonnes in Oct ‘18. Over the exports of 211,651 tonnes during the same month a year before, the exports in November 2018 registered a big increase.

The primary destination of OCC exports was China. The Chinese imports totaled 187,172 tonnes, accounting for nearly 65% of the total U.K exports. The purchases by China hit the highest level since September 2017. The imports by China registered increase from the previous month, when imports had totaled only 176,112 tonnes. The OCC imports by India too increased significantly from 26,691 tonnes in Oct ’18 to 36,224 tonnes in November last year. The quantity of imports by Vietnam increased multi-fold from 1,301 tonnes to 5,525 tonnes over the previous month.

Meantime, the exports of mixed paper increased slightly from 104,690 tonnes in October to 105,101 tonnes in November of 2018. The EU region was the key consumer, importing 35,628 tonnes. The other key export markets for mixed paper from the U.K were India (25,404 tonnes), China (21,179 tonnes), Indonesia (10,882 tonnes) and Vietnam (4,836 tonnes).

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