Recent years have witnessed a substantial expansion in South African scrap metal export. The main driver has been high international prices, in turn driven largely by rapid growth and infrastructure investment in Asia.
https://www.polity.org.za/article/international-trade-and-administration-act-712002-draft-policy-directive-on-exportation-of-ferrous-and-non-ferrous-waste-and-scrap-metal-2013-01-25
25th January 2013 By: Asha Ramsaran
Recent years have witnessed a substantial expansion in South African scrap metal export. The main driver has been high international prices, in turn driven largely by rapid growth and infrastructure investment in Asia.