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U.S. exports of recovered paper in the January-July period were down 19.5% by volume, to 7.7 million mt, and 33% by value, to $1.47 billion, compared with the same time frame in 2022, according to data from the U.S. International Trade Commission and ISRI.
On a recent month-to-month basis, U.S. exports of recovered paper increased 1.7% in May, declined 5.7% in June, and rose 0.6% by volume, to 994,283 mt, in July.
By country, India remained the top buyer of U.S. recovered paper, importing almost 1.5 million mt in the January-July period, though that total is down almost 33% from its purchases of U.S. recovered fiber in the same period last year.
Thailand maintained its position as the second-largest importer of U.S. recovered paper through July this year, importing roughly 1.3 million mt, and it’s the only top-10 buyer to increase its purchases of U.S. fiber—up almost 31%—compared with the same period last year.
And Mexico continued to be the third-largest importer of U.S. recovered paper, at 1.1 million mt, down 20% from its January-July total last year.
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