Global scrap metal exports declined in 2015, with the largest exporters - the EU28, Turkey, Egypt, India, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Mexico - all exporting less scrap that year compared to 2014. Exports from the US also declined in 2015 compared to the previous year, while exports from the EU28 to Egypt, Pakistan, and India decreased the most between 2014 and 2015, falling by 24%, 45%, and 57% respectively.