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Malaysian agency warns of scrap metal import changes
An inspection agency based in Malaysia says the nation is ready to require preinspections and to ban lower grades of scrap.
A presentation by a Malaysia-based cargo inspection and certification service obtained by the Brussels-based Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) paints a picture of a nation preparing to enforce a stricter scrap metal import regimen.
According to Selangor, Malaysia-based SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd., that nation’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) could require all metal scrap export cargoes to Malaysia to be subject to a preshipment inspection process.