Request for Question Clarification by
ericynot-ga
on
27 Feb 2003 09:05 PST
Hi rabbit63-ga,
The data you seek does not appear to be available in exactly the form
you want. I spoke with an industry expert who told me that he did not
know of a list matching your request. He said there are a couple of
problems compiling such a list:
1) scrap export companies don't all release the data necessary to
establish their export volume
2) many export shipments are aggregated by brokers from a variety of
different scrap metal companies, so it's difficult to say who the
"exporter" is - is it the broker or the brokered companies?
The U.S. government has extensive data on scrap metal exports, but
they do not compile that data for individual companies - their
information will be for specific years, shipping ports, etc.
I did locate a research company that publishes a worldwide directory
of scrap metal companies organized by country. This directory includes
each company's contact information, business activity information,
company size (number of employees, approximate annual income), etc.,
but does not show specific export breakouts. However, you could fairly
easily send a bulk email to the larger U.S. companies requesting
information on their exports to China, and, based on their responses,
compile your own list. This directory costs $265.
Please let me know if information about that directory would meet your
needs. If some of the U.S. government data (which does not address
specific companies) would be of use, we might work your question from
that angle too.
Thanks,
ericynot-ga
