In 2021, about 226.2 million tons of steel scrap were recycled and used in the steelmaking process in China. In recent years, the Chinese government tried to increase the volume of steel recycling in the steel production.
Volume of steel scrap metal used for steelmaking in China from 2014 to 2021 (in million metric tons)
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Bureau of International Recycling. (June 1, 2022). Volume of steel scrap metal used for steelmaking in China from 2014 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071571/china-volume-of-steel-scrap-used-for-steelmaking/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Volume of steel scrap metal used for steelmaking in China from 2014 to 2021 (in million metric tons)." Chart. June 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071571/china-volume-of-steel-scrap-used-for-steelmaking/
Bureau of International Recycling. (2022). Volume of steel scrap metal used for steelmaking in China from 2014 to 2021 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071571/china-volume-of-steel-scrap-used-for-steelmaking/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Volume of Steel Scrap Metal Used for Steelmaking in China from 2014 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071571/china-volume-of-steel-scrap-used-for-steelmaking/
Bureau of International Recycling, Volume of steel scrap metal used for steelmaking in China from 2014 to 2021 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071571/china-volume-of-steel-scrap-used-for-steelmaking/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Volume of steel scrap metal used for steelmaking in China from 2014 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Bureau of International Recycling, June 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071571/china-volume-of-steel-scrap-used-for-steelmaking/