Over 5.1 million metric tons of copper scrap were used by manufacturers worldwide in 2021. This was a year-on-year increase of some 45.1 thousand metric tons. Overall, the volume of recycled copper scraps used by manufacturers worldwide has increased by close to 33 percent between 2011 and 2021.
Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (June 6, 2022). Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236581/worldwide-annual-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236581/worldwide-annual-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (2022). Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236581/worldwide-annual-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Direct Copper Scrap Use by Manufacturers Worldwide from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236581/worldwide-annual-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics, Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236581/worldwide-annual-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/ (last visited November 28, 2023)
Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], World Bureau of Metal Statistics, June 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236581/worldwide-annual-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/