This statistic shows the volume of iron and steel recycled from both old and new scrap in the United States between 2005 and 2016. Here, around 53 million metric tons of iron and steel were recycled from scrap in 2016.
U.S. volume of iron and steel recycled from scrap between 2005 and 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons)*
* According to the source, figures represent recycled scrap reported from consuming manufacturers. Apparent supply measured as shipments of iron and steel products plus castings corrected for imported semifinished products. Recycled unit value is the U.S. annual average composite price for No. 1 heavy-melting steel calculated from prices published in American Metal Market. Unit value for the year used to calculate values of recycled scrap and apparent supply of scrap.
This statistic was assembled using several editions of the annual report.
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US Geological Survey. (October 30, 2018). U.S. volume of iron and steel recycled from scrap between 2005 and 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209381/recycled-volume-of-iron-and-steel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "U.S. volume of iron and steel recycled from scrap between 2005 and 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons)*." Chart. October 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209381/recycled-volume-of-iron-and-steel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. (2018). U.S. volume of iron and steel recycled from scrap between 2005 and 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209381/recycled-volume-of-iron-and-steel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "U.S. Volume of Iron and Steel Recycled from Scrap between 2005 and 2016 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209381/recycled-volume-of-iron-and-steel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey, U.S. volume of iron and steel recycled from scrap between 2005 and 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209381/recycled-volume-of-iron-and-steel-in-the-us/ (last visited April 01, 2020)
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