In 2018, seven key markets alone used nearly 470 million metric tons of steel scrap for steelmaking, which was a significant increase of 10 percent, compared with the previous year. China was the leading market for steel scrap consumption in 2018. The country's consumption of steel scrap came to almost 190 million metric tons.
Steel scrap use in leading markets in 2017 and 2018
(in million metric tons)
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Bureau of International Recycling. (May 19, 2019). Steel scrap use in leading markets in 2017 and 2018 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247591/global-production-of-steel-scrap-in-metric-tons/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Steel scrap use in leading markets in 2017 and 2018 (in million metric tons)." Chart. May 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247591/global-production-of-steel-scrap-in-metric-tons/
Bureau of International Recycling. (2019). Steel scrap use in leading markets in 2017 and 2018 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247591/global-production-of-steel-scrap-in-metric-tons/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Steel Scrap Use in Leading Markets in 2017 and 2018 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247591/global-production-of-steel-scrap-in-metric-tons/
Bureau of International Recycling, Steel scrap use in leading markets in 2017 and 2018 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247591/global-production-of-steel-scrap-in-metric-tons/ (last visited February 25, 2020)
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