In 2022, the United Kingdom imported 204,000 metric tons of scrap metals, representing a 48 percent decrease compared to the previous year's value. In the period of consideration, the British scrap metal import volume fluctuated and reached its peak in 2011, when a total of 425,000 metric tons of scrap metal were imported.
Import volume of scrap metal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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World Steel Association. (December 14, 2023). Import volume of scrap metal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/475165/scrap-imports-uk/
World Steel Association. "Import volume of scrap metal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. December 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/475165/scrap-imports-uk/
World Steel Association. (2023). Import volume of scrap metal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/475165/scrap-imports-uk/
World Steel Association. "Import Volume of Scrap Metal in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/475165/scrap-imports-uk/
World Steel Association, Import volume of scrap metal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/475165/scrap-imports-uk/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Import volume of scrap metal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], World Steel Association, December 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/475165/scrap-imports-uk/