Between 2019 and 2021, Asia was the world's leading region for copper scrap use, at around three million metric tons. Meanwhile, both European and American manufacturers reused roughly one million of copper scraps. Scraps are used by a variety of industries worldwide, including equipment, construction, infrastructure, and transport.
Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide between 2019 and 2021, by region
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (June 6, 2022). Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide between 2019 and 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236600/worldwide-regional-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide between 2019 and 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236600/worldwide-regional-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (2022). Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide between 2019 and 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236600/worldwide-regional-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Direct Copper Scrap Use by Manufacturers Worldwide between 2019 and 2021, by Region (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236600/worldwide-regional-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics, Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide between 2019 and 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236600/worldwide-regional-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide between 2019 and 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], World Bureau of Metal Statistics, June 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236600/worldwide-regional-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/
