In 2022, the United States imported some 4.72 million metric tons of steel scrap, a decline of ten percent compared to 2021 imports. Canada was the main country of origin for these imports, at over 3.5 million metric tons. This figure represents a negative change of 6.6 percent compared to the year before.
Steel scrap imports into the United States in 2022, by country of origin
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Bureau of International Recycling. (May 19, 2023). Steel scrap imports into the United States in 2022, by country of origin (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244899/united-states-steel-scrap-imports-by-country-of-origin/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Steel scrap imports into the United States in 2022, by country of origin (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. May 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244899/united-states-steel-scrap-imports-by-country-of-origin/
Bureau of International Recycling. (2023). Steel scrap imports into the United States in 2022, by country of origin (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244899/united-states-steel-scrap-imports-by-country-of-origin/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Steel Scrap Imports into The United States in 2022, by Country of Origin (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244899/united-states-steel-scrap-imports-by-country-of-origin/
Bureau of International Recycling, Steel scrap imports into the United States in 2022, by country of origin (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244899/united-states-steel-scrap-imports-by-country-of-origin/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Steel scrap imports into the United States in 2022, by country of origin (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Bureau of International Recycling, May 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244899/united-states-steel-scrap-imports-by-country-of-origin/
