In the fiscal year 2022, iron and steel scrap purchased from the domestic market in Japan amounted to approximately 18.54 million tons of waste scrap and 6.55 million tons of new scrap. New scrap refers to trim-offs and other metal by-products generated by the manufacturing industry.
Purchased volume of iron and steel scrap from the domestic market in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022, by type
(in million metric tons)
fiscal years 2013 to 2022; the Japanese fiscal years start on April 1 of the stated year and end on March 31 of the following year
Special properties
estimation from the Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association
Supplementary notes
New scrap refers to trim-offs and other metal by-products generated by the manufacturing industry.
Waste scrap was calculated by subtracting the volume of new scrap from the total of domestic purchases excluding scrap for cast iron pipes and scrap for recycled steel.
The source does not provide an exact publication date. The date mentioned here is the day of data access.
Values have been rounded.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association. (April 22, 2024). Purchased volume of iron and steel scrap from the domestic market in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022, by type (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304215/japan-volume-iron-steel-scrap-for-domestic-market-by-type/
Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association. "Purchased volume of iron and steel scrap from the domestic market in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022, by type (in million metric tons)." Chart. April 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304215/japan-volume-iron-steel-scrap-for-domestic-market-by-type/
Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association. (2024). Purchased volume of iron and steel scrap from the domestic market in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022, by type (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304215/japan-volume-iron-steel-scrap-for-domestic-market-by-type/
Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association. "Purchased Volume of Iron and Steel Scrap from The Domestic Market in Japan from Fiscal Year 2013 to 2022, by Type (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304215/japan-volume-iron-steel-scrap-for-domestic-market-by-type/
Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association, Purchased volume of iron and steel scrap from the domestic market in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022, by type (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304215/japan-volume-iron-steel-scrap-for-domestic-market-by-type/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Purchased volume of iron and steel scrap from the domestic market in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022, by type (in million metric tons) [Graph], Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association, April 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304215/japan-volume-iron-steel-scrap-for-domestic-market-by-type/
