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)
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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
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estimation from the Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association
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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.
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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 January 30, 2025, 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 January 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304215/japan-volume-iron-steel-scrap-for-domestic-market-by-type/
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