In 2022, the United States exported around 17.5 million metric tons of steel scraps to various countries. Mexico, the biggest buyer, imported 20 percent of US steel scrap exports that year. Turkey was the second major buyer, with 3.36 million metric tons.
Breakdown of steel scrap exports of the United States in 2022, by biggest buyers
(in million metric tons)
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Bureau of International Recycling. (May 19, 2023). Breakdown of steel scrap exports of the United States in 2022, by biggest buyers (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365345/steel-scrap-exports-united-states-biggest-buyers/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Breakdown of steel scrap exports of the United States in 2022, by biggest buyers (in million metric tons)." Chart. May 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365345/steel-scrap-exports-united-states-biggest-buyers/
Bureau of International Recycling. (2023). Breakdown of steel scrap exports of the United States in 2022, by biggest buyers (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365345/steel-scrap-exports-united-states-biggest-buyers/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Breakdown of Steel Scrap Exports of The United States in 2022, by Biggest Buyers (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365345/steel-scrap-exports-united-states-biggest-buyers/
Bureau of International Recycling, Breakdown of steel scrap exports of the United States in 2022, by biggest buyers (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365345/steel-scrap-exports-united-states-biggest-buyers/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Breakdown of steel scrap exports of the United States in 2022, by biggest buyers (in million metric tons) [Graph], Bureau of International Recycling, May 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365345/steel-scrap-exports-united-states-biggest-buyers/