The United States exported over 880 thousand metric tons of copper waste and scrap in 2023, making it the largest exporter of this material worldwide. It was followed by Germany and Japan, each with exports above 360 thousand tons. Global exports of copper scrap amounted to roughly 30 billion U.S. dollars that year.
Leading exporters of copper waste and scrap worldwide in 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Figures exclude ingots or other similar unwrought shapes of remelted copper waste and scrap, ashes and residues containing copper, and waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators.
Values have been rounded.
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Trade Map. (June 28, 2024). Leading exporters of copper waste and scrap worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391123/leading-exporters-of-copper-waste-and-scrap-worldwide/
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