With imports nearing two million metric tons, China was the world's largest importer of copper waste and scrap in 2023. It was followed by Germany, which recorded scrap copper imports of more than 497 million metric tons. Meanwhile, the U.S. was the leading exporter of copper waste and scrap worldwide that year.
Leading importers 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 25, 2024). Leading importers of copper waste and scrap worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391134/leading-importers-of-copper-waste-and-scrap-worldwide/
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