In 2021, North American steel scrap exports amounted to over 21.7 million metric tons, down from around 22.8 million metric tons exported the previous year. Steel scrap still holds value and is recycled and reused as often as possible. The scrap is collected from waste streams, wrecked automobiles, dismantled buildings, or other industrial sources, after which it is melted into new products.
North American steel scrap exports between 2000 and 2021
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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World Steel Association. (December 15, 2022). North American steel scrap exports between 2000 and 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191685/exports-of-steel-scrap-from-north-america-since-2000/
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World Steel Association. (2022). North American steel scrap exports between 2000 and 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191685/exports-of-steel-scrap-from-north-america-since-2000/
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North American steel scrap exports between 2000 and 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], World Steel Association, December 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191685/exports-of-steel-scrap-from-north-america-since-2000/