This statistic shows generation purchased of iron and steel scrap in the United States from 2006 to 2019. In 2019, an estimate of 59 million metric tons of iron and steel scrap were produced from purchased scrap.
U.S. generation of purchased iron and steel scrap from 2006 to 2019
(in million metric tons)
The figures for 2006 through 2014 are taken from previous publications. The 2019 figure is an estimate. Purchased scrap: receipts and imports excluding shipments by consumers and exports.
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US Geological Survey. (February 7, 2020). U.S. generation of purchased iron and steel scrap from 2006 to 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209359/iron-and-steel-purchased-scrap-production-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "U.S. generation of purchased iron and steel scrap from 2006 to 2019 (in million metric tons)." Chart. February 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209359/iron-and-steel-purchased-scrap-production-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. (2020). U.S. generation of purchased iron and steel scrap from 2006 to 2019 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209359/iron-and-steel-purchased-scrap-production-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "U.S. Generation of Purchased Iron and Steel Scrap from 2006 to 2019 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209359/iron-and-steel-purchased-scrap-production-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey, U.S. generation of purchased iron and steel scrap from 2006 to 2019 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209359/iron-and-steel-purchased-scrap-production-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
U.S. generation of purchased iron and steel scrap from 2006 to 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, February 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209359/iron-and-steel-purchased-scrap-production-in-the-us/
