The amount of chromium recycled from scrap in the United States increased nearly 10 percent in 2023 to an estimated 100,000 metric tons. During the period in consideration, production of recycled chromium in the North American country reached a record high of 159,000 metric tons in 2015. Chromium is a corrosion-resistant metal commonly used in steel production and as a coating.
Chromium recycled from scrap in the United States from 2010 to 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons)
* Estimate.
According to the source, recycling production is based on reported receipts of all types of stainless-steel scrap.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Chromium recycled from scrap in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209379/recycled-volume-of-chromium-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Chromium recycled from scrap in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209379/recycled-volume-of-chromium-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Chromium recycled from scrap in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209379/recycled-volume-of-chromium-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Chromium Recycled from Scrap in The United States from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209379/recycled-volume-of-chromium-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey, Chromium recycled from scrap in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209379/recycled-volume-of-chromium-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Chromium recycled from scrap in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209379/recycled-volume-of-chromium-in-the-us/
