The volume of nickel recycled from both old and new scrap in the United States peaked in 2017, at some 133 thousand metric tons. Since then, the nickel recycling volume in the North American country has been on a continual annual decline, amounting to an estimated 100 thousand tons in 2021.
Nickel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021
(in 1,000 metric tons)
According to the source, the data includes nickel recovered from alloys and stainless steel scrap as well as aluminum-, copper-, and nickel-based scrap, among others. Figures have been rounded. This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication. Figures were restated according to the latest edition of the report.
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US Geological Survey. (April 27, 2023). Nickel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209386/recycled-volume-of-nickel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Nickel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. April 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209386/recycled-volume-of-nickel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. (2023). Nickel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209386/recycled-volume-of-nickel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Nickel Recycled from Scrap in The United States from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209386/recycled-volume-of-nickel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey, Nickel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209386/recycled-volume-of-nickel-in-the-us/ (last visited December 20, 2024)
Nickel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, April 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209386/recycled-volume-of-nickel-in-the-us/
