The value of chromium recycled from old and new scrap in the United States amounted to 269 million U.S. dollars in 2021, a year-over-year increase of nearly 38 percent. Chromium recycling in the North American country had experienced a continual decline in value between 2017 and 2020.
Annual value of chromium recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021
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According to the source, monetary value is estimated based on the average import value of high-carbon ferrochromium.
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US Geological Survey. (April 27, 2023). Annual value of chromium recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209416/recycled-value-of-chromium-in-the-us/
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US Geological Survey. "Annual Value of Chromium Recycled from Scrap in The United States from 2005 to 2021 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209416/recycled-value-of-chromium-in-the-us/
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