Iron and steel recycling value in the U.S. 2010-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, May 14, 2024

In 2021, iron and steel recycling in the U.S. stood at nearly 20 billion U.S. dollars, a year-over-year increase of over 90 percent. This increase was mainly associated with iron and steel scrap prices nearly doubling in the period. At over 400 U.S. dollars per metric ton, it was the highest price recorded in at least a decade.

Value of iron and steel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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April 2023

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United States

Survey time period

2010 to 2021

Supplementary notes

This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.

Figures include metal recovered from both new and old scrap.

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