This statistic represents the worldwide usage of selected base metals between 2007 and 2017. In 2007, approximately 37.47 million metric tons of primary aluminum were consumed globally. Base metals refer to non-ferrous metals excluding precious metals.
Worldwide usage of base metals from 2007 to 2017, by commodity type (in million metric tons)*
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Worldwide usage of base metals from 2007 to 2017, by commodity type (in million metric tons)*
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Morgan Stanley. (January 17, 2012). Worldwide usage of base metals from 2007 to 2017, by commodity type (in million metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/241475/worldwide-demand-for-base-metals-by-type/
Morgan Stanley. "Worldwide usage of base metals from 2007 to 2017, by commodity type (in million metric tons)*." Chart. January 17, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241475/worldwide-demand-for-base-metals-by-type/
Morgan Stanley. (2012). Worldwide usage of base metals from 2007 to 2017, by commodity type (in million metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241475/worldwide-demand-for-base-metals-by-type/
Morgan Stanley. "Worldwide Usage of Base Metals from 2007 to 2017, by Commodity Type (in Million Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241475/worldwide-demand-for-base-metals-by-type/
Morgan Stanley, Worldwide usage of base metals from 2007 to 2017, by commodity type (in million metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241475/worldwide-demand-for-base-metals-by-type/ (last visited April 02, 2025)
Worldwide usage of base metals from 2007 to 2017, by commodity type (in million metric tons)* [Graph], Morgan Stanley, January 17, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/241475/worldwide-demand-for-base-metals-by-type/
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