In 2022, seven key markets alone used about 469.7 million metric tons of steel scrap for steelmaking, which was an decrease of seven percent compared to the previous year. China was the leading market for steel scrap consumption in that year. The country's steel scrap consumption came to over 215 million metric tons.
Steel scrap use in leading markets worldwide in 2018 and 2022
(in million metric tons)
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Bureau of International Recycling. (May 19, 2023). Steel scrap use in leading markets worldwide in 2018 and 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247591/global-production-of-steel-scrap-in-metric-tons/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Steel scrap use in leading markets worldwide in 2018 and 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. May 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247591/global-production-of-steel-scrap-in-metric-tons/
Bureau of International Recycling. (2023). Steel scrap use in leading markets worldwide in 2018 and 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247591/global-production-of-steel-scrap-in-metric-tons/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Steel Scrap Use in Leading Markets Worldwide in 2018 and 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247591/global-production-of-steel-scrap-in-metric-tons/
Bureau of International Recycling, Steel scrap use in leading markets worldwide in 2018 and 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247591/global-production-of-steel-scrap-in-metric-tons/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Steel scrap use in leading markets worldwide in 2018 and 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Bureau of International Recycling, May 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247591/global-production-of-steel-scrap-in-metric-tons/
