In 2022, scrap metal exports in the United Kingdom amounted to approximately 8.2 million metric tons. This was a year-on-year increase in export volume of two percent compared to the 2021 figure. By comparison, imports of such items dropped to 204,000 metric tons that same year.
Amount of scrap metal exported from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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World Steel Association. (December 14, 2023). Amount of scrap metal exported from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/475161/scrap-exports-uk/
World Steel Association. "Amount of scrap metal exported from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. December 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/475161/scrap-exports-uk/
World Steel Association. (2023). Amount of scrap metal exported from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/475161/scrap-exports-uk/
World Steel Association. "Amount of Scrap Metal Exported from The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/475161/scrap-exports-uk/
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Amount of scrap metal exported from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], World Steel Association, December 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/475161/scrap-exports-uk/