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| TABLE 3 | |||||||
| U.S. CONSUMPTION OF AND RECOVERY FROM PURCHASED | |||||||
| NEW AND OLD ALUMINUM SCRAP,� BY CLASS1, 2 | |||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||
| Calculated recovery | |||||||
| Class | Consumption | Aluminum | Metallic | ||||
| 2005: | |||||||
| Secondary smelters | 1,590,000 | r | 1,150,000 | r | 1,230,000 | r | |
| Integrated aluminum companies | 812,000 | r | 680,000 | r | 723,000 | r | |
| Independent mill fabricators | 842,000 | 739,000 | 788,000 | r | |||
| Foundries | 82,000 | 67,700 | 72,300 | ||||
| Other consumers | 8,600 | r | 7,760 | r | 7,790 | r | |
| Total | 3,330,000 | r | 2,640,000 | r | 2,820,000 | r | |
| Estimated full industry coverage | 3,580,000 | r | 2,840,000 | r | 3,030,000 | r | |
| 2006: | |||||||
| Secondary smelters | 2,060,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,490,000 | ||||
| Integrated aluminum companies | 901,000 | 759,000 | 807,000 | ||||
| Independent mill fabricators | 946,000 | 830,000 | 886,000 | ||||
| Foundries | 78,700 | 64,600 | 69,100 | ||||
| Other consumers | 8,700 | 7,700 | 7,730 | ||||
| Total | 3,990,000 | 3,060,000 | 3,260,000 | ||||
| Estimated full industry coverage | 4,300,000 | 3,290,000 | 3,510,000 | ||||
| rRevised. | |||||||
| 1Excludes recovery from other than aluminum-base scrap. | |||||||
| 2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program