U.S. Consumption Of And Recovery From Purchased New And Old Aluminum Scrap, By Class

TABLE 3
U.S. CONSUMPTION OF AND RECOVERY FROM PURCHASED
NEW AND OLD ALUMINUM SCRAP,� BY CLASS^{1, 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.