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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||
| U.S. STOCKS, RECEIPTS, AND CONSUMPTION OF PURCHASED NEW AND OLD ALUMINUM SCRAP | ||||||||
| AND SWEATED PIG IN 20061, 2 | ||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||
| Stocks, | Net | Stocks, | ||||||
| Class of consumer and type of scrap | January 1 | receipts3 | Consumption | December 31 | ||||
| Secondary smelters: | ||||||||
| New scrap: | ||||||||
| Extrusions | 21,500 | r | 428,000 | 430,000 | 19,600 | |||
| Can stock clippings | 163 | 50,100 | 49,800 | 473 | ||||
| Other wrought sheet and clippings | 1,690 | r | 174,000 | 174,000 | 1,360 | |||
| Casting | 1,870 | r | 81,300 | 80,700 | 2,430 | |||
| Borings and turnings | 3,610 | r | 210,000 | 208,000 | 5,480 | |||
| Dross and skimmings | 4,260 | r | 598,000 | 598,000 | 3,620 | |||
| Other | -- | 8,590 | 8,590 | -- | ||||
| Total | 33,000 | r | 1,550,000 | 1,550,000 | 33,000 | |||
| Old scrap: | ||||||||
| Castings | 3,210 | r | 125,000 | 125,000 | 3,010 | |||
| Extrusion | 2,090 | r | 69,900 | 70,500 | 1,540 | |||
| Aluminum cans4 | 139 | 42,900 | 40,600 | 2,450 | ||||
| Other wrought products | 460 | r | 57,600 | 55,500 | 2,600 | |||
| Auto shredder scrap | 2,890 | r | 186,000 | 186,000 | 2,670 | |||
| Other | -- | 20,400 | 20,400 | -- | ||||
| Total | 8,800 | r | 502,000 | 498,000 | 12,300 | |||
| Sweated pig | 198 | 9,470 | 9,580 | 82 | ||||
| Grand total secondary smelters | 42,000 | r | 2,060,000 | 2,060,000 | 45,300 | |||
| Integrated aluminum companies, foundries, independent mill | ||||||||
| fabricators, other consumers: | ||||||||
| New scrap: | ||||||||
| Extrusion | 13,700 | r | 749,000 | 751,000 | 11,800 | |||
| Can stock clippings | 1,980 | r | 205,000 | 206,000 | 967 | |||
| Other wrought sheet and clippings | 3,050 | r | 131,000 | 131,000 | 2,880 | |||
| Casting | 240 | 26,100 | 26,100 | 240 | ||||
| Borings and turnings | 361 | 16,700 | 16,700 | 361 | ||||
| Dross and skimmings | 168 | 7,900 | 7,850 | 215 | ||||
| Total | 19,500 | r | 1,130,000 | 1,140,000 | 16,400 | |||
| Old scrap: | ||||||||
| Castings | 889 | 30,100 | 29,900 | 1,090 | ||||
| Extrusion | 55 | 1,360 | 1,410 | 8 | ||||
| Aluminum cans4 | 408 | r | 664,000 | 660,000 | 3,810 | |||
| Other wrought products | 2,890 | r | 86,500 | 87,100 | 2,260 | |||
| Auto shredder scrap | 52 | 647 | 623 | 76 | ||||
| Other | -- | 16,200 | 16,200 | -- | ||||
| Total | 4,290 | r | 799,000 | 796,000 | 7,250 | |||
| Sweated pig | 1 | 86 | 87 | -- | ||||
| Grand total integrated aluminum companies, etc. | 23,800 | r | 1,930,000 | 1,930,000 | 23,700 | |||
| All scrap consumed: | ||||||||
| New scrap: | ||||||||
| Extrusion | 35,200 | r | 1,180,000 | 1,180,000 | 31,400 | |||
| Can stock clippings | 2,140 | r | 255,000 | 256,000 | 1,440 | |||
| Other wrought sheet and clippings | 4,740 | r | 304,000 | 305,000 | 4,240 | |||
| Casting | 2,110 | r | 107,000 | 107,000 | 2,670 | |||
| Borings and turnings | 3,970 | r | 227,000 | 225,000 | 5,840 | |||
| Dross and skimmings | 4,430 | r | 606,000 | 606,000 | 3,830 | |||
| Other | -- | 8,590 | 8,590 | -- | ||||
| Total | 52,600 | r | 2,680,000 | 2,690,000 | 49,400 | |||
| See footnotes at end of table. | ||||||||
| TABLE 4�Continued | ||||||||
| U.S. STOCKS, RECEIPTS, AND CONSUMPTION OF PURCHASED NEW AND OLD ALUMINUM SCRAP | ||||||||
| AND SWEATED PIG IN 20061, 2 | ||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||
| Stocks, | Net | Stocks, | ||||||
| Class of consumer and type of scrap | January 1 | receipts3 | Consumption | December 31 | ||||
| All scrap consumed�Continued: | ||||||||
| Old scrap: | ||||||||
| Castings | 4,100 | r | 155,000 | 155,000 | 4,100 | |||
| Extrusion | 2,150 | r | 71,300 | 71,900 | 1,550 | |||
| Aluminum cans� | 546 | r | 707,000 | 701,000 | 6,250 | |||
| Other wrought products | 3,350 | r | 144,000 | 143,000 | 4,860 | |||
| Auto shredder scrap | 2,940 | r | 186,000 | 187,000 | 2,740 | |||
| Other | -- | 36,600 | 36,600 | -- | ||||
| Total | 13,100 | r | 1,300,000 | 1,290,000 | 19,500 | |||
| Sweated pig | 198 | 9,550 | 9,670 | 82 | ||||
| Grand total of all scrap consumed | 65,900 | r | 3,990,000 | 3,990,000 | 69,000 | |||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Includes imported scrap.� According to reporting companies, 12.5% of total receipts of aluminum-base scrap, or 416,462 | ||||||||
| metric tons, was received on toll arrangements. | ||||||||
| 2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 3Includes inventory adjustment. | ||||||||
| 4Used beverage cans toll treated for primary producers are included in secondary smelter tabulation. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program