Copper Recovered As Refined Copper And In Alloys And Other Forms From Copper-Base Scrap Processed In The United States, By Type Of Operation

TABLE 7
COPPER RECOVERED AS REFINED COPPER AND IN ALLOYS AND OTHER FORMS
FROM COPPER-BASE SCRAP PROCESSED IN THE UNITED STATES, BY TYPE OF OPERATION¹

(Metric tons)

	From new scrap		From old scrap			Total
Type of operation	2005	2006	2005		2006	2005		2006
Ingot makers�	24,100	21,300	70,100		61,600	94,200		82,900
Refineries²	16,000	16,000	31,200		28,800	47,200		44,800
Brass and wire-rod mills�	667,000	707,000	29,800		12,500	697,000		719,000
Foundries and manufacturers�	17,500	22,800	33,800	^r	22,000	51,300	^r	44,800
Chemical plants	5,040	5,030	3,130		3,130	8,160		8,160
Total�	730,000	772,000	168,000		128,000	898,000		900,000
^rRevised.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Electrolytically refined based on source of material at smelter level.									�