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U.S. CONSUMER RECEIPTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, SHIPMENTS, AND STOCKS OF IRON AND STEEL SCRAP IN 2006, BY GRADE1
(Thousand metric tons)
    Receipts of scrap   Production of home scrap            
From brokers, From other Recirculating Consumption Ending
dealers, and other company-owned scrap from current Obsolete of purchased Shipments stocks,
Grade   outside sources   plants   operations   scrap2   and home scrap   of scrap   December 31
Manufacturers of pig iron and raw steel
and castings:
Carbon steel:
Low-phosphorus plate and punchings 354 W 517 -- 698 71 131
Cut structural and plate 3,430 150 588 -- 4,040 51 247
No. 1 heavy-melting steel 4,870 113 1,840 20 6,730 203 490
No. 2 heavy-melting steel 5,710 56 350 W 6,030 24 516
No. 1 and electric furnace bundles 3,940 57 W -- 4,530 117 280
No. 2 and all other bundles 867 W W -- 889 (3) 37
Electric furnace, 1 foot and under
(not bundles) W -- W -- W W W
Railroad rails 211 W W -- 273 W 11
Turnings and borings 1,980 88 59 W 2,190 7 81
Slag scrap 811 106 1,140 -- 1,610 477 111
Shredded or fragmentized 10,200 1,350 W W 12,300 -- 611
No. 1 busheling 4,790 52 217 -- 5,010 5 347
Steel cans, post consumer 135 -- -- -- 149 W 4
All other carbon steel scrap 2,770 238 1,530 W 4,380 160 366
Stainless steel scrap 1,050 65 351 -- 1,500 2 56
Alloy steel (except stainless) 122 10 431 -- 549 19 19
Ingot mold and stool scrap 1 -- W 83 61 88 13
Machinery and cupola cast iron 6 -- W W 5 W W
Cast-iron borings 343 -- W -- 327 4 24
Motor blocks 14 -- -- -- 16 -- W
Other iron scrap 875 70 262 -- 1,130 90 382
Other mixed scrap 1,710   55   272   --   2,030   21   144
Total 44,300   2,440   8,930   195   54,500   1,410   3,880
Manufacturers of steel castings:
Carbon steel:
Low-phosphorus plate and punchings 562 W 68 (3) 629 (3) 30
Cut structural and plate 163 W 8 W 174 W 3
No. 1 heavy-melting steel 33 -- W -- 38 -- 3
No. 2 heavy-melting steel W -- -- -- W -- W
No. 1 and electric furnace bundles W -- -- -- W -- W
No. 2 and all other bundles -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Electric furnace, 1 foot and under
(not bundles) 6 -- 3 -- 8 -- (3)
Railroad rails W -- W -- W -- W
Turnings and borings 30 -- 7 W 38 W 1
Slag scrap W -- W -- 185 -- (3)
Shredded or fragmentized 89 -- -- -- 89 -- 1
No. 1 busheling 38 -- -- -- 38 W 1
Steel cans, post consumer -- -- -- W -- W --
All other carbon steel scrap 47 -- 99 -- 145 W 4
Stainless steel scrap 23 W 24 W 48 -- 24
Alloy steel (except stainless) 36 W 32 W 70 -- 6
Ingot mold and stool scrap W -- W -- W W W
Machinery and cupola cast iron -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Cast-iron borings W -- W -- W -- W
Motor blocks W -- -- -- W -- --
Other iron scrap 1 -- 1 -- 2 -- --
Other mixed scrap 35 -- W 14 50 1 W
Total   1,310   5   305   14   1,640   2   79
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2�Continued
U.S. CONSUMER RECEIPTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, SHIPMENTS, AND STOCKS OF IRON AND STEEL SCRAP IN 2006, BY GRADE1
(Thousand metric tons)
 
    Receipts of scrap   Production of home scrap            
From brokers, From other Recirculating Consumption Ending
dealers, and other company-owned scrap from current Obsolete of purchased Shipments stocks,
Grade   outside sources   plants   operations   scrap2   and home scrap   of scrap   December 31
Iron foundries and miscellaneous users:
Carbon steel:
Low-phosphorus plate and punchings 696 2 180 3 856 23 114
Cut structural and plate 915 31 44 W 995 2 27
No. 1 heavy-melting steel 147 2 W -- 164 -- 56
No. 2 heavy-melting steel 281 -- W -- 314 -- 2
No. 1 and electric furnace bundles 92 -- -- -- 59 -- 37
No. 2 and all other bundles 61 -- W -- 58 W W
Electric furnace, 1 foot and under
(not bundles) 93 -- (3) -- 94 -- 1
Railroad rails 54 W 34 W 83 5 3
Turnings and borings 122 -- (3) -- 121 1 3
Slag scrap W -- 13 -- W W W
Shredded or fragmentized 1,110 -- W -- 1,090 -- 50
No. 1 busheling 510 W 18 (3) 494 1 44
Steel cans, post consumer W -- (3) -- W -- (3)
All other carbon steel scrap 52 -- 57 W 109 (3) 3
Stainless steel scrap 2 -- -- W 2 -- --
Alloy steel (except stainless) 1,290 -- 319 -- 1,610 11 (3)
Ingot mold and stool scrap 53 W 15 -- 68 W 9
Machinery and cupola cast iron 507 W 172 W 655 34 217
Cast-iron borings 47 37 11 W 93 2 1
Motor blocks 264 W 565 -- 835 W 6
Other iron scrap 135 23 1,470 3 1,470 13 201
Other mixed scrap 115   W   46   W   178   1   6
Total 6,550   124   2,990   16   9,370   102   784
Grand total, all manufacturing types:
Carbon steel:
Low-phosphorus plate and punchings 1,610 5 765 3 2,180 95 275
Cut structural and plate 4,510 183 640 W 5,210 53 278
No. 1 heavy-melting steel 5,050 115 1,860 20 6,940 203 548
No. 2 heavy-melting steel 6,010 56 382 W 6,360 24 519
No. 1 and electric furnace bundles 4,030 57 W -- 4,590 117 317
No. 2 and all other bundles 928 W 2 -- 948 3 40
Electric furnace, 1 foot and under
(not bundles) 180 -- 103 -- 219 W 4
Railroad rails 283 W 130 W 428 5 16
Turnings and borings 2,130 88 67 W 2,350 8 84
Slag scrap 1,000 106 1,150 -- 1,810 479 112
Shredded or fragmentized 11,400 1,350 332 W 13,500 (3) 662
No. 1 busheling 5,340 52 234 (3) 5,540 6 392
Steel cans, post consumer 137 -- (3) W 152 W 4
All other carbon steel scrap 2,870 238 1,680 3 4,630 161 373
Stainless steel scrap 1,080 65 376 W 1,550 3 81
Alloy steel (except stainless) 1,450 12 782 W 2,230 30 25
Ingot mold and stool scrap 54 W 93 83 129 88 22
Machinery and cupola cast iron 513 W 174 9 660 35 220
Cast-iron borings 397 37 11 W 426 6 25
Motor blocks 305 W 565 -- 877 W 8
Other iron scrap 1,010 93 1,730 3 2,610 103 583
Other mixed scrap 1,860 75 320 14 2,260 23 153
Total   52,100   2,570   12,200   225   65,600   1,510   4,740
W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. -- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Obsolete home scrap includes ingot molds, stools, and scrap from old equipment and buildings.
3Less than � unit.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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