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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SALIENT U.S. RECYCLING STATISTICS FOR SELECTED METALS 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Quantity of metal | Value of metal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Recycled from | Recycled from | Apparent | Percentage | Recycled from | Recycled from | Apparent | |||||||||||||||
| Year | new scrap2 | old scrap3 | Recycled4 | supply5 | recycled6 | new scrap2 | old scrap3 | Recycled4 | supply7 | ||||||||||||
| Aluminum:8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006r | 2,800,000 | 1,580,000 | 4,380,000 | 8,500,000 | 52 | $7,490,000 | $4,220,000 | $11,700,000 | $22,700,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2007r | 2,450,000 | 1,660,000 | 4,120,000 | 7,320,000 | 56 | 6,610,000 | 4,480,000 | 11,100,000 | 19,700,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2008r | 2,130,000 | 1,500,000 | 3,630,000 | 6,070,000 | 60 | 5,660,000 | 3,970,000 | 9,640,000 | 16,100,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2009r | 1,570,000 | 1,260,000 | 2,820,000 | 4,890,000 | 58 | 2,740,000 | 2,200,000 | 4,940,000 | 8,550,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | 1,550,000 | 1,250,000 | 2,800,000 | 5,000,000 | 56 | 3,560,000 | 2,880,000 | 6,440,000 | 11,500,000 | ||||||||||||
| Chromium:9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | NA | NA- | 179,000 | 432,000 | r | 41 | r | NA- | NA- | 213,000 | 1,870,000 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | NA | NA- | 162,000 | 493,000 | 33 | NA- | NA- | 297,000 | 1,860,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | NA | NA- | 146,000 | 432,000 | 34 | NA- | NA- | 491,000 | 2,600,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | NA | NA- | 141,000 | 160,000 | 88 | NA- | NA- | 218,000 | r | 234,000 | r | ||||||||||
| 2010 | NA | NA- | 144,000 | 383,000 | 38 | NA- | NA- | 171,000 | 883,000 | ||||||||||||
| Copper:10 | --- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 819,000 | 150,000 | 968,000 | 3,010,000 | 32.1 | 5,680,000 | 1,040,000 | 6,720,000 | 20,900,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | 767,000 | 158,000 | 925,000 | 3,040,000 | 30.5 | 5,550,000 | 1,140,000 | 6,690,000 | 22,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 697,000 | 156,000 | 852,000 | 2,690,000 | 31.7 | 4,900,000 | 1,100,000 | 6,000,000 | 18,900,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 639,000 | r | 138,000 | r | 777,000 | r | 2,220,000 | r | 35.0 | 3,340,000 | r | 734,000 | r | 4,070,000 | r | 11,800,000 | |||||
| 2010 | 639,000 | 131,000 | 770,000 | 2,380,000 | 32.4 | 4,930,000 | 1,010,000 | 5,940,000 | 18,300,000 | ||||||||||||
| Iron and steel:11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | NA | NA | 65,300,000 | 137,000,000 | 48 | NA | NA | 14,300,000 | 28,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | NA | NA | 64,000,000 | 119,000,000 | 54 | NA | NA | 16,200,000 | 29,200,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | NA | NA | 66,400,000 | 109,000,000 | 62 | NA | NA | 23,200,000 | 37,600,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | NA | NA | 53,200,000 | r | 69,300,000 | r | 77 | NA | NA | 11,000,000 | 12,600,000 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | NA | NA | 60,100,000 | 90,200,000 | 67 | NA | NA | 19,900,000 | 27,100,000 | ||||||||||||
| Lead:12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 19,600 | 1,140,000 | 1,160,000 | 1,470,000 | 78.9 | 33,500 | 1,950,000 | 1,980,000 | 2,510,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | 24,100 | 1,160,000 | 1,180,000 | 1,540,000 | 76.7 | 65,700 | 3,150,000 | 3,220,000 | 4,200,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 20,100 | 1,120,000 | 1,140,000 | 1,540,000 | 74.5 | 53,300 | 2,980,000 | 3,040,000 | 4,080,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 21,600 | 1,090,000 | 1,110,000 | 1,380,000 | 80.5 | 41,400 | 2,090,000 | 2,130,000 | 2,640,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | 24,100 | 1,110,000 | 1,140,000 | 1,440,000 | 79.0 | 58,000 | 2,670,000 | 2,730,000 | 3,460,000 | ||||||||||||
| Magnesium:13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 60,500 | 21,700 | 82,200 | 165,000 | 50 | 155,000 | 55,400 | 210,000 | 421,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | 59,900 | 23,500 | 83,300 | 160,000 | 52 | 227,000 | 89,000 | 316,000 | 608,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 61,100 | 22,600 | 83,700 | 170,000 | 49 | 451,000 | 167,000 | 618,000 | 1,250,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 47,100 | 20,500 | r | 67,600 | r | 118,000 | r | 58 | r | 269,000 | 117,000 | r | 386,000 | r | 672,000 | r | |||||
| 2010 | 51,500 | 20,500 | 72,000 | 137,000 | 52 | 292,000 | 116,000 | 408,000 | 777,000 | ||||||||||||
| Nickel:14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | NA | NA | 104,000 | r | 247,000 | r | 42 | NA | NA | 2,510,000 | 5,990,000 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | NA | NA | 99,100 | r | 212,000 | r | 47 | NA | NA | 3,690,000 | r | 7,870,000 | |||||||||
| 2008 | NA | NA | 85,300 | r | 200,000 | 43 | NA | NA | 1,800,000 | 4,230,000 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | NA | NA | 79,900 | 173,000 | 46 | NA | NA | 1,170,000 | 2,540,000 | r | |||||||||||
| 2010 | NA | NA | 106,000 | 219,000 | 49 | NA | NA | 2,320,000 | 4,760,000 | ||||||||||||
| Tin:15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2,340 | 11,600 | 13,900 | 51,600 | 27 | 29,100 | 145,000 | 174,000 | 642,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | 2,860 | 12,200 | 15,100 | 44,500 | 31 | 56,700 | 242,000 | 298,000 | 882,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2,100 | 11,700 | 13,800 | 24,700 | 56 | 52,300 | 291,000 | 344,000 | 615,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2,310 | 11,100 | 13,400 | 82,300 | 16 | 42,600 | 205,000 | 247,000 | 1,520,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2,680 | 10,900 | 13,600 | 42,600 | 32 | 73,200 | 298,000 | 371,000 | 1,160,000 | ||||||||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TABLE 1-Continued | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SALIENT U.S. RECYCLING STATISTICS FOR SELECTED METALS 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Quantity of metal | Value of metal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Recycled from | Recycled from | Apparent | Percentage | Recycled from | Recycled from | Apparent | |||||||||||||||
| Year | new scrap2 | old scrap3 | Recycled4 | supply5 | recycled6 | new scrap2 | old scrap3 | Recycled4 | supply7 | ||||||||||||
| Titanium:16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | NA | NA | 25,000 | W | 47 | NA | NA | $253,000 | NA | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | NA | NA | 23,800 | W | 41 | NA | NA | 167,000 | NA | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | NA | NA | 23,200 | W | W | NA | NA | 148,000 | NA | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 24,700 | e | 1,000 | e | 25,700 | e | W | W | NA | NA | 101,000 | NA | |||||||||
| 2010 | 28,200 | 1,000 | e | 29,200 | W | 46 | NA | NA | 212,000 | NA | |||||||||||
| Zinc:17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 294,000 | 47,900 | 342,000 | 1,530,000 | 22 | $1,030,000 | $168,000 | 1,200,000 | $5,370,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | 207,000 | 26,700 | 234,000 | 1,270,000 | 18 | 705,000 | 90,900 | 796,000 | 4,340,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 247,000 | 92,900 | 339,000 | 1,350,000 | 25 | 483,000 | 182,000 | 665,000 | 2,650,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 194,000 | 78,900 | r | 273,000 | 1,170,000 | 23 | 334,000 | 135,000 | 469,000 | 2,000,000 | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 208,000 | 123,000 | 331,000 | 1,240,000 | 27 | 468,000 | 276,000 | 744,000 | 2,780,000 | ||||||||||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Scrap that results from the manufacturing process, including metal and alloy production. New scrap of aluminum, copper, lead, tin, and zinc excludes home scrap, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| which is scrap generated and recycled in the metal producing plant. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Scrap that results from consumer products. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4Metal recovered from new plus old scrap. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5Apparent supply is production plus net imports plus stock changes. Production is primary production plus recycled metal. Net imports are imports minus exports. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Apparent supply is calculated on a contained-weight basis. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6Also referred to as recycling rate. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7Same as apparent supply defined in footnote 5 above but calculated based on a monetary value. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8Quantity of metal is the calculated metallic recovery from purchased new and old aluminum-base scrap, estimated for full industry coverage. Monetary value is | |||||||||||||||||||||
| estimated based on average U.S. market price for primary aluminum metal ingot. Series revised by removing imported scrap to avoid double counting. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9Chromium quantity of metal recycled was estimated as chromium content of stainless steel scrap receipts (reported by the iron and steel and pig iron industries).-- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| For the calculation of apparent supply, trade includes reported or estimated chromium content of chromite ore, ferrochromium, chromium metal and scrap, a variety | |||||||||||||||||||||
| of chromium-containing chemicals, and stainless steel mill products and scrap. Stocks include estimated chromium content of reported and estimated producer,- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| consumer and Government stocks. Recycled monetary value estimated as recycled quantity times the average import value of high-carbon ferrochromium. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Apparent supply monetary value estimated like apparent supply quantity with monetary value substituted for chromium content. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10Includes copper recovered from unalloyed and alloyed copper-base scrap, as refined copper or in alloy forms, as well as copper recovered from aluminum-, nickel-, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| and zinc-base scrap. Monetary value based on annual average refined copper prices. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11Recycled scrap reported from consuming manufacturers. Apparent supply measured as shipments of iron and steel products plus castings corrected for imported | |||||||||||||||||||||
| semifinished products. Recycled unit value is the U.S. annual average composite price for No. 1 heavy-melting steel calculated from prices published in | |||||||||||||||||||||
| American Metal Market. Unit value for the year used to calculate values of recycled scrap and apparent supply of scrap. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12Monetary value of scrap and apparent supply estimated based upon average quoted price of common lead. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13Includes magnesium content of aluminum-base scrap. Monetary value based on the annual average Platts Metals Week U.S. spot Western magnesium price. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14Nickel statistics were derived from the following: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Production, consumption, receipts | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -Reported nickel content of products made from reclaimed stainless steel dust, spent nickel-cadmium batteries, plating solutions, and other products. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -Estimated nickel content of reported net receipts of alloy and stainless steel scrap. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -Reported nickel content of recovered copper-base scrap. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -Reported nickel content of obsolete and prompt purchased nickel-base scrap. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -Estimated nickel content of various types of reported obsolete and prompt aluminum scrap. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade data | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -Reported nickel content of International Nickel Study Group (INSG) class I primary products, including briquets, cathode, flake, pellets, and powder. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -Reported or estimated nickel content of INSG class II primary products, including ferronickel, metallurgical-grade nickel oxide, and a variety of nickel- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| containing chemicals. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -Estimated nickel content of secondary products, including nickel waste and scrap and stainless steel scrap.- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TABLE 1-Continued | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SALIENT U.S. RECYCLING STATISTICS FOR SELECTED METALS 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock data | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -Reported or estimated nickel content of all scrap stocks, except copper. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -Reported nickel content of primary products held by world producers in U.S. warehouses. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -Reported nickel content of primary products held by U.S. consumers. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -Reported nickel content of U.S. Government stocks. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Monetary value based on annual average cash price for cathode, as reported by the London Metal Exchange.- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15Monetary value based on Platts Metals Week composite price for tin. Apparent supply excludes withheld stock changes. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16Percentage recycled based on titanium scrap consumed divided by primary sponge and scrap consumption. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17Monetary value based | |||||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices