Salient U.S. Recycling Statistics For Selected Metals

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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
2006^r	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
2007^r	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
2008^r	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
2009^r	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.

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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.-








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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