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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SALIENT U.S. RECYCLING STATISTICS FOR SELECTED METALS1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | recycled | new scrap2 | old scrap3 | Recycled4 | supply6 | |||||||||||
| Aluminum:7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 1,750,000 | 1,170,000 | 2,930,000 | 8,070,000 | 36 | $2,510,000 | $1,680,000 | $4,190,000 | $11,500,000 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 1,750,000 | 1,070,000 | 2,820,000 | 7,880,000 | 36 | 2,620,000 | 1,610,000 | 4,230,000 | 11,800,000 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 1,870,000 | 1,160,000 | 3,030,000 | 8,460,000 | 36 | 3,640,000 | 2,140,000 | 5,600,000 | 15,700,000 | |||||||||||
| 2005 | 1,950,000 | r | 1,080,000 | r | 3,030,000 | r | 8,480,000 | r | 36 | 3,910,000 | r | 2,170,000 | r | 6,080,000 | r | 17,000,000 | r | |||
| 2006 | 2,310,000 | 1,200,000 | 3,510,000 | 8,160,000 | 43 | 6,180,000 | 3,200,000 | 9,380,000 | 21,800,000 | |||||||||||
| Chromium:8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | NA | NA� | 219,000 | r | 647,000 | r | 34 | r | NA� | NA� | 119,000 | r | 317,000 | r | ||||||
| 2003 | NA | NA� | 250,000 | r | 585,000 | r | 43 | r | NA� | NA� | 193,000 | r | 484,000 | r | ||||||
| 2004 | NA | NA� | 233,000 | r | 647,000 | r | 36 | r | NA� | NA� | 287,000 | r | 762,000 | r | ||||||
| 2005 | NA | NA� | 255,000 | r | 629,000 | r | 41 | r | NA� | NA� | 333,000 | r | 888,000 | r | ||||||
| 2006 | NA | NA� | 235,000 | 645,000 | 36 | NA� | NA� | 128,000 | 811,000 | |||||||||||
| Copper:9 | ��� | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 842,000 | 208,000 | 1,050,000 | 3,450,000 | 30.4 | 1,410,000 | 348,000 | 1,760,000 | 5,770,000 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 738,000 | 206,000 | 944,000 | 3,170,000 | 29.8 | 1,390,000 | 387,000 | 1,770,000 | 5,950,000 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 774,000 | 191,000 | 965,000 | 3,330,000 | 28.9 | 2,290,000 | 565,000 | 2,850,000 | 9,830,000 | |||||||||||
| 2005 | 769,000 | 183,000 | r | 953,000 | r | 3,170,000 | 30.0 | 2,940,000 | 698,000 | 3,640,000 | 12,100,000 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 819,000 | 150,000 | � | 968,000 | 3,000,000 | 32.3 | 5,680,000 | 1,040,000 | 6,720,000 | 20,800,000 | ||||||||||
| Iron and steel:10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | NA | NA | 69,300,000 | � | 119,000,000 | 58 | NA | NA | 6,450,000 | 10,200,000 | ||||||||||
| 2003� | NA | NA | 65,500,000 | 117,000,000 | 56 | NA | NA | 7,920,000 | � | 13,200,000 | ||||||||||
| 2004� | NA | NA | 66,900,000 | � | 132,000,000 | 51 | NA | NA | 14,100,000 | � | 24,900,000 | |||||||||
| 2005 | NA | NA | 65,500,000 | r | 121,000,000 | r | 54 | NA | NA | 12,600,000 | 21,900,000 | |||||||||
| 2006 | NA | NA | 65,600,000 | 136,000,000 | 48 | NA | NA | 18,500,000 | 36,100,000 | |||||||||||
| Lead:11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 42,600 | 1,070,000 | 1,120,000 | 1,540,000 | 81.2 | 40,900 | 1,030,000 | 1,070,000 | 1,480,000 | |||||||||||
| 2003� | 19,300 | 1,120,000 | 1,140,000 | 1,520,000 | 77.4 | 18,600 | 1,080,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,470,000 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 12,900 | 1,110,000 | � | 1,130,000 | � | 1,460,000 | � | 77.3 | � | 15,600 | 1,350,000 | � | 1,370,000 | � | 1,440,000 | |||||
| 2005 | 14,200 | r | 1,130,000 | 1,140,000 | � | 1,510,000 | r | 75.9 | r | 19,100 | r | 1,520,000 | r | 1,540,000 | � | 2,030,000 | r | |||
| 2006 | 13,500 | 1,140,000 | 1,150,000 | 1,570,000 | 73.1 | 23,000 | 1,940,000 | 1,960,000 | 2,680,000 | |||||||||||
| Magnesium:12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 47,100 | 26,400 | 73,600 | 148,000 | 50 | 126,000 | 70,500 | 196,000 | 395,000 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 44,700 | 25,400 | 70,100 | 152,000 | 46 | 107,000 | 60,900 | 168,000 | 366,000 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 51,500 | � | 20,500 | � | 72,000 | � | 179,000 | � | 40 | 167,000 | 66,400 | 233,000 | � | 582,000 | ||||||
| 2005� | 53,500 | 19,400 | 72,900 | r | 168,000 | 43 | r | 172,000 | 62,400 | r | 235,000 | r | 541,000 | r | ||||||
| 2006 | 56,000 | 19,800 | 75,800 | 159,000 | 48 | 143,000 | 50,600 | 194,000 | 406,000 | |||||||||||
| Nickel:13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002� | NA | NA | 99,300 | r | 220,000 | r | 45 | r | NA | NA | 672,000 | r | 1,490,000 | r | ||||||
| 2003� | NA | NA | 101,000 | r | 218,000 | r | 46 | r | NA | NA | 971,000 | r | 2,100,000 | r | ||||||
| 2004� | NA | NA | 103,000 | r | 232,000 | r | 45 | r | NA | NA | 1,430,000 | r | 3,200,000 | r | ||||||
| 2005� | NA | NA | 101,000 | r | 236,000 | r | 43 | r | NA | NA | 1,500,000 | r | 3,480,000 | r | ||||||
| 2006 | NA | NA | 108,000 | 252,000 | 43 | NA | NA | 2,620,000 | 6,100,000 | |||||||||||
| Tin:14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 3,790 | 6,760 | 10,600 | 49,100 | 22 | 18,400 | 40,600 | 59,000 | 307,000 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 3,570 | 5,500 | 9,070 | 41,500 | 22 | 26,800 | 41,200 | 68,000 | 311,000 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 3,590 | 5,240 | 8,830 | � | 53,800 | 16 | 43,300 | � | 63,200 | � | 107,000 | � | 649,000 | |||||||
| 2005 | 2,280 | 11,700 | r | 14,000 | 46,300 | r | 30 | 24,300 | 125,000 | 150,000 | 495,000 | � | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2,340 | 11,600 | 13,900 | 55,500 | 25 | 21,700 | 107,000 | 129,000 | 514,000 | |||||||||||
| Titanium:15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | NA | NA | 11,600 | W | 40 | NA | NA | 25,100 | r, e | NA | ||||||||||
| 2003 | NA | NA | 14,300 | W | 46 | NA | NA | 37,500 | r, e | NA | ||||||||||
| 2004 | NA | NA | 18,300 | � | W | 46 | NA | NA | 110,000 | r, e | NA | |||||||||
| 2005 | NA | NA | 25,700 | W | 50 | NA | NA | 302,000 | r, e | NA | ||||||||||
| 2006 | NA | NA | 25,000 | W | 47 | NA | NA | 253,000 | � | NA | ||||||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TABLE 1�Continued | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SALIENT U.S. RECYCLING STATISTICS FOR SELECTED METALS1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | recycled | new scrap2 | old scrap3 | Recycled4 | supply6 | |||||||||||
| Zinc:16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 319,000 | 47,300 | 366,000 | 1,420,000 | 25.8 | $272,000 | $40,300 | $312,000 | $1,210,000 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 295,000 | 50,300 | 345,000 | 1,390,000 | r | 24.8 | r | 264,000 | 45,100 | 309,000 | 1,250,000 | r | ||||||||
| 2004 | 302,000 | 47,100 | 349,000 | 1,430,000 | r | 24.4 | r | 349,000 | r | 54,500 | � | 404,000 | � | 1,650,000 | r | |||||
| 2005r | 303,000 | � | 50,700 | � | 354,000 | � | 1,290,000 | � | 27.4 | � | 448,000 | � | 75,000 | � | 524,000 | � | 1,910,000 | � | ||
| 2006 | 294,000 | 47,800 | 341,000 | 1,390,000 | 24.5 | 1,030,000 | 167,000 | 1,190,000 | 4,870,000 | |||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6Same as apparent supply defined in footnote 5 above but calculated based on a monetary value. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7Quantity 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8Chromium scrap was estimated as chromium content of stainless steel scrap receipts (reported by the iron and steel and pig iron industries) plus stainless steel scrap� | ||||||||||||||||||||
| exports minus imports plus chromium metal waste and scrap exports. 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.� Stocks include estimated� | ||||||||||||||||||||
| chromium content of reported and estimated producer, consumer, and Government stocks.� Recycled monetary value calculated from quantity using the average� | ||||||||||||||||||||
| annual import value of high-carbon ferrochromium.� Apparent supply monetary value calculated from quantity using average annual trade value.� Revisions to� | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002-05 trade and apparent consumption principally based on the reevaluation of import and export data by adding stainless steel mill products, which account for | ||||||||||||||||||||
| an increasing amount of chromium introduced to the U.S. economy, and on accounting for the role of stainless steel scrap trade in secondary production. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9Includes 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10Recycled 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11Lead processors are segregated by primary and secondary producers.� This segregation permits inclusion of stock changes for secondary producers.� Monetary | ||||||||||||||||||||
| value of scrap and apparent supply estimated based upon average quoted price of common lead. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12Includes magnesium content of aluminum-base scrap.� Monetary value based on the annual average Platts Metals Week's U.S. spot Western magnesium price. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13Nickel statistics were derived from the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Production, consumption, stocks, 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.� | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.� | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14Monetary value based on Platts Metals Week composite price for tin. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15Percentage recycled based on titanium scrap consumed divided by primary sponge and scrap consumption. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16Monetary value based on annual average Platts Metals Week metal price for North American special high-grade zinc. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program