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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
2001   1,760,000   1,210,000   #######   7,990,000     37   2,670,000   1,830,000   #######   #######  
2002   1,750,000   1,170,000   #######   8,070,000     36   2,510,000   1,680,000   #######   #######  
2003   1,750,000   1,070,000   #######   7,880,000 36 2,620,000 1,610,000 ####### #######  
2004   1,870,000   1,160,000   #######   8,460,000     36   3,640,000   2,140,000   #######   #######  
2005   1,930,000   1,060,000   #######   8,390,000     36   3,870,000   2,140,000   #######   #######  
Chromium:8
2001   NA   NA�   141,000   532,000 r   27 r NA�   NA�   81,900   223,000  
2002   NA   NA�   174,000   479,000     36   NA�   NA�   95,100   293,000  
2003   NA   NA�   180,000   532,000     34   NA�   NA�   139,000   429,000
2004   NA   NA�   168,000   555,000     30   NA�   NA�   207,000   681,000  
2005   NA   NA�   124,000   511,000     24   NA�   NA�   162,000   717,000  
Copper:9
2001   833,000   317,000   #######   3,340,000     34.4   1,410,000   536,000   #######   #######  
2002   842,000   208,000   #######   3,450,000     30.4   1,410,000   348,000   #######   #######  
2003   738,000   206,000   944,000   3,170,000     29.8   1,390,000   387,000   #######   #######  
2004   774,000   191,000   965,000   3,330,000     28.9   2,290,000   565,000   #######   #######  
2005   769,000   182,000   951,000   3,170,000     30.0   2,940,000   698,000   #######   #######  
Iron and steel:10
2001   NA   NA   #######   ########     60   NA   NA   #######   #######  
2002   NA   NA   ####### r ########     58   NA   NA   #######   #######  
200311   NA   NA   #######   ########     56   NA   NA   ####### r #######  
200411   NA   NA   ####### r ########     51   NA   NA   ####### r #######  
2005   NA   NA   #######   ########     54   NA   NA   #######   #######  
Lead:12
2001   55,300   1,040,000   #######   1,670,000     75.6   53,200   1,010,000   #######   #######  
2002   42,600   1,070,000   #######   1,540,000     81.2   40,900   1,030,000   #######   #######  
2003r   19,300   1,120,000   #######   1,520,000     77.4   18,600   1,080,000   #######   #######  
2004   12,900   1,110,000 r ####### r 1,460,000 r   77.3 r 15,600   1,350,000 r ####### r ####### r
2005   15,700   1,130,000   #######   1,540,000     74.5   21,100   1,520,000   #######   #######  
Magnesium:13                                        
2001   38,600   27,200   65,800   151,000     44   106,000   75,000   181,000   416,000  
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 r 20,500 r 72,000 r 179,000 r   40   167,000   66,400   233,000 r 582,000 r
2005   53,400   19,400   72,800   167,000     44   172,000   62,500   234,000   538,000  
Nickel:14                                        
2001   NA   NA   81,200   210,000     39   NA   NA   483,000   #######  
2002r   NA   NA   83,900   205,000     41   NA   NA   568,000   #######  
2003   NA   NA   83,500   200,000 r   42   NA   NA   804,000   ####### r
2004   NA   NA   83,300   212,000 r   39   NA   NA   #######   ####### r
2005   NA   NA   77,300   214,000     36   NA   NA   #######   #######  
Tin:15                                        
2001   7,210   6,700   13,900   46,300     30   24,400   29,900   54,300   316,000  
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 r 8,830 r 53,800 r   16   43,300 r 63,200 r 107,000 r 649,000 r
2005   2,280   11,800   14,000   46,500     30   24,300   125,000   150,000   495,000  
Titanium:16                                        
2001   NA   NA   17,000   W     39   NA   NA   35,200 e NA  
2002   NA   NA   11,600   W     40   NA   NA   25,600 e NA  
2003   NA   NA   14,300   W     46   NA   NA   48,000 e NA  
2004   NA   NA   18,300 r W     46 r NA   NA   127,000 e NA  
2005   NA   NA   25,700   W     50   NA   NA   445,000   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:17
2001r   317,000   57,000   375,000   1,420,000     26.4   307,000   55,200   362,000   #######  
2002   319,000   47,300   366,000   1,420,000     25.8   272,000   40,300   312,000   #######  
2003   295,000   50,300   345,000   1,340,000     25.8   264,000   45,100   309,000   #######  
2004   302,000   47,100   349,000   1,400,000     24.9   350,000 r 54,500 r 404,000 r ####### r
2005   302,000   43,100   345,000   1,170,000 29.5 446,000 63,700 510,000 #######
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 includes estimated chromium content of stainless steel scrap receipts (reported by the iron and steel and pig iron industries) where chromium
content was estimated to be 17%.� Trade includes reported or estimated chromium content of chromite ore, ferrochromium, chromium metal and scrap, and a variety
of chromium-containing chemicals.� Stocks include estimated chromium content of reported and estimated producer, consumer, and Government stocks.� Recycled
value calculated from quantity using the average annual import value of high-carbon ferrochromium.� Apparent supply value calculated from quantity using average
annual trade value.
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.
10Iron production measured as shipments of iron and steel products plus castings corrected for imported ingots and blooms.� Secondary production measured as
reported consumption.� Apparent supply includes production of raw steel.
11Before 2003, monetary value based on U.S. annual average composite price for No. 1 heavy-melting steel calculated from prices published in American Metal
Market. After 2002, monetary value based on mass-weighted average of steel trade (exports plus imports) of selected Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS) categories.� Recycled unit value based on HTS 7204 by year and per metric ton was 2003�$172 and 2004�$252.� Steel production unit value based
in HTS 7206 and 7207 by year and per metric ton was 2003�$259; 2004�$679.� Apparent supply value is mass weighted-average of recycled production unit
values.
12Lead 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.
13Includes magnesium content of aluminum-base scrap.� Monetary value based on the annual average Platts Metals Week's U.S. spot Western price.
14Nickel statistics were derived from the following:
Canvass data
�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.�
15Monetary value based on Platts Metals Week composite price for tin.
16Percentage recycled based on titanium scrap consumed divided by primary sponge and scrap consumption.
17Monetary value based on annual average Platts Metal Week metal price for North American special high-grade zinc.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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