U.S. Consumption Of And Recovery From Purchased New And Old Aluminum Scrap, By Class

TABLE 3
U.S. CONSUMPTION OF AND RECOVERY FROM PURCHASED
NEW AND OLD ALUMINUM SCRAP, BY CLASS^{1, 2}

(Metric tons)

		Calculated recovery
Class	Consumption	Aluminum	Metallic
2014:
Secondary smelters^r	2,150,000	1,520,000	1,620,000
Independent mill fabricators	1,700,000	1,450,000	1,550,000
Foundries	97,300	80,500	86,100
Other consumers	6,690	6,690	6,690
Total^r	3,960,000	3,050,000	3,260,000
Estimated full industry coverage^r	4,270,000	3,290,000	3,570,000
2015:
Secondary smelters	1,840,000	1,310,000	1,400,000
Independent mill fabricators	1,760,000	1,500,000	1,600,000
Foundries	97,300	80,500	86,100
Other consumers	4,180	4,180	4,180
Total	3,690,000	2,900,000	3,100,000
Estimated full industry coverage	3,980,000	3,120,000	3,380,000
^rRevised.
¹Excludes recovery from other than aluminum-base scrap.
²Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals
shown.