Salient U.S. Recycling Statistics For Selected Metals

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		recycled⁶		new scrap²		old scrap³		Recycled⁴		supply⁷
Aluminum:⁸
2010	1,540,000		1,250,000		2,790,000		5,000,000		56		$3,550,000		$2,880,000		$6,430,000		$11,500,000
2011	1,640,000		1,470,000		3,120,000		5,210,000		60		4,200,000		3,770,000		7,980,000		13,300,000
2012	1,830,000		1,440,000		3,270,000		5,780,000		57		4,080,000		3,210,000		7,290,000		12,900,000
2013	1,850,000		1,630,000		3,480,000		6,380,000		55		3,840,000		3,390,000		7,230,000		13,200,000
2014	1,930,000		1,700,000		3,640,000		7,010,000		52		4,450,000		3,930,000		8,380,000		16,200,000
Chromium:⁹
2010	NA		NA-		144,000		384,000		37		NA-		NA-		329,000		800,000
2011	NA		NA-		147,000		450,000	^r	33		NA-		NA-		334,000		825,000
2012	NA		NA-		146,000		471,000	^r	31		NA-		NA-		299,000	^r	999,000
2013	NA		NA-		150,000		400,000		37		NA-		NA-		276,000	^r	257,000
2014	NA		NA-		157,000		558,000		28		NA-		NA-		359,000		948,000
Copper:¹⁰							---
2010	642,000		143,000		785,000		2,400,000		33		4,930,000		1,100,000		6,030,000		18,400,000
2011	649,000		153,000		802,000		2,380,000		34		5,810,000		1,370,000		7,180,000		21,300,000
2012	642,000		164,000		806,000		2,400,000	^r	33		5,200,000		1,330,000		6,530,000		19,400,000	^r
2013	630,000		166,000		796,000		2,390,000	^r	33		4,720,000		1,240,000	^r	5,960,000	^r	17,900,000	^r
2014	633,000		171,000		804,000		2,450,000		33		4,440,000		1,200,000		5,640,000		17,200,000
Iron and steel:¹¹
2010	NA		NA		59,700,000		90,200,000		66		NA		NA		19,500,000		27,100,000
2011	NA		NA		62,800,000		99,300,000		63		NA		NA		25,400,000		37,000,000
2012	NA		NA		63,100,000		106,000,000		59		NA		NA		22,800,000		35,400,000
2013	NA		NA		59,000,000		106,000,000		56		NA		NA		21,900,000	^r	36,200,000	^r
2014	NA		NA		58,600,000		117,000,000		50		NA		NA		21,000,000		38,900,000
Lead:¹²
2010	24,100		1,120,000		1,140,000		1,380,000		81		57,900		2,680,000		2,740,000		3,310,000
2011	21,600		1,110,000		1,130,000		1,520,000		73		58,000		2,980,000		3,040,000		4,080,000
2012	19,200		1,090,000		1,110,000		1,490,000		74		47,100		2,680,000		2,720,000		3,670,000
2013	20,700		1,130,000		1,150,000		1,600,000		72		51,000		2,780,000		2,830,000		3,930,000
2014	18,400		1,110,000		1,130,000		1,660,000		68		43,000		2,590,000		2,630,000		3,880,000
Magnesium:¹³
2010	51,500		20,500		72,000		137,000		53		291,000		116,000		407,000		741,000
2011	43,100		24,100		67,200		133,000		50		228,000		127,000		355,000		702,000
2012	52,000		25,200		77,200	^r	137,000	^r	56	^r	224,000	^r	108,000		332,000		588,000	^r
2013	54,200	^r	25,000	^r	79,200	^r	136,000		58		254,000	^r	117,000	^r	371,000	^r	639,000	^r
2014	54,100		24,500		78,600		171,000		46		256,000		116,000		372,000		811,000
Nickel:¹⁴
2010	NA		NA		81,900		196,000		42		NA		NA		1,790,000		4,270,000
2011	NA		NA		88,800		213,000		42		NA		NA		2,030,000		4,880,000
2012	NA		NA		92,400		218,000		42		NA		NA		1,620,000		3,820,000
2013	NA		NA		88,800		199,000		45		NA		NA		1,330,000		2,990,000
2014	NA		NA		NA		NA		NA		NA		NA		NA		NA
Tin:¹⁵
2010	2,680		11,100		13,800		44,100		31		73,400		303,000		376,000		1,200,000
2011	2,530		11,000		13,600		42,800		32		87,900		383,000		470,000		1,490,000
2012	2,380		11,200		13,500		43,100		31		67,300		316,000		383,000		1,220,000
2013^r	2,150		10,600		12,700		45,500		28		49,300		243,000		292,000		1,050,000
2014	2,060		10,600		12,600		46,200		27		46,400		238,000		285,000		1,040,000
Titanium:¹⁶
2010	28,200		1,000	^e	29,200		W		46		NA		NA		212,000		NA
2011	30,900		1,000	^e	31,900		W		39		NA		NA		270,000		NA
2012	38,700		1,000		39,700		W		52		NA		NA		278,000		NA
2013	39,100	^r	1,000		40,100	^r	W		60		NA		NA		210,000	^r	NA
2014	44,300		1,000		45,300		W		63		NA		NA		244,000		NA
Zinc:¹⁷
2010	208,000		123,000		332,000		1,120,000		30		468,000		277,000		746,000		2,510,000
2011	213,000		123,000		336,000		1,140,000		29		500,000		288,000		788,000		2,680,000
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		recycled⁶		new scrap²		old scrap³		Recycled⁴		supply⁷
Zinc:¹⁷-Continued
2012	205,000		129,000		335,000		1,090,000		31		433,000		273,000		706,000		2,300,000
2013	153,000		113,000		267,000		1,070,000		25		323,000		238,000		562,000		2,260,000
2014	173,000		74,900		248,000		1,140,000		22		409,000		177,000		586,000		2,700,000
^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 does not include 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.
⁹Quantity of chromium 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 was 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.-
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 does not include withheld stock changes.
¹⁶Percentage recycled based on titanium scrap consumed divided by primary sponge and scrap consumption.
¹⁷Monetary value based on annual average Platts Metals Week metal price for North American Special High-Grade Zinc.