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SALIENT U.S. RECYCLING TRADE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED METALS1
 
    Exports   Imports for consumption
Quantity Quantity
Gross quantity Contained quantity Value Gross quantity Contained quantity Value2
Year   (metric tons)   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (metric tons)   (thousands)
Aluminum:                        
2010   1,910,000   NA   $3,190,000   504,000   NA   $763,000
2011   2,140,000   NA   4,050,000   579,000   NA   1,020,000
2012   2,040,000   NA   3,490,000   589,000   NA   905,000
2013   1,870,000   NA   3,290,000   565,000   NA   847,000
2014   1,720,000   NA   2,890,000   559,000   NA   931,000
Chromium:3                        
2010   937,000   159,000   937,000   196,000   33,700   307,000
2011   656,000   111,000   959,000   170,000   29,400   297,000
2012   624,000   106,000   804,000   156,000   26,800   238,000
2013   644,000   110,000   743,000   226,000   38,600   211,000
2014   548,000   93,300   675,000   329,000   56,000   427,000
Copper:4                       -
2010   1,030,000   788,000   3,550,000   95,800   75,000   399,000
2011   1,240,000   981,000   4,980,000   110,000   87,600   547,000
2012   1,200,000   945,000   4,400,000   105,000   83,800   533,000
2013   1,160,000   909,000   4,080,000   106,000   84,700   525,000
2014   1,050,000   831,000   3,480,000   117,000   92,600   567,000
Iron and steel:                        
2010   20,500,000   20,500,000   8,380,000   3,780,000   3,780,000   1,420,000
2011   24,300,000   24,300,000   11,400,000   4,010,000   4,010,000   1,650,000
2012   21,400,000   21,400,000   9,430,000   3,720,000   3,720,000   1,590,000
2013   18,500,000   18,500,000   7,570,000   3,930,000   3,930,000   1,470,000
2014   15,300,000   15,300,000   6,160,000   4,260,000   4,260,000   1,720,000
Lead:5                      
2010 43,500 43,500 33,800 20,100 13,300 21,700
2011   31,100   31,100   36,800   25,400   16,100   23,700
2012   25,900   25,900   30,600   19,900   13,100   18,300
2013   34,900   34,900   45,400   9,450   6,160   8,490
2014   36,400   36,400   51,300   12,600   7,820   14,400
Magnesium:                        
2010   481   481   802   22,100   22,100   56,500
2011   1,680   1,680   3,960   22,000   22,000   48,700
2012   2,100   2,100   5,290   20,900   20,900   47,800
2013   471   471   1,420   17,500   17,500   43,300
2014 923   923   2,460   19,000   19,000   43,800
Nickel:6                        
2010   1,870,000 84,000 1,870,000 954,000 26,700 711,000
2011   1,630,000   68,600   1,670,000   983,000   24,500   794,000
2012   1,370,000   62,600   1,460,000   631,000   24,100   759,000
2013   1,190,000   63,300   1,240,000   664,000   28,000   561,000
2014   1,110,000   58,500   1,160,000   887,000   41,100   837,000
Tin:7                    
2010   10,700   NA   26,500   57,300   NA   18,300
2011   14,800   NA   31,300   57,700   NA   23,400
2012   10,300   NA   27,200   72,500   NA   24,800
2013   5,020   NA   17,300   63,700   NA   23,100
2014   7,480 NA 19,600 49,700 NA 19,400
Titanium:8                      
2010   3,480   NA   19,200   10,700   NA   75,500
2011   5,150   NA   33,300   13,900   NA   116,000
2012   8,760   NA   45,300   14,400   NA   98,500
2013   4,700   NA   21,800   12,700   NA   63,500
2014   4,610   NA   18,200   19,200   NA   100,000
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2-Continued
SALIENT U.S. RECYCLING TRADE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED METALS1
    Exports   Imports for consumption
Quantity Quantity
Gross quantity Contained quantity Value Gross quantity Contained quantity Value2
Year   (metric tons)   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (metric tons)   (thousands)
Zinc:9                    
2010   77,900   NA   85,300   15,600   NA   19,400
2011   85,200   NA   93,400   18,500   NA   23,400
2012   90,400   NA   107,000   20,000   NA   24,600
2013   88,000   NA   105,000   21,000   NA   25,300
2014   71,400   NA   93,700   24,900   NA   30,900
NA Not available.-
1Contained quantity equal to gross quantity, unless otherwise specified.
2Imports value is customs value.-
3Includes stainless steel scrap and chromium metal waste and scrap. Contained quantity for import and export quantities of Harmonized Tariff-
Schedule of the United States (HTS) code 7204.21.0000 is 17% of gross quantity; for HTS code 8112.22.0000, contained quantity is 100% of gross-
quantity.
4For HTS codes 7404.00.0045, 7404.00.0062, and 7404.00.0080, contained quantity for import quantity is 65% of gross quantity. For HTS codes
7404.00.3045, 7404.00.3055, 7404.00.3065, 7404.00.3090, 7404.00.6045, 7404.00.6055, 7404.00.6065, and 7404.00.6090, contained quantity for
import quantity is 72% of gross quantity.
5Includes lead content of waste and scrap obtained from lead-acid batteries HTS codes 7802.00.0030 and 7802.00.0060.-
6Contained quantity for import and export quantities is 0.4% of gross quantity for HTS code 7204.29.0000, 50% for HTS code 7503.00.0000, and-
7.5% for HTS code 7204.21.0000.
7Includes tin waste and scrap HTS code 8002.00.0000.
8Includes titanium waste and scrap HTS code 8108.30.0000.
9Includes zinc waste and scrap HTS code 7902.00.00.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

See also: Mineral commodity prices

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