Steel is one of the most widely recycled materials in the world.
Turkey is by far the largest importer of steel scrap in the world, with approximately 21 million metric tons of steel scrap imported in 2022. It dwarfed all other main steel scrap importing countries, with India coming in second at around 8.37 million metric tons of imports of the metal. Major importing markets of steel scrap in 2022, ranked by import volume (in 1,000 metric tons)
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- Basic Statistic Crude steel production worldwide 2012-2022
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Trade
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- Premium Statistic World leading steel exporters by country in 2022
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Segments
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Companies
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- Basic Statistic Largest steel producers worldwide based on production volume 2022
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Special focus on steel scrap
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- Premium Statistic Use of steel scrap in leading markets 2018-2022
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- Iron and steel scrap: reported consumption in the U.S. 2006-2023
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- North American steel scrap exports 2000-2021
- Canadian steel scrap exports 2000-2022
- Mexican steel scrap exports 2000-2021
- Iron and steel scrap: U.S. producer price index
- Stainless steel scrap: NAFTA imports by origin 2019
- Import value of ferrous waste and scrap in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2023
- Stainless steel scrap: NAFTA exports by destination 2019
- U.S. Steel's net sales by product category 2017
- Kloeckner & Co. SE - number of employees 2005-2019
- Qatar Steel's debt to equity ratio 2013-2017
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- Industry revenue of “metal can manufacturing“ in Florida 2012-2024
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- Iron and steel scrap: reported consumption in the U.S. 2006-2023
- Iron and steel scrap generation in the U.S. - purchased scrap 2019
- Iron and steel: home scrap production in the U.S. 2006-2021
- North American steel scrap exports 2000-2021
- Canadian steel scrap exports 2000-2022
- Mexican steel scrap exports 2000-2021
- Iron and steel scrap: U.S. producer price index
- Stainless steel scrap: NAFTA imports by origin 2019
- Import value of ferrous waste and scrap in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2023
- Stainless steel scrap: NAFTA exports by destination 2019
- U.S. Steel's net sales by product category 2017
- Kloeckner & Co. SE - number of employees 2005-2019
- Qatar Steel's debt to equity ratio 2013-2017
- Industry revenue of “other metal container manufacturing“ in Washington 2012-2024
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Bureau of International Recycling. (May 19, 2023). Major importing markets of steel scrap in 2022, ranked by import volume (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281050/major-target-countries-for-steel-scrap-imports/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Major importing markets of steel scrap in 2022, ranked by import volume (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. May 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281050/major-target-countries-for-steel-scrap-imports/
Bureau of International Recycling. (2023). Major importing markets of steel scrap in 2022, ranked by import volume (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281050/major-target-countries-for-steel-scrap-imports/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Major Importing Markets of Steel Scrap in 2022, Ranked by Import Volume (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281050/major-target-countries-for-steel-scrap-imports/
Bureau of International Recycling, Major importing markets of steel scrap in 2022, ranked by import volume (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281050/major-target-countries-for-steel-scrap-imports/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Major importing markets of steel scrap in 2022, ranked by import volume (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Bureau of International Recycling, May 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281050/major-target-countries-for-steel-scrap-imports/