Between 2019 and 2021, Asia was the world's leading region for copper scrap use, at around *** metric tons. Meanwhile, both European and American manufacturers reused roughly * of copper scraps. Scraps are used by a variety of industries worldwide, including equipment, construction, infrastructure, and transport.
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World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (June 6, 2022). Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide between 2019 and 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1236600/worldwide-regional-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide between 2019 and 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 6, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1236600/worldwide-regional-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (2022). Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide between 2019 and 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1236600/worldwide-regional-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Direct Copper Scrap Use by Manufacturers Worldwide between 2019 and 2021, by Region (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 6 Jun 2022, /statistics/1236600/worldwide-regional-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics, Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide between 2019 and 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1236600/worldwide-regional-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Direct copper scrap use by manufacturers worldwide between 2019 and 2021, by region (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], World Bureau of Metal Statistics, June 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1236600/worldwide-regional-copper-scrap-use-by-manufacturers/