fiscal years 2014 to 2023; the Japanese fiscal years start on April 1 of the stated year and end on March 31 of the following year
Special properties
estimation from the Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association
Supplementary notes
New scrap refers to trim-offs and other metal by-products generated by the manufacturing industry.
Waste scrap was calculated by subtracting the volume of new scrap from the total of domestic purchases excluding scrap for cast iron pipes and scrap for recycled steel.
The source does not provide an exact publication date. The date mentioned here is the day of data access.
Values have been rounded.
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Volume of scrap purchased from domestic market in Japan 2014-2023, by type
In 2023, iron and steel scrap on the domestic market in Japan amounted to approximately million tons of waste scrap and **** million tons of new scrap. New scrap refers to trim-offs and other metal by-products generated by the manufacturing industry.
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Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association. (February 20, 2025). Purchased volume of iron and steel scrap from the domestic market in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by type (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1304215/japan-volume-iron-steel-scrap-for-domestic-market-by-type/
Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association. "Purchased volume of iron and steel scrap from the domestic market in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by type (in million metric tons)." Chart. February 20, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1304215/japan-volume-iron-steel-scrap-for-domestic-market-by-type/
Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association. (2025). Purchased volume of iron and steel scrap from the domestic market in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by type (in million metric tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1304215/japan-volume-iron-steel-scrap-for-domestic-market-by-type/
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Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association, Purchased volume of iron and steel scrap from the domestic market in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by type (in million metric tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1304215/japan-volume-iron-steel-scrap-for-domestic-market-by-type/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Purchased volume of iron and steel scrap from the domestic market in Japan from 2014 to 2023, by type (in million metric tons) [Graph], Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association, February 20, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1304215/japan-volume-iron-steel-scrap-for-domestic-market-by-type/
