This statistic compares steel production and global steel scrap consumption worldwide between 2005 and 2017. In 2017, approximately *** billion tons of steel were produced globally, and *** million tons of scrap of this material were consumed. Additionally, more than *** million tons of raw steel railway materials were exported worldwide in 2015.
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Bureau of International Recycling. (May 30, 2018). Global steel production and scrap consumption from this material from 2005 to 2017 (in million tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1639592/global-steel-production-and-scrap-steel-consumption/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Global steel production and scrap consumption from this material from 2005 to 2017 (in million tons)." Chart. May 30, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1639592/global-steel-production-and-scrap-steel-consumption/
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Bureau of International Recycling. "Global Steel Production and Scrap Consumption from This Material from 2005 to 2017 (in Million Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 May 2018, /statistics/1639592/global-steel-production-and-scrap-steel-consumption/
Bureau of International Recycling, Global steel production and scrap consumption from this material from 2005 to 2017 (in million tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1639592/global-steel-production-and-scrap-steel-consumption/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Global steel production and scrap consumption from this material from 2005 to 2017 (in million tons) [Graph], Bureau of International Recycling, May 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1639592/global-steel-production-and-scrap-steel-consumption/
