In 2022, seven key markets alone used about million metric tons of steel scrap for steelmaking, which was an decrease of seven percent compared to the previous year. China was the leading market for steel scrap consumption in that year. The country's steel scrap consumption came to over *** million metric tons.
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Bureau of International Recycling. (May 19, 2023). Steel scrap use in leading markets worldwide in 2018 and 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/247591/global-production-of-steel-scrap-in-metric-tons/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Steel scrap use in leading markets worldwide in 2018 and 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. May 19, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/247591/global-production-of-steel-scrap-in-metric-tons/
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Steel scrap use in leading markets worldwide in 2018 and 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Bureau of International Recycling, May 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/247591/global-production-of-steel-scrap-in-metric-tons/
