* Including chemical-grade oxide.
** The figures for 2015 onwards have been withheld to avoid disclosing proprietary data.
*** Based on the gross weight of purchased scrap consumed and the estimated average nickel content.
The data has been rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
This statistic has been assembled using several editions of the report.
In 2019, the United States' consumption of ferronickel came to approximately 13,200 metric tons. Secondary nickel scrap consumption in the U.S., by contrast, amounted to 111,000 metric tons that year.
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