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THE I SR I SCRAP YEARBOOK
2016
INSTITUTE OF SCRAP RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Copper Scrap - U.S. Exports
In 2015, the United States export 682,000
metric tons of copper and copper alloy scrap
to mainland China and Hong Kong valued at
$1.7 billion. China and Hong Kong accounted
for 71 percent of all U.S. copper scrap
exports by volume last year. Other important
overseas markets for U.S. copper scrap
export sales in 2015 included Canada ($246
million), Germany ($170 million), South Korea
($133 million), Japan ($85 million), Belgium
($77 million), and India ($64 million). Figures
from the United Nations Comtrade database
indicate the value of global exports of copper
scrap from all reporting countries exceeded
$14.4 billion in 2015.
Volume of U.S. Copper Scrap Exports to China &
Hong Kong and Rest of World, 2005 - 2015 (metric tons)
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Rest of World
China & Hong Kong
Source: U.S. Census Bureau/U.S. International Trade Commission