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Appendix D: Global Scrap Exports by Commodity
by Volume (metric tons) and Value (US$), 2015
Commodity
Volume (mt)
Value (US$)
Ferrous scrap
81.5 million
$25.5 billion
Recovered paper
55.4 million
$8.4 billion
Nonferrous scrap
• Aluminum scrap
7.3 million
$10.1 billion
• Copper scrap
5.8 million
$14.5 billion
• Lead scrap
1.1 million
$410 million
• Nickel scrap
123,000
$529 million
• Tin scrap
72,000
$82 million
• Zinc scrap
350,000
$462 million
• Other nonferrous metal scrap
224,000
$1.9 billion
Plastic scrap
13.8 million
$5.4 billion
Rubber scrap
1.2 million
$554 million
Other scrap
(textiles, glass, precious metals, etc.)
23 million
$12.5 billion
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Source: UN Comtrade Database