In 2024, the United States was by far the largest exporter of ferrous waste and scrap across the globe, with nearly ** million metric tons exported. The United Kingdom and Germany followed – but by a wide margin – each with an export volume above ***** million metric tons. That year, the largest importer of ferrous waste and scrap worldwide was Turkey.
Figures include remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel. It excludes slag, scale and other waste from the production of iron or steel, radioactive waste and scrap, fragments of pigs, blocks or other primary forms of pig iron.
Values have been rounded.
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Trade Map. (June 13, 2025). Leading exporters of ferrous waste and scrap worldwide in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391100/leading-exporters-of-ferrous-waste-and-scrap-worldwide/
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Trade Map. (2025). Leading exporters of ferrous waste and scrap worldwide in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391100/leading-exporters-of-ferrous-waste-and-scrap-worldwide/
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