The value of nickel recycled from old and new scrap in the United States stood at an estimated 1.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, up from 1.4 billion dollars a year earlier. Within the displayed period, nickel recycling from scrap in the North American country peaked in 2007, at 3.5 billion dollars.
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Annual value of nickel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021
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* Estimate. According to the source, monetary value is estimated based on annual average S&P Global Platts Metals Week London Metal Exchange cash price for nickel. Figures have been rounded. This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication. Figures were restated according to the latest edition of the report.
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US Geological Survey. (April 27, 2023). Annual value of nickel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209426/recycled-value-of-nickel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Annual value of nickel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209426/recycled-value-of-nickel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. (2023). Annual value of nickel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209426/recycled-value-of-nickel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Annual Value of Nickel Recycled from Scrap in The United States from 2005 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209426/recycled-value-of-nickel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey, Annual value of nickel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209426/recycled-value-of-nickel-in-the-us/ (last visited June 13, 2025)
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