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Scrap purchases for steelmaking worldwide 2007-2017

Scrap purchases for steelmaking worldwide from 2007 to 2017 (in million metric tons)

The data describes global scrap purchases for steelmaking between 2007 and 2017. In 2008, about 335 million metric tons of scrap was purchased for the purpose of steelmaking, which decreased significantly in the following year.

2007 343
2008 335
2009 265
2010 340
2011 370
2012 370
2013 375
2014 378
2015 355
2016 365
2017 406