Global ferrous waste and scrap export value 2011-2022
largest exporter of ferrous waste and scrap across the globe.
In 2022, global exports of ferrous waste and scrap amounted to 48.6 billion U.S. dollars. This represented a decline of roughly 11 percent in comparison to the previous year, when scrap iron exports reached the highest value since 2011, at nearly 55 billion U.S. dollars. The U.S. is the