31 OCTOBER 2014Aluminum Association Press Release
Aluminum Association updates on North American aluminium scrap market
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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The U.S. aluminum industry purchased an estimated 812 million pounds of aluminum scrap during August 2014, according to aluminum recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, up 7.1 percent over the August 2013 total of 758 million. USGS estimates that recovery of aluminum and aluminum alloys totaled 694 million pounds, an increase of 7.6 percent year-over-year. During the first eight months of 2014, preliminary data indicate that recovery of aluminum from scrap totaled an estimated 5,301 million pounds, up 3.1 percent over the 2013 YTD total of 5,141 million. U.S. exports of scrap, not included in the government’s consumption statistics, totaled 2,513 million pounds year-to-date, down 4.9 percent from the same period in 2013
The Aluminum Association's statistical programs provide industry information on primary aluminum production, new orders of mill products, industry shipments, end use market estimates, inventories, recycling and foreign trade on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
The Aluminum Association's statistical programs provide industry information on primary aluminum production, new orders of mill products, industry shipments, end use market estimates, inventories, recycling and foreign trade on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
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