Scrap aluminium recovery in USA drops slightly in June, YTD total up 2.7%

<p>According to the recently published statistics from U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, the U.S. aluminium industry purchased an estimated 347,452 tonnes of aluminium scrap during June 2017, off 1.8% from the June 2016 total of 353,348 million.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/RECYCLINGUS.png" alt="News" width="376" height="266" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/RECYCLINGUS1.png" alt="News" width="378" height="282" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;">USA recovered 300,000 tonnes of aluminium from scrap in June, 4% less month-on-month and slightly off from the amount in June 2016. Of this amount, 170,000 t of aluminium was recovered from new scrap, 3% less than the amount in the preceding month, but slightly up from the amount in June 2016. Recovery from old scrap was 130,000 t, 5% less month-on-month and 4% less than the amount in June 2016.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">{googleAdsense}</p> <p>According to the preliminary data from USGS, for the first half of 2017, the recovery of aluminium from scrap is estimated at 1.83 million tonnes, up 2.7% over the 2016 YTD total of 1.79 million tonnes. U.S. exports of scrap, not included in the government&rsquo;s consumption statistics, stood at 737,087 tonnes through June, up 14% over 2016.</p>