02 FEBRUARY 2016USGS
US purchased 758 million pounds of aluminum scrap during November 2015: USGS
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According to aluminum recycling statistics published by the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior; the U.S. aluminum industry purchased an estimated 758 million pounds of aluminum scrap during November 2015. This is a 1.1 percent down from the November 2014 total of 766 million.
USGS estimates that recovery of aluminum and aluminum alloys totaled 652 million pounds, a decrease of 1.5 percent year-over-year. Through November, preliminary data indicate that recovery of aluminum from scrap totaled an estimated 7,602 million pounds, up 3.1 percent from the 2014 YTD total of 7,372 million. U.S. exports of scrap, not included in the government’s consumption statistics, totaled 3,195 million pounds YTD, down 9.5 percent from the same period in 2014.
USGS estimates that recovery of aluminum and aluminum alloys totaled 652 million pounds, a decrease of 1.5 percent year-over-year. Through November, preliminary data indicate that recovery of aluminum from scrap totaled an estimated 7,602 million pounds, up 3.1 percent from the 2014 YTD total of 7,372 million. U.S. exports of scrap, not included in the government’s consumption statistics, totaled 3,195 million pounds YTD, down 9.5 percent from the same period in 2014.
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