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Aluminum scrap: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in aluminum scrap totaled $22.8 billion (12.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (16%), Germany (9%) and Canada (6%); the top importers were India (16%), China (12%) and Germany (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 71%.

Summary

World trade
$22.8billion
Tonnes
12.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,814
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$3.6 billion · 15.6%
  2. Germany$2.1 billion · 9.2%
  3. Canada$1.3 billion · 5.5%
  4. United Kingdom$1.2 billion · 5.1%
  5. Netherlands$1 billion · 4.4%
    re-exports
  6. France$880 million · 3.9%
  7. Thailand$837 million · 3.7%
  8. Mexico$781 million · 3.4%
  9. Australia$748 million · 3.3%
  10. Japan$674 million · 3%
  11. Saudi Arabia$582 million · 2.6%
  12. Spain$562 million · 2.5%
  13. Belgium$546 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  14. Poland$512 million · 2.3%
  15. United Arab Emirates$461 million · 2%
  16. Malaysia$440 million · 1.9%
  17. Italy$350 million · 1.5%
  18. Taiwan$342 million · 1.5%
  19. Austria$311 million · 1.4%
  20. Switzerland$281 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. India$3.6 billion · 15.9%
  2. China$2.8 billion · 12.2%
  3. Germany$1.8 billion · 8%
  4. South Korea$1.7 billion · 7.5%
  5. United States$1.3 billion · 5.9%
  6. Thailand$1.3 billion · 5.8%
  7. Hong Kong$995 million · 4.4%
    re-exports
  8. Italy$987 million · 4.3%
  9. Malaysia$742 million · 3.3%
  10. France$552 million · 2.4%
  11. Austria$536 million · 2.4%
  12. Spain$522 million · 2.3%
  13. Poland$388 million · 1.7%
  14. Netherlands$376 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  15. Turkey$357 million · 1.6%
  16. Romania$354 million · 1.6%
  17. Greece$313 million · 1.4%
  18. Brazil$296 million · 1.3%
  19. Mexico$278 million · 1.2%
  20. Slovenia$273 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2004

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • United States 3.6
  • Germany 2.1
  • Canada 1.3
  • United Kingdom 1.2
  • Netherlands 1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States0.513.6
Germany0.582.1
Canada0.341.3
United Kingdom0.181.2
Netherlands0.231

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 54% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $1,814

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,178
1996$970
1997$1,075
1998$1,018
1999$884
2000$999
2001$1,035
2002$967
2003$1,006
2004$1,188
2005$1,260
2006$1,609
2007$1,640
2008$1,650
2009$1,231
2010$1,565
2011$1,763
2012$1,592
2013$1,584
2014$1,585
2015$1,445
2016$1,292
2017$1,462
2018$1,572
2019$1,288
2020$1,186
2021$1,686
2022$1,971
2023$1,741
2024$1,814

What it includes

  • 7602 · Aluminum scrap

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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