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U.S. CONSUMER RECEIPTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, SHIPMENTS, AND STOCKS OF IRON AND STEEL SCRAP IN 2014 BY GRADE1
(Thousand metric tons)
 
    Receipts of scrap   Production of home scrap            
From brokers, From other Recirculating Consumption Ending
dealers, and other company-owned scrap from current Obsolete of purchased Shipments stocks,
Grade   outside sources   plants   operations   scrap2   and home scrap   of scrap   December 31
Manufacturers of pig iron and raw steel
and castings:
Carbon steel:-
Low-phosphorus plate and punchings 681 W 22 -- 712 -- 143
Cut structural and plate 3,930 56 345 -- 4,310 -- 302
No. 1 heavy-melting steel 4,460 159 629 1 5,200 31 351
No. 2 heavy-melting steel 5,370 79 368 -- 5,780 2 338
No. 1 and electric furnace bundles 1,920 W W -- 1,910 24 183
No. 2 and all other bundles 870 -- -- W 889 -- 33
Electric furnace, 1 foot and under 28 -- W -- 108 W --
(not bundles)
Railroad rails 200 W -- -- 201 W 18
Turnings and borings 2,380 13 56 -- 2,420 -- 143
Slag scrap 672 40 804 -- 1,050 473 106
Shredded or fragmentized 13,300 1,100 176 -- 14,500 7 1,140
No. 1 busheling 4,870 42 191 -- 5,130 -- 314
Steel cans, postconsumer 89 -- -- -- 89 -- --
All other carbon steel scrap 2,360 147 1,270 W 3,540 242 191
Stainless steel scrap 921 63 324 W 1,320 4 120
Alloy steel (except stainless) 474 W 249 -- 710 5 175
Ingot mold and stool scrap 3 W 63 W 82 4 7
Machinery and cupola cast iron 32 -- -- -- 32 -- 1
Cast-iron borings 266 W 2 -- 263 W 15
Motor blocks 3 -- -- -- W -- W
Other iron scrap 772 42 279 -- 1,020 77 45
Other mixed scrap 1,500   702   443   --   2,600   20   161
Total 45,100   2,460   5,320   105   51,900   900   3,800
Manufacturers of steel castings:
Carbon steel:-
Low-phosphorus plate and punchings 753 6 39 -- 747 1 283
Cut structural and plate 37 -- 4 -- 41 -- 1
No. 1 heavy-melting steel 9 -- -- -- 9 -- 1
No. 2 heavy-melting steel 20 -- W W 29 -- 1
No. 1 and electric furnace bundles W -- -- -- W -- W
No. 2 and all other bundles -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Electric furnace, 1 foot and under 5 -- 2 -- 8 -- --
(not bundles)
Railroad rails W -- W -- W -- W
Turnings and borings 42 W 4 -- 47 W 2
Slag scrap W -- W -- W W W
Shredded or fragmentized 35 -- -- -- 35 -- 1
No. 1 busheling 36 -- -- -- 36 -- 1
Steel cans, postconsumer -- -- -- -- -- -- --
All other carbon steel scrap 7 -- 22 -- 28 -- --
Stainless steel scrap 26 1 78 W 106 1 27
Alloy steel (except stainless) 25 2 41 W 68 -- 3
Ingot mold and stool scrap W -- W -- W -- W
Machinery and cupola cast iron -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Cast-iron borings -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Motor blocks -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Other iron scrap 1 -- -- -- 1 -- --
Other mixed scrap 20 -- -- W 28 -- W
Total 1,020   11   202   13   1,190   4   321
Iron foundries and miscellaneous users:
Carbon steel:-
Low-phosphorus plate and punchings 596 2 148 -- 745 -- 6
Cut structural and plate   641   6   47   9   693   1   35
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2-Continued
U.S. CONSUMER RECEIPTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, SHIPMENTS, AND STOCKS OF IRON AND STEEL SCRAP IN 2014 BY GRADE1
(Thousand metric tons)
 
    Receipts of scrap   Production of home scrap            
From brokers, From other Recirculating Consumption Ending
dealers, and other company-owned scrap from current Obsolete of purchased Shipments stocks,
Grade   outside sources   plants   operations   scrap2   and home scrap   of scrap   December 31
Iron foundries and miscellaneous
users-Continued:
Carbon steel-Continued:-
No. 1 heavy-melting steel 39 W W -- 104 -- 1
No. 2 heavy-melting steel 110 -- W -- 143 -- 6
No. 1 and electric furnace bundles 82 -- -- -- 82 -- 2
No. 2 and all other bundles 78 -- W -- 75 W 6
Electric furnace, 1 foot and under 79 -- -- -- 79 -- 1
(not bundles)
Railroad rails 44 -- -- -- 44 -- 2
Turnings and borings 51 -- 1 -- 51 1 17
Slag scrap -- -- W -- W W W
Shredded or fragmentized 792 -- 19 W 803 -- 44
No. 1 busheling 386 -- 6 -- 390 2 11
Steel cans, postconsumer 7 -- -- -- 7 -- --
All other carbon steel scrap 57 -- 57 -- 113 1 4
Stainless steel scrap 2 -- -- -- 3 -- 1
Alloy steel (except stainless) 6 -- 1 -- 7 W 1
Ingot mold and stool scrap W W W -- W W W
Machinery and cupola cast iron 362 W 220 W 603 5 31
Cast-iron borings 66 6 8 -- 81 -- --
Motor blocks 194 W 431 -- 625 -- 2
Other iron scrap 268 28 508 -- 790 17 72
Other mixed scrap 62   7   30   --   92   5   5
Total 3,940   57   1,580   38   5,560   37   256
Grand total, all manufacturing types:
Carbon steel:-
Low-phosphorus plate and punchings 2,030 14 209 -- 2,200 1 432
Cut structural and plate 4,610 62 395 9 5,040 2 337
No. 1 heavy-melting steel 4,510 160 692 1 5,320 31 352
No. 2 heavy-melting steel 5,500 79 410 W 5,950 2 345
No. 1 and electric furnace bundles 2,000 W W -- 1,990 24 185
No. 2 and all other bundles 948 -- 1 24 963 3 39
Electric furnace, 1 foot and under 112 -- 91 -- 195 9 1
(not bundles)
Railroad rails 245 W -- -- 245 W 20
Turnings and borings 2,480 14 60 -- 2,520 2 163
Slag scrap 676 40 816 -- 1,070 476 107
Shredded or fragmentized 14,100 1,100 195 W 15,400 7 1,190
No. 1 busheling 5,290 42 197 -- 5,560 2 325
Steel cans, postconsumer 96 -- -- -- 97 -- 1
All other carbon steel scrap 2,420 147 1,350 14 3,680 243 196
Stainless steel scrap 950 63 402 49 1,430 5 147
Alloy steel (except stainless) 505 5 292 W 784 5 179
Ingot mold and stool scrap 19 5 63 21 103 6 14
Machinery and cupola cast iron 394 -- 220 W 634 5 33
Cast-iron borings 332 7 11 -- 344 1 21
Motor blocks 197 -- 431 - -- 626 -- 6
Other iron scrap 1,040 70 787 -- 1,810 94 117
Other mixed scrap 1,590 709 473 8 2,720 25 167
Total   50,100   2,520   7,100   156   58,600   941   4,370
W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in -Total.- -- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Includes ingot molds, stools, and scrap from old equipment and buildings.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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