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Metal Recycling Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028

Market Report I 2023-11-24 I 147 Pages I IMARC Group

The global metal recycling market size reached US$ 232.8 Billion in 2022. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 304.9 Billion by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 4.60% during 2022-2028.

Metal recycling refers to the process of recovering and processing scrap metal from end-of-life structures or manufacturing products. It is economical and offers a low carbon footprint and efficient utilization of resources with no degradation of properties. As a result, recycled metals find extensive applications as a raw material in the production of new goods in various industry verticals. Presently, ongoing improvements in recycling technologies and collection systems are encouraging the manufacturing of complex products using a diverse range of metals and alloys.

Metal Recycling Market Trends:
A considerable rise in the use of metals in the manufacturing of trucks, cars, ships, airplanes, railways, consumer electronics, and domestic items represents one of the major factors driving the demand for metal recycling across the globe. Metal recycling does not emit harmful gases and assists in reducing production costs. Apart from this, the escalating demand for precious metals on account of changing lifestyles and inflating disposable incomes of individuals is contributing to market growth. Furthermore, due to rising environmental concerns, companies of several end use industries are investing in recycling precious metals that can further be used for manufacturing heart pacemakers, artificial cochlea, and other medical devices. Moreover, key market players are offering highly specialized insurance solutions and risk management services to meet the unique needs of recyclers. Besides this, governing agencies of numerous countries, along with private organizations, are adopting innovative ways to raise public awareness about the significance of recycling and putting waste into the appropriate recycling bins. Additionally, they are developing modern recycling technologies that can identify different types of metals effectively. This is projected to create a positive outlook for the market.

Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global metal recycling market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2023-2028. Our report has categorized the market based on metal type, type and end use industry.

Breakup by Metal Type:

Steel
Aluminum
Copper
Others

Breakup by Type:

Ferrous Metal
Non-Ferrous Metal

Breakup by End Use Industry:

Building and Construction
Packaging
Automotive
Industrial Machinery
Electronics and Electrical Equipment
Shipbuilding
Others

Breakup by Region:

North America
United States
Canada
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Others
Europe
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Russia
Others
Latin America
Brazil
Mexico
Others
Middle East and Africa

Competitive Landscape:
The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being ArcelorMittal, Aurubis AG, Commercial Metals Company, Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd., European Metal Recycling Ltd (Ausurus Group Ltd), Nucor Corporation, OmniSource LLC (Steel Dynamics Inc.), Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Sims Limited and Tata Steel Limited.

Key Questions Answered in This Report:
How has the global metal recycling market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global metal recycling market?
What are the key regional markets?
What is the breakup of the market based on the metal type?
What is the breakup of the market based on the type?
What is the breakup of the market based on the end use industry?
What are the various stages in the value chain of the industry?
What are the key driving factors and challenges in the industry?
What is the structure of the global metal recycling market and who are the key players?
What is the degree of competition in the industry?

1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global Metal Recycling Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Metal Type
6.1 Steel
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Aluminum
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Copper
6.3.1 Market Trends
6.3.2 Market Forecast
6.4 Others
6.4.1 Market Trends
6.4.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Type
7.1 Ferrous Metal
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Non-Ferrous Metal
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by End Use Industry
8.1 Building and Construction
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Packaging
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Automotive
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
8.4 Industrial Machinery
8.4.1 Market Trends
8.4.2 Market Forecast
8.5 Electronics and Electrical Equipment
8.5.1 Market Trends
8.5.2 Market Forecast
8.6 Shipbuilding
8.6.1 Market Trends
8.6.2 Market Forecast
8.7 Others
8.7.1 Market Trends
8.7.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Region
9.1 North America
9.1.1 United States
9.1.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.1.2 Market Forecast
9.1.2 Canada
9.1.2.1 Market Trends
9.1.2.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Asia-Pacific
9.2.1 China
9.2.1.1 Market Trends
9.2.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2.2 Japan
9.2.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2.2 Market Forecast
9.2.3 India
9.2.3.1 Market Trends
9.2.3.2 Market Forecast
9.2.4 South Korea
9.2.4.1 Market Trends
9.2.4.2 Market Forecast
9.2.5 Australia
9.2.5.1 Market Trends
9.2.5.2 Market Forecast
9.2.6 Indonesia
9.2.6.1 Market Trends
9.2.6.2 Market Forecast
9.2.7 Others
9.2.7.1 Market Trends
9.2.7.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Europe
9.3.1 Germany
9.3.1.1 Market Trends
9.3.1.2 Market Forecast
9.3.2 France
9.3.2.1 Market Trends
9.3.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3.3 United Kingdom
9.3.3.1 Market Trends
9.3.3.2 Market Forecast
9.3.4 Italy
9.3.4.1 Market Trends
9.3.4.2 Market Forecast
9.3.5 Spain
9.3.5.1 Market Trends
9.3.5.2 Market Forecast
9.3.6 Russia
9.3.6.1 Market Trends
9.3.6.2 Market Forecast
9.3.7 Others
9.3.7.1 Market Trends
9.3.7.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Latin America
9.4.1 Brazil
9.4.1.1 Market Trends
9.4.1.2 Market Forecast
9.4.2 Mexico
9.4.2.1 Market Trends
9.4.2.2 Market Forecast
9.4.3 Others
9.4.3.1 Market Trends
9.4.3.2 Market Forecast
9.5 Middle East and Africa
9.5.1 Market Trends
9.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
9.5.3 Market Forecast
10 SWOT Analysis
10.1 Overview
10.2 Strengths
10.3 Weaknesses
10.4 Opportunities
10.5 Threats
11 Value Chain Analysis
12 Porters Five Forces Analysis
12.1 Overview
12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
12.4 Degree of Competition
12.5 Threat of New Entrants
12.6 Threat of Substitutes
13 Price Analysis
14 Competitive Landscape
14.1 Market Structure
14.2 Key Players
14.3 Profiles of Key Players
14.3.1 ArcelorMittal
14.3.1.1 Company Overview
14.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.1.3 Financials
14.3.1.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.2 Aurubis AG
14.3.2.1 Company Overview
14.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.2.3 Financials
14.3.3 Commercial Metals Company
14.3.3.1 Company Overview
14.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.3.3 Financials
14.3.3.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.4 Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.
14.3.4.1 Company Overview
14.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.4.3 Financials
14.3.4.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.5 European Metal Recycling Ltd (Ausurus Group Ltd)
14.3.5.1 Company Overview
14.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.6 Nucor Corporation
14.3.6.1 Company Overview
14.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.6.3 Financials
14.3.6.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.7 OmniSource LLC (Steel Dynamics Inc.)
14.3.7.1 Company Overview
14.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.8 Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc.
14.3.8.1 Company Overview
14.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.8.3 Financials
14.3.8.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.9 Sims Limited
14.3.9.1 Company Overview
14.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.9.3 Financials
14.3.9.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.10 Tata Steel Limited
14.3.10.1 Company Overview
14.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.10.3 Financials
14.3.10.4 SWOT Analysis

Figure 1: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2017-2022
Figure 3: Global: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2023-2028
Figure 4: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Breakup by Metal Type (in %), 2022
Figure 5: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2022
Figure 6: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Breakup by End Use Industry (in %), 2022
Figure 7: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2022
Figure 8: Global: Metal Recycling (Steel) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 9: Global: Metal Recycling (Steel) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 10: Global: Metal Recycling (Aluminum) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 11: Global: Metal Recycling (Aluminum) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 12: Global: Metal Recycling (Copper) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 13: Global: Metal Recycling (Copper) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 14: Global: Metal Recycling (Other Metal Types) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 15: Global: Metal Recycling (Other Metal Types) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 16: Global: Metal Recycling (Ferrous Metal) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 17: Global: Metal Recycling (Ferrous Metal) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 18: Global: Metal Recycling (Non-Ferrous Metal) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 19: Global: Metal Recycling (Non-Ferrous Metal) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 20: Global: Metal Recycling (Building and Construction) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 21: Global: Metal Recycling (Building and Construction) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 22: Global: Metal Recycling (Packaging) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 23: Global: Metal Recycling (Packaging) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 24: Global: Metal Recycling (Automotive) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 25: Global: Metal Recycling (Automotive) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 26: Global: Metal Recycling (Industrial Machinery) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 27: Global: Metal Recycling (Industrial Machinery) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 28: Global: Metal Recycling (Electronics and Electrical Equipment) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 29: Global: Metal Recycling (Electronics and Electrical Equipment) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 30: Global: Metal Recycling (Shipbuilding) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 31: Global: Metal Recycling (Shipbuilding) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 32: Global: Metal Recycling (Other End Use Industries) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 33: Global: Metal Recycling (Other End Use Industries) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 34: North America: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 35: North America: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 36: United States: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 37: United States: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 38: Canada: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 39: Canada: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 40: Asia-Pacific: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 41: Asia-Pacific: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 42: China: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 43: China: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 44: Japan: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 45: Japan: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 46: India: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 47: India: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 48: South Korea: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 49: South Korea: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 50: Australia: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 51: Australia: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 52: Indonesia: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 53: Indonesia: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 54: Others: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 55: Others: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 56: Europe: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 57: Europe: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 58: Germany: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 59: Germany: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 60: France: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 61: France: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 62: United Kingdom: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 63: United Kingdom: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 64: Italy: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 65: Italy: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 66: Spain: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 67: Spain: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 68: Russia: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 69: Russia: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 70: Others: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 71: Others: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 72: Latin America: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 73: Latin America: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 74: Brazil: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 75: Brazil: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 76: Mexico: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 77: Mexico: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 78: Others: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 79: Others: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 80: Middle East and Africa: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 81: Middle East and Africa: Metal Recycling Market: Breakup by Country (in %), 2022
Figure 82: Middle East and Africa: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 83: Global: Metal Recycling Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 84: Global: Metal Recycling Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 85: Global: Metal Recycling Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis

Table 1: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2022 and 2028
Table 2: Global: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Breakup by Metal Type (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 3: Global: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 4: Global: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Breakup by End Use Industry (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 5: Global: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 6: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Competitive Structure
Table 7: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Key Players

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