EU scrap consumption rises 4.5 percent in 2011

Thursday, 08 March 2012 16:50:10 (GMT+3)   |  
In 2011, total scrap consumption in the European Union (EU) rose by 4.5 percent year on year to 100.8 million mt, according to the preliminary data from the European Steel Association (EUROFER). The figure represents a 25 percent increase compared to the 80.7 million mt of scrap consumed in 2009 and a 9.5 percent decrease compared to the 2008 level.

Major scrap consumer markets in the EU in 2011:

 

2008

2009

2010

2011

Italy

23,759

16,412

20,362

22,519

Germany

20,740

15,203

18,811

19,794

Spain

16,273

12,580

14,036

13,119

France

9,873

7,294

8,111

8,768

Poland

6,182

5,121

5,440

5,972

Other

34,498

24,118

29,709

30,598

EU total

111,325

80,728

96,469

100,770

Tonnage figures are x 1,000 mt.


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