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Copper scrap (secondary copper)
Post-consumer and post-industrial copper scrap fed directly into smelters or rod mills, bypassing mining and primary smelting. Secondary copper represented ~17% of global refined copper output in 2024 and requires ~85% less energy than primary production.
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1 essential American goods rely on copper scrap (secondary copper) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.