manufactured · input
Primary feedstock for EAF steelmaking; grades include HMS (heavy melt scrap), shredded, and prime; accounts for ~45% of global steel inputs
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
1 essential American goods rely on ferrous scrap steel somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| USUnited States | 22% |
| DEGermany | 8% |
| JPJapan | 7% |
| NLNetherlands | 7% |
| GBUnited Kingdom | 6% |
| RURussia | 5% |
Who makes it
4 companies produce ferrous scrap steel.
World's largest publicly traded metal and electronics recycler; ~75% of earnings from North America; processes and exports ferrous and non-ferrous scrap from 250+ facilities across US, Australia, New Zealand, UK. Major supplier of shredded scrap to EAF steelmakers in Turkey, South Asia, and East Asia.
Third-largest US steel producer; second-largest domestic heavy rail producer via Columbia City, Indiana Structural and Rail Division. Rail capacity: ~300,000 tons/year; heat-treating capacity for 350,000 tons of head-hardened premium rail. Produces 320-foot long rails (same as Pueblo). All major US Class I railroad approvals. SDI's Columbia City facility also produces structural steel (wide-flange beams). SDI expanded Columbia City from 1 million to 1.6 million tons/year total capacity. First domestic US rail producer to receive simultaneous approval from all Class I railroads.
Largest private ferrous and non-ferrous scrap processor in Europe; operates 150+ sites across UK, Germany, Netherlands, Poland; processes ~8 MT of scrap annually; major exporter to Turkish EAF mills via Rotterdam. Private company (Philip Sheppard family).
Major US ferrous scrap processor; Nucor Corporation subsidiary (Nucor acquired DJJ in 2008 for $1.44B to vertically integrate scrap supply for its EAF mills); operates 50+ scrap yards across the US Midwest and Southeast; Nucor's internal scrap supply secures ~30% of its raw material needs.
