The United States is the world's largest scrap metal recycler by volume, with a highly developed secondary metals industry. US scrap prices are benchmarked globally, with the Midwest #1 busheling and shredded scrap prices serving as key market references.
The US scrap market is served by thousands of dealers and processors, with major integrated firms including Sims Metal Management, Schnitzer Steel, and OmniSource. Ferrous scrap is the dominant category by volume, feeding domestic EAF steelmakers as well as export markets (Turkey, Mexico, India). Non-ferrous scrap — copper, aluminium, brass, stainless — is highly active, with prices closely linked to COMEX and LME.
US ferrous scrap prices are quoted ex-works or delivered to mill. The American Metal Market (AMM) Chicago #1 busheling price and shredded scrap prices are the primary domestic benchmarks. Export prices are quoted CFR destination port. Turkey is the dominant US ferrous export market.
View current indicative prices: HMS Scrap, Steel Scrap, Copper Scrap, Aluminium Scrap and more on the MetalsPlace Price Guide.
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