Metal Recycling Market Size, Share, Trends and Forecast by Metal Type, Type, End Use Industry, and Region, 2025-2033

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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

List of Figures

Figure 1: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Billion USD), 2019-2024
Figure 3: Global: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion USD), 2025-2033
Figure 4: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Breakup by Metal Type (in %), 2024
Figure 5: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2024
Figure 6: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Breakup by End Use Industry (in %), 2024
Figure 7: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2024
Figure 8: Global: Metal Recycling (Steel) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 9: Global: Metal Recycling (Steel) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 10: Global: Metal Recycling (Aluminum) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 11: Global: Metal Recycling (Aluminum) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 12: Global: Metal Recycling (Copper) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 13: Global: Metal Recycling (Copper) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 14: Global: Metal Recycling (Other Metal Types) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 15: Global: Metal Recycling (Other Metal Types) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 16: Global: Metal Recycling (Ferrous Metal) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 17: Global: Metal Recycling (Ferrous Metal) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 18: Global: Metal Recycling (Non-Ferrous Metal) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 19: Global: Metal Recycling (Non-Ferrous Metal) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 20: Global: Metal Recycling (Building and Construction) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 21: Global: Metal Recycling (Building and Construction) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 22: Global: Metal Recycling (Packaging) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 23: Global: Metal Recycling (Packaging) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 24: Global: Metal Recycling (Automotive) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 25: Global: Metal Recycling (Automotive) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 26: Global: Metal Recycling (Industrial Machinery) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 27: Global: Metal Recycling (Industrial Machinery) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 28: Global: Metal Recycling (Electronics and Electrical Equipment) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 29: Global: Metal Recycling (Electronics and Electrical Equipment) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 30: Global: Metal Recycling (Shipbuilding) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 31: Global: Metal Recycling (Shipbuilding) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 32: Global: Metal Recycling (Other End Use Industries) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 33: Global: Metal Recycling (Other End Use Industries) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 34: North America: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 35: North America: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 36: United States: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 37: United States: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 38: Canada: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 39: Canada: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 40: Asia-Pacific: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 41: Asia-Pacific: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 42: China: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 43: China: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 44: Japan: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 45: Japan: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 46: India: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 47: India: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 48: South Korea: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 49: South Korea: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 50: Australia: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 51: Australia: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 52: Indonesia: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 53: Indonesia: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 54: Others: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 55: Others: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 56: Europe: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 57: Europe: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 58: Germany: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 59: Germany: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 60: France: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 61: France: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 62: United Kingdom: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 63: United Kingdom: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 64: Italy: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 65: Italy: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 66: Spain: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 67: Spain: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 68: Russia: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 69: Russia: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 70: Others: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 71: Others: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 72: Latin America: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 73: Latin America: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 74: Brazil: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 75: Brazil: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 76: Mexico: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 77: Mexico: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 78: Others: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 79: Others: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 80: Middle East and Africa: Metal Recycling Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 81: Middle East and Africa: Metal Recycling Market: Breakup by Country (in %), 2024
Figure 82: Middle East and Africa: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
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

List of Tables

Table 1: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2024 and 2033
Table 2: Global: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Breakup by Metal Type (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 3: Global: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 4: Global: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Breakup by End Use Industry (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 5: Global: Metal Recycling Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 6: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Competitive Structure
Table 7: Global: Metal Recycling Market: Key Players

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