Global Scrap Metal Recycling Market 2025-2029

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The scrap metal recycling market is forecasted to grow by USD 20,394.4 mn during 2024-2029, accelerating at a CAGR of 4.5% during the forecast period. The report on the scrap metal recycling market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by environmental and sustainability pressures, urbanization and industrialization in emerging economies, and cost and energy efficiency.

Market Scope
Base Year	2025
End Year	2029
Series Year	2025-2029
Growth Momentum	Accelerate
YOY 2025	4.4%
CAGR	4.5%
Incremental Value	$20,394.4 mn

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market size data, segment with regional analysis and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key companies. Reports have historic and forecast data.

Technavio's scrap metal recycling market is segmented as below:

By Material

Ferrous metals
Non-ferrous metals

By Application

Construction
Industrial goods
Automotive
Consumer goods

By Method

Mechanical recycling
Thermal recycling
Advanced tech
Chemical recycling

By Geographical Landscape

APAC
North America
Europe
South America
Middle East and Africa

This study identifies the advanced sorting and ai-driven recycling revolution as one of the prime reasons driving the scrap metal recycling market growth during the next few years. Also, focus on recycling capacity expansion and increasing number of mergers and acquisitions will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the scrap metal recycling market covers the following areas:

Scrap Metal Recycling Market sizing
Scrap Metal Recycling Market forecast
Scrap Metal Recycling Market industry analysis

The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading scrap metal recycling market vendors that include Alter Trading Inc., American Iron and Metal, ArcelorMittal, Aurubis AG, Cherry City Metals, Commercial Metals Co., European Metal Recycling Ltd., Gerdau SA, Greenway Metal Recycling Inc, LIBERTY Steel Group, Midwest Industrial Metals, Nucor Corp., Pacific Steel and Recycling, Radius Recycling Inc., Sims Ltd., Steel Dynamics Inc, Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd., and Texas Disposal Systems. Also, the scrap metal recycling market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive primary and secondary research. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast accurate market growth.

Product Code: IRTNTR44947

1 Executive Summary

1.1 Market overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Global Market Characteristics
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market By Geographical Landscape
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Material
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Application
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Method
- Executive Summary - Chart on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Chart on Company Market Positioning

2 Technavio Analysis

2.1 Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
2.2 Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
2.3 Factors of disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
2.4 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2024 and 2029

3 Market Landscape

3.1 Market ecosystem
- Parent Market
- Data Table on - Parent Market
3.2 Market characteristics
- Market characteristics analysis
3.3 Value chain analysis
- Value chain analysis

4 Market Sizing

4.1 Market definition
- Offerings of companies included in the market definition
4.2 Market segment analysis
- Market segments
4.3 Market size 2024
4.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2024-2029
- Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)

5 Historic Market Size

5.1 Global Scrap Metal Recycling Market 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Data Table on Global Scrap Metal Recycling Market 2019 - 2023 ($ million)
5.2 Material segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Material Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ million)
5.3 Application segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Application Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ million)
5.4 Method segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Method Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ million)
5.5 Geography segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Geography Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ million)
5.6 Country segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Country Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ million)

6 Qualitative Analysis

6.1 Impact of AI in global scrap metal recycling market

7 Five Forces Analysis

7.1 Five forces summary
- Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2024 and 2029
7.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Bargaining power of buyers - Impact of key factors 2024 and 2029
7.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Bargaining power of suppliers - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
7.4 Threat of new entrants
- Threat of new entrants - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
7.5 Threat of substitutes
- Threat of substitutes - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
7.6 Threat of rivalry
- Threat of rivalry - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
7.7 Market condition
- Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2024 and 2029

8 Market Segmentation by Material

8.1 Market segments
- Chart on Material - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Material - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
8.2 Comparison by Material
- Chart on Comparison by Material
- Data Table on Comparison by Material
8.3 Ferrous metals - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Ferrous metals - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Ferrous metals - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Ferrous metals - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Ferrous metals - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
8.4 Non-ferrous metals - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Non-ferrous metals - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Non-ferrous metals - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Non-ferrous metals - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Non-ferrous metals - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
8.5 Market opportunity by Material
- Market opportunity by Material ($ million)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Material ($ million)

9 Market Segmentation by Application

9.1 Market segments
- Chart on Application - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Application - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
9.2 Comparison by Application
- Chart on Comparison by Application
- Data Table on Comparison by Application
9.3 Construction - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Construction - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Construction - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Construction - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Construction - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
9.4 Industrial goods - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Industrial goods - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Industrial goods - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Industrial goods - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Industrial goods - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
9.5 Automotive - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Automotive - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Automotive - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Automotive - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Automotive - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
9.6 Consumer goods - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Consumer goods - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Consumer goods - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Consumer goods - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Consumer goods - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
9.7 Market opportunity by Application
- Market opportunity by Application ($ million)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Application ($ million)

10 Market Segmentation by Method

10.1 Market segments
- Chart on Method - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Method - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
10.2 Comparison by Method
- Chart on Comparison by Method
- Data Table on Comparison by Method
10.3 Mechanical recycling - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Mechanical recycling - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Mechanical recycling - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Mechanical recycling - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Mechanical recycling - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
10.4 Thermal recycling - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Thermal recycling - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Thermal recycling - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Thermal recycling - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Thermal recycling - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
10.5 Advanced tech - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Advanced tech - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Advanced tech - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Advanced tech - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Advanced tech - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
10.6 Chemical recycling - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Chemical recycling - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Chemical recycling - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Chemical recycling - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Chemical recycling - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
10.7 Market opportunity by Method
- Market opportunity by Method ($ million)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Method ($ million)

11 Customer Landscape

11.1 Customer landscape overview
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria

12 Geographic Landscape

12.1 Geographic segmentation
- Chart on Market share By Geographical Landscape 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Market share By Geographical Landscape 2024-2029 (%)
12.2 Geographic comparison
- Chart on Geographic comparison
- Data Table on Geographic comparison
12.3 APAC - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.4 North America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.5 Europe - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.6 South America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.7 Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.8 China - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.9 US - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.10 India - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on India - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on India - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on India - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on India - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.11 Japan - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.12 Germany - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.13 South Korea - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on South Korea - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on South Korea - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on South Korea - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on South Korea - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.14 Russia - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Russia - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Russia - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Russia - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Russia - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.15 Turkey - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Turkey - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Turkey - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Turkey - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Turkey - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.16 Brazil - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Brazil - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Brazil - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Brazil - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Brazil - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.17 UK - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
12.18 Market opportunity By Geographical Landscape
- Market opportunity By Geographical Landscape ($ million)
- Data Tables on Market opportunity By Geographical Landscape ($ million)

13 Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunity/Restraints

13.1 Market drivers
13.2 Market challenges
13.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2024 and 2029
13.4 Market opportunities/restraints

14 Competitive Landscape

14.1 Overview
14.2 Competitive Landscape
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
14.3 Landscape disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
14.4 Industry risks
- Impact of key risks on business

15 Competitive Analysis

15.1 Companies profiled
- Companies covered
15.2 Company ranking index
- Company ranking index
15.3 Market positioning of companies
- Matrix on companies position and classification
15.4 Alter Trading Inc.
- Alter Trading Inc. - Overview
- Alter Trading Inc. - Product / Service
- Alter Trading Inc. - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.5 American Iron and Metal
- American Iron and Metal - Overview
- American Iron and Metal - Product / Service
- American Iron and Metal - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.6 ArcelorMittal
- ArcelorMittal - Overview
- ArcelorMittal - Business segments
- ArcelorMittal - Key offerings
- ArcelorMittal - Segment focus
- SWOT
15.7 Aurubis AG
- Aurubis AG - Overview
- Aurubis AG - Business segments
- Aurubis AG - Key news
- Aurubis AG - Key offerings
- Aurubis AG - Segment focus
- SWOT
15.8 Cherry City Metals
- Cherry City Metals - Overview
- Cherry City Metals - Product / Service
- Cherry City Metals - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.9 Commercial Metals Co.
- Commercial Metals Co. - Overview
- Commercial Metals Co. - Business segments
- Commercial Metals Co. - Key offerings
- Commercial Metals Co. - Segment focus
- SWOT
15.10 European Metal Recycling Ltd.
- European Metal Recycling Ltd. - Overview
- European Metal Recycling Ltd. - Product / Service
- European Metal Recycling Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.11 Gerdau SA
- Gerdau SA - Overview
- Gerdau SA - Business segments
- Gerdau SA - Key offerings
- Gerdau SA - Segment focus
- SWOT
15.12 Midwest Industrial Metals
- Midwest Industrial Metals - Overview
- Midwest Industrial Metals - Product / Service
- Midwest Industrial Metals - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.13 Nucor Corp.
- Nucor Corp. - Overview
- Nucor Corp. - Business segments
- Nucor Corp. - Key news
- Nucor Corp. - Key offerings
- Nucor Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
15.14 Pacific Steel and Recycling
- Pacific Steel and Recycling - Overview
- Pacific Steel and Recycling - Product / Service
- Pacific Steel and Recycling - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.15 Sims Ltd.
- Sims Ltd. - Overview
- Sims Ltd. - Business segments
- Sims Ltd. - Key news
- Sims Ltd. - Key offerings
- Sims Ltd. - Segment focus
- SWOT
15.16 Steel Dynamics Inc
- Steel Dynamics Inc - Overview
- Steel Dynamics Inc - Product / Service
- Steel Dynamics Inc - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.17 Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd.
- Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. - Overview
- Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. - Product / Service
- Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. - Key news
- Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.18 Texas Disposal Systems
- Texas Disposal Systems - Overview
- Texas Disposal Systems - Product / Service
- Texas Disposal Systems - Key offerings
- SWOT

16 Appendix

16.1 Scope of the report
16.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
- Inclusions checklist
- Exclusions checklist
16.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
- Currency conversion rates for US$
16.4 Research methodology
- Research methodology
16.5 Data procurement
- Information sources
16.6 Data validation
- Data validation
16.7 Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- Validation techniques employed for market sizing
16.8 Data synthesis
- Data synthesis
16.9 360 degree market analysis
- 360 degree market analysis
16.10 List of abbreviations
- List of abbreviations