Approved by member countries in principle in May 2007, ICSG launched the Copper Scrap Project in order to provide greater transparency on an increasingly vital component of the world copper market at a time when globalization is reshaping the copper scrap and copper alloy recycling business. Specific benefits include improved data on copper scrap production, usage and trade, better estimates of scrap recycling rates, and enhanced understanding of the effects of different economic and environmental policies on the copper scrap market.

Project deliverables are set to include:
•    Improved copper scrap statistics, especially in key developing countries
•    Analysis of copper scrap production and usage
•    Analysis of copper scrap trade and trade barriers

In addition, ICSG has recently sponsored new analysis of scrap markets in China, India and Russia, as well as reports on the Japanese scrap market, China scrap usage survey and domestic scrap generation in China. For more information regarding this project, please contact Mr Carlos Risopatron, Head of Environment and Economics, ICSG, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it