The 4.4 million metric tons of aluminum the U.S. made in 2017 could be turned into a stack of soda cans tall enough to reach Mars. Some 83 percent of that aluminum was from recycled metal.
Why recycling efforts are superior to tariffs.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.That would be rational and the scrap cost almost 0. It would never work because it is practical.
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Also there's a lot less profit.
@Catrachel1111 There should be more the raw material did not cost a lot so the finished product can have a higher price relative to raw material. This was my objective the whole time I was a purchasing agent for GE.Lower cost of raw material to increase profit.
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