$15.1bn
$XXX.Xm
19,654
2,251
$X.Xbn
Commodity prices saw substantial growth in 2021 due to supply chain disruptions and heightened demand from manufacturing and construction sectors, supported by low interest rates and government stimulus initiatives, leading to historically high industry growth. Prices for ferrous metal scraps, nonferrous metal scraps and recyclable paper surged, with ferrous metal scraps hitting decade-high levels. However, since 2022, a decline in commodity prices due to higher interest rates and subdued economic activity in international markets has contributed to lower industry revenue. The softness in the manufacturing sector and projected declines in iron ore prices are expected to sustain lower sales through 2024 despite an estimated 4.1% CAGR industry growth during the current period overall, with industry revenue reaching $15.1 billion in 2024.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 4.1 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $15.1bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. | 479.7 | -11.8 | -2.5 | |
AIM | 224.2 | 14.7 | 6.6 | |
Sims Metal Management Limited | 136.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Ferrous metal scrap, Nonferrous metal scrap and Paper and paperboard scrap. Ferrous metal scrap is the largest segment of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Canada.
Ferrous metal scraps showed historically high price volatility, with prices remain above pre-pandemic levels
The Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Canada wholesales automotive scrap, industrial scrap and other recyclable materials. Recyclable material wholesalers include auto wreckers that dismantle motor vehicles for wholesale scrap material. Also included are wholesalers that break up, sort and wholesale all forms of scrap iron and steel using power-processing equipment such as cranes, hydraulic shears, baling equipment and cable strippers.
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NAICS 418110 - Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Canada
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The market size of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Canada is $15.1bn in 2024.
There are 2,251 businesses in the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Canada, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.2 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Canada has been growing at a CAGR of 4.1 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Canada is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Recyclable Material Wholesaling market in Canada are Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., AIM and Sims Metal Management Limited
Waste bottle wholesaling and Waste box wholesaling are part of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry.
The company holding the most market share in Canada is Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc..
The level of competition is high and steady in the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Canada.