In 2023, the states with the most international sales in Waste and Scrap Platinum or Coated Therewith "Plaqué" Platinum, as well as other Waste and Scrap of Platinum or Platinum Compounds of the Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal (Excl. Ash Containing Platinum or Compounds Platinum, Waste and Scrap of Platinum or Plated "Plating" Platinum that have been Fused Cast Blocks, Ingots, or the Like; Sweepings Containing other Precious Metal) were Nuevo León (US$59M), Ciudad de México (US$4.96M), Yucatán (US$3.8M), Baja California (US$2.89M), and Chihuahua (US$726k).
In 2023, the main commercial destinations of Waste and Scrap Platinum or Coated Therewith "Plaqué" Platinum, as well as other Waste and Scrap of Platinum or Platinum Compounds of the Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal (Excl. Ash Containing Platinum or Compounds Platinum, Waste and Scrap of Platinum or Plated "Plating" Platinum that have been Fused Cast Blocks, Ingots, or the Like; Sweepings Containing other Precious Metal) were United States (US$70.7M), Japan (US$575k), and Canada (US$126k).
In the global context, the main exporting countries of Waste and Scrap Platinum or Coated Therewith "Plaqué" Platinum, as well as other Waste and Scrap of Platinum or Platinum Compounds of the Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal (Excl. Ash Containing Platinum or Compounds Platinum, Waste and Scrap of Platinum or Plated "Plating" Platinum that have been Fused Cast Blocks, Ingots, or the Like; Sweepings Containing other Precious Metal) in 2022 were United States (US$3.42B), Germany (US$1.45B), and United Kingdom (US$1.26B). In the same year, the main importing countries of Waste and Scrap Platinum or Coated Therewith "Plaqué" Platinum, as well as other Waste and Scrap of Platinum or Platinum Compounds of the Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal (Excl. Ash Containing Platinum or Compounds Platinum, Waste and Scrap of Platinum or Plated "Plating" Platinum that have been Fused Cast Blocks, Ingots, or the Like; Sweepings Containing other Precious Metal) were Germany (US$3.31B), Japan (US$2.93B), and Belgium (US$2.44B).