# Straight copper tubes

Refined copper tubes in straight lengths (plumbing and heating, medical gases, technical tubes). The PRODCOM code also covers alloy tubes.

- Metal: Copper
- Family: Tubes · Copper – https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/products/copper#rodzina-tubes
- CN: 7411 10 10
- PRODCOM: 24.44.26.30
- Form in the R02 forecast: Copper tubes (`semis.copper.tubes`)
- Data as of: 2026-10-19, version 2.26
- Page: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/products/cu-tube-straight
- JSON: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/products/cu-tube-straight.json

## Key figures

- producing plants (incl. outside the EU): 10 (of which in the EU-27: 6)
- companies: 10
- countries: 7
- Corporate groups (a company without a group counted separately): 10
- non-EU control – plants in the EU-27: 25.0% – Non-EU control – plants in the EU-27: 1 of 4 plants with an established controller (6 of 10 producing plants are in the EU-27; plants outside the EU are out of scope of the indicator; ownership control logic and area).
- documented capacity (lower bound): No document states a capacity for this class – no sum is computed.

Figures cover entries “produced”; planned and ended – separately. Figures are a lower bound: a plant without a document naming the class is not entered.

## Producers

| Plant | Company | Group | Country | Status | Alloys | Source | Verified | Controller |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pori – rurownia (Pori) | [Cupori Oy](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/cupori-oy.md) | [Lazarus Industriförvaltning](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/lazarus-industriforvaltning.md) | Finland | produced | Cu-DHP, Cu-OF | [B] Witryna spółki Cupori – rury proste Cupori 410/411 (cupori.com) – https://www.cupori.com/products/cupori-410-411-straight-2/ | 2026-10-19 | Lazarus Industriförvaltning (–) |
| Pori – wyroby z miedzi beztlenowej (OF) (Pori) | [Luvata Pori Oy](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/luvata-pori-oy.md) | [Mitsubishi Materials Corporation](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/mitsubishi-materials-corporation.md) | Finland | produced | OF-OK, OFE-OK, CuAg0,04, CuAg0,1, CW024A | [C] Witryna Luvata – rury miedziane specjalne do 12 m i rury kute (luvata.com) – https://luvata.com/products/tubes/ | 2026-10-19 | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (Japan) |
| Oinofyta – odlewnia, rurownia, wyciskanie (d. Fitco) (Oinofyta) | [ElvalHalcor S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/elvalhalcor-s-a.md) | [Viohalco](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/viohalco.md) | Greece | produced | Cu-DHP (joint capacity of several products (no figure for this class): zdolność rurowni miedzianej w Oinofyta 85 kt/r podana łącznie dla rur prostych i w kręgach (halcor.com, zakłady produkcyjne)) | [B] Witryna spółki – zakłady produkcyjne: rurownia miedziana w Oinofyta, rury w odcinkach prostych i w kręgach (halcor.com) – https://halcor.com/about/production-facilities/ | 2026-10-19 | Viohalco (Belgium) |
| Passirano – rurownia (odlewnia, wyciskanie, ciągnienie) (Passirano) | [Feinrohren S.p.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/feinrohren-s-p-a.md) | – | Italy | produced | Cu-DHP | [B] Deklaracja środowiskowa wyrobu (EPD) Feinrohren S.p.A. – rury miedziane, EPDITALY0978, s. 5–7, 5 – https://www.epditaly.it/en/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/EPDITALY0978-EPDREPORT-FEINROHREN-COPPERTUBES_sent_v7.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Feinrohren S.p.A. (Italy) |
| Serravalle Scrivia – rurownia (Serravalle Scrivia) | [KME Italy S.p.A. (Serravalle Copper Tubes)](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/kme-italy-s-p-a-serravalle-copper-tubes.md) | [KME Group](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/kme-group.md) | Italy | produced | Cu-DHP | [B] Witryna KME – Serravalle Copper Tubes, zakład Serravalle Scrivia (kme.com) – https://www.kme.com/en/copperdivision/copper-tubes/serravalle-copper-tubes | 2026-10-19 | Quattroduedue S.p.A. (Italy) |
| Sevojno – walcownia miedzi i jej stopów (Sevojno) | [Akcionarsko društvo Valjaonica bakra Sevojno](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/akcionarsko-drustvo-valjaonica-bakra-sevojno.md) | – | Serbia | produced | Cu-DHP, Cu-ETP, Cu-HCP | [B] Katalog spółki – rury miedziane w odcinkach prostych 2–6 m (vbs.co.rs), 4 – https://vbs.co.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Katalog-VBS-BAKARNE-CEVI.pdf | 2026-10-19 | – |
| Les Masies de Voltregà – walcownia (ETP i FRHC Cosmelt) (Les Masies de Voltregà) | [La Farga YourCopperSolutions S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/la-farga-yourcoppersolutions-s-a.md) | – | Spain | produced | Cu-DHP | [B] Katalog La Farga – rury miedziane (lafarga.es), adres zakładu Les Masies de Voltregà, 13–14, 18, 22 – https://lafarga.es/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LA-FARGA-Catalogue-tubes-ENG.pdf | 2026-10-19 | La Farga (–) |
| Gebze – wyroby z miedzi elektrolitycznej: rury, płaskowniki, drut nawojowy emaliowany (Gebze) | [Sarkuysan Elektrolitik Bakır San. A.Ş.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/sarkuysan-elektrolitik-bakr-san-a-s.md) | [Sarkuysan Elektrolitik Bakır San. A.Ş.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/sarkuysan-elektrolitik-bak-r-san-a-s.md) | Türkiye | produced | Cu-DHP | [B] Katalog spółki – rury miedziane, w tym odcinki proste (düz boy) (sarkuysan.com), 16 – https://www.sarkuysan.com/dosya/katalog/katalog-254202348640.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Sarkuysan Elektrolitik Bakır San. A.Ş. (Türkiye) |
| Ankara (Sincan) – rurownia miedziana (Ankara) | [Ulusoy Bakır ve Metal Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/ulusoy-bakr-ve-metal-sanayi-ve-ticaret-a-s.md) | – | Türkiye | produced | Cu-DHP, CW024A | [B] Witryna spółki – rury miedziane proste 4,76–28,00 mm (uci.com.tr) – https://www.uci.com.tr/urunler | 2026-10-19 | Ulusoy Yatırım Grubu (–) |
| Bilston – rurownia (Bilston) | [Mueller Europe Ltd](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/mueller-europe-ltd.md) | – | United Kingdom | produced | – | [B] Witryna Wednesbury Tube (Mueller Europe) – zakresy wymiarowe rur EN 1057 w odcinkach prostych R250/R290 (wednesburytube.com) – https://www.wednesburytube.com/Size-ranges.html | 2026-10-19 | Mueller Industries (–) |

## EU-27 trade with non-EU countries

Imports into the EU-27 from non-EU countries and exports from the EU-27 to them (without trade between EU countries), tonnes and euro, 2015–2025.

| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Imports (EUR m) | Exports (EUR m) |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2015 | 10,455 | 39,902 | 29,447 | 76.8 | 249.8 |
| 2016 | 10,404 | 41,579 | 31,175 | 67.9 | 236.5 |
| 2017 | 11,529 | 42,755 | 31,226 | 93.6 | 289.8 |
| 2018 | 12,417 | 44,047 | 31,630 | 93.5 | 304.2 |
| 2019 | 13,504 | 37,709 | 24,205 | 90.7 | 258.1 |
| 2020 | 10,561 | 34,571 | 24,010 | 75.4 | 236.0 |
| 2021 | 9,683 | 36,321 | 26,638 | 96.2 | 338.7 |
| 2022 | 11,473 | 34,557 | 23,084 | 131.2 | 364.0 |
| 2023 | 11,895 | 33,861 | 21,966 | 121.7 | 342.8 |
| 2024 | 11,412 | 34,887 | 23,475 | 114.6 | 372.7 |
| 2025 | 10,541 | 38,575 | 28,034 | 118.5 | 419.6 |
| 2026 (2026-01/2026-08) | 7,673 | 27,317 | 19,644 | 101.7 | 364.4 |

- Largest non-EU suppliers, 2025: United Kingdom 3,604 t; Vietnam 2,737 t; China 1,694 t; Serbia 904 t; Türkiye 510 t
- Largest non-EU customers, 2025: United Kingdom 17,808 t; United States 9,179 t; Algeria 3,452 t; Serbia 1,426 t; Türkiye 1,307 t

Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409); data retrieved: 2026-10-19. CN codes of the class as in the header; balance = exports – imports. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/comext/newxtweb/

## Related

- Form in the R02 forecast: [Copper tubes](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/forecasts/eu-copper-semis-production-2026-2031?obszar=EU27&ogniwo=semis.copper.tubes) – median 2031: 235.1 kt (EU-27)
- Flow analysis: [EU Copper Flow Analysis](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/eu-copper-flow-analysis.md)
- Ownership control of the producers: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/ownership.md?produkt=cu-tube-straight
- Companies list and map filtered to this class: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies?produkt=cu-tube-straight

## Method note

- **Entry only from a primary document** – A class is assigned to a plant only when a primary document names it – a product data sheet, an annual report, a register or a company page describing the product – with the document page and a reliability class (A, B or C). Press and company directories without a company document are not a basis for an entry.
- **Assignment from a location document** – When a company document describes the product and only a location page points to the plant, the assignment of the product to the plant is an inference – the source then has class C and the entry awaits confirmation by a plant document.
- **“Full range” is not an entry** – A general claim (“full range of copper products”) without the class, dimensions or alloys does not create an entry. A plant without an entry may make the class – the register does not know.
- **Capacity only from a document** – Class capacity (kt) – only when a document states it; no estimates and no split of a whole plant’s capacity into classes. The sum covers only plants with a stated capacity and is a lower bound – always given with the number of plants it covers.
- **Entry status** – Produced, planned production (investment announced in a document), production ended. A closed plant – production ended. Key figures – “produced” only.
- **Ownership control** – The entity controlling the plant and its country – as in Ownership control (GLEIF Level 2, GLEIF exceptions, groups from company documents). The non-EU share is computed only among producers located in the EU-27 with an established controller (as the default area of Ownership control); a plant outside the EU – e.g. in Türkiye, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or Serbia – is out of scope of the indicator, although it counts among plants and countries.
- **Trade** – Eurostat Comext: EU-27 with non-EU countries, CN codes of the class (sum of the codes), tonnes and euro. A CN code may cover products of other classes (e.g. rods and sections in one code) – trade describes CN codes, not the plants of the register.
- **Metals kept apart** – Each class belongs to one metal (aluminium, copper, zinc). Each metal has its own page; the metals share a family layout – five semi-finished product families (wire rod and wire; bars and sections; plate, sheet and strip; foil; tubes), families outside semi-finished products (unwrought alloys – feedstock, powders and dust, chemical compounds, anodes and other articles – currently zinc only) and derived products; split by material within a family. A family without classes of a metal shows “–” with a description in the comparison table. Header figures and trade totals are given separately for each metal – tonnes of different metals are never added up. Derived products (e.g. winding wire, structures, cans, stranded wire, zinc-coated steel, die castings) are marked and are not semi-finished products; tonnes of coated steel are the mass of the product, not of zinc. A class outside the metal trade total (coated steel, zinc oxide, die castings without a CN code) carries a note with the reason.
- **Counterpart in the other metal** – A copper ↔ aluminium substitution pair (e.g. wire, coiled tubes, strip, stranded wire) comes from the dictionary field or from the portal map of pairs. The comparison shows the figures of both classes side by side, without a total, and the application sentence has no figures; a pair does not mean interchangeability in every application.
- **Links by metal** – Copper classes have a form in the R02 forecast and the EU copper flow analysis; aluminium classes – the EU aluminium flow analysis and the country analyses; zinc classes – the EU zinc flow analysis and the country analysis for Poland (the R01 and R02 forecasts cover copper only). An analysis link given with the class takes precedence.
- **Pilot coverage** – The pilot covers copper and aluminium semi-finished products and their alloys, and zinc products (titanium-zinc sheet, unwrought alloys, powders and dust, anodes, derived products) at plants of the Companies register. Counts of plants, countries and groups and the capacity sum are a lower bound of the market – they grow with further documents.

Pages and Markdown are open to text and data mining with attribution; JSON data – like the other JSON data of the register – are reserved as a database compilation. Trade data: Eurostat (reuse with attribution).