# Quimialmel – Químicos e Minerais, Lda.

Country of seat: Portugal  
Data as of: 2026-11-03, version 2.46  
Page: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/quimialmel-quimicos-e-minerais-lda

## Plants

### Químicos e Minerais, Lda. – Albergaria-a-Velha – secondary aluminium ingot casthouse (Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal)

- Link: secondary aluminium and foundry alloys
- Status: operating
- Metals: aluminium, copper, zinc, lead
- Coordinates: 40.7604, -8.4841 (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0)
- Source [B]: Company website – recycling, secondary aluminium ingots (quimialmel.pt) – https://quimialmel.pt/recycling/
- Source [B]: Company website – new factory, aluminium ingots (quimialmel.pt) – https://quimialmel.pt/quimialmel-inaugura-tecnologia-unica-no-pais-para-producao-de-silicato-de-sodio-e-potassio/
- Source [A]: EEA Industrial Reporting register – plant operating (2024 data) – https://doi.org/10.2909/657ac3cb-affa-4295-a4a9-27b4f539adab
- Note: Since 2015 the waste division has operated a secondary aluminium ingot casthouse and exports surplus scrap. Copper, zinc and lead also feature in exports.
- Verified at source: 2026-11-02

## Scrap buyer

> A picture of the market – not a commercial recommendation.

- Químicos e Minerais, Lda. – Albergaria-a-Velha – secondary aluminium ingot casthouse (Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal): smelter; Metal: copper, aluminium; Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

[Scrap buyers in the Recycling tab](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/recycling.md)

## Metal flow analyses

- [EU Copper Flow Analysis](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/eu-copper-flow-analysis.md)
- [EU-27 Aluminium Flows](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/eu-aluminium-flow-analysis.md)
- [EU-27 Zinc Flows](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/eu-zinc-flow-analysis.md)