# Aluminium sheet and strip (under 6 mm)

Rectangular non-alloy and alloy aluminium sheet and strip over 0.2 mm up to 6 mm thick, uncoated – coils and sheets (automotive, building, heat exchangers, packaging, lithography). Excluding can stock and composite panels (separate classes). Copper counterpart: copper strip in coils – competing use: strip for heat exchangers.

- Metal: Aluminium
- Family: Plate, sheet and strip · Unalloyed aluminium and alloys – https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/aluminium#rodzina-flat
- CN: 7606 11 91, 7606 11 93, 7606 12 92, 7606 12 93
- PRODCOM: 24.42.24.30, 24.42.24.50
- Data as of: 2026-10-25, version 2.40
- Page: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip
- JSON: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip.json

## Producers – key figures

- producing plants (incl. outside the EU): 37 (of which in the EU-27: 29)
- companies: 34
- countries: 19
- Corporate groups (a company without a group counted separately): 25
- non-EU control – plants in the EU-27: 23.8% – Non-EU control – plants in the EU-27: 5 of 21 plants with an established controller (29 of 37 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): 220 kt at 2 of 37 plants – lower bound

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranshofen (Braunau am Inn) – hot and cold rolling mill for sheet, strip and plate (including precision plate, strip for foil) (Ranshofen (Braunau am Inn)) | [AMAG rolling GmbH](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/amag-rolling-gmbh.md) | [B & C Holding Österreich GmbH](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/b-c-holding-osterreich-gmbh.md) | Austria | produced | – | [B] AMAG group website – rolled products (sheet, coils, brazing clad sheet, foil stock) – https://www.amag-al4u.com/en/products/walzprodukte | 2026-10-19 | B & C Holding Österreich GmbH (Austria) |
| rolling mill with casthouse (Duffel) | [Aluminium Duffel BV](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/aluminium-duffel-bv.md) | [American Industrial Partners](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/american-industrial-partners.md) | Belgium | produced | 1050, 3003, 5182, 5754, 6016, 8011 | [B] Company website – coils (aluminiumduffel.com), thickness 0.10–7.5 mm; also sheets and strip – https://aluminiumduffel.com/products/coils | 2026-10-19 | American Industrial Partners (–) |
| Alcomet AD (Szumen) | [Alcomet AD](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/alcomet-ad.md) | – | Bulgaria | produced | – | [B] ISO 9001:2015 certificate BG13/85672 (SGS) – scope: rolled strip and sheet, Alcomet AD, Shumen (alcomet.eu), 1 – https://www.alcomet.eu/static/files/certificates/2023/9001-EN-2018.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Alcomet AD (Bulgaria) |
| Impol-TLM d.o.o. (Šibenik) | [Impol-TLM d.o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/impol-tlm-d-o-o.md) | [IMPOL 2000 družba za upravljanje d.d.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/impol-2000-druzba-za-upravljanje-d-d.md) | Croatia | produced | – | [B] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – member profile of Impol-TLM, certification scope (Šibenik plant) – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/about-asi/members/Impol---TLM-d-o-o- | 2026-10-19 | IMPOL 2000 družba za upravljanje d.d. (Slovenia) |
| AL INVEST Břidličná, a.s. (Břidličná) | [AL INVEST Břidličná, a.s.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/al-invest-bridlicna-a-s.md) | [MTX Group](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/mtx-group.md) | Czechia | produced | – | [B] Company website – plate, sheet, strip, foil (alinvest.cz) – https://alinvest.cz/produkty/desky-plechy-pasy-folie | 2026-10-19 | MTX Group (Czechia) |
| Aludium Castelsarrasin SAS (Castelsarrasin (Tarn-et-Garonne)) | [Aludium Castelsarrasin SAS](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/aludium-castelsarrasin-sas.md) | – | France | produced | – | [B] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – member profile of Aludium, certification scope of the Castelsarrasin plant (coils from the cold rolling mill) – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/about-asi/members/Aludium-Premium-Aluminium | 2026-10-19 | Jupiter Aluminum Corporation (–) |
| Issoire – rolling mill for aerospace and space heavy plate, and plate for transport, industry and defence (plate mill, sheet mill) (Issoire) | [Constellium Issoire SAS](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/constellium-issoire-sas.md) | [Constellium SE](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/constellium-se.md) | France | produced | – | [B] Company website – Issoire plant (constellium.com): sheet department – https://www.constellium.com/locations/issoire | 2026-10-19 | Constellium SE (France) |
| Biesheim (Neuf-Brisach) – hot and cold rolling mill: can stock (body, end, tab), automotive sheet, heat exchangers (Biesheim (Neuf-Brisach)) | [Constellium Neuf-Brisach SAS](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/constellium-neuf-brisach.md) | [Constellium SE](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/constellium-se.md) | France | produced | – | [B] Company website – Neuf-Brisach plant (constellium.com): coils and sheet, body sheet, heat exchanger strip, food packaging strip – https://www.constellium.com/locations/neuf-brisach | 2026-10-19 | Constellium SE (France) |
| Ennepetal – anodising, PVD coating and painting of aluminium strip (Ennepetal) | [ALANOD GmbH & Co. KG](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/alanod-gmbh-co-kg.md) | – | Germany | produced | – | [B] Company website – coating technologies (alanod.com: anodising of aluminium strip in coils, 4 anodising lines) – https://alanod.com/company/coating-technologies/ | 2026-10-19 | ALANOD GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) |
| Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf) (Neuss) | [Aluminium Norf GmbH](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/aluminium-norf-gmbh.md) | – | Germany | produced | – | [B] Company website – products (alunorf.de, Unsere Produkte: hot- and cold-rolled aluminium strip) – https://www.alunorf.de/produkte-prozesse/produkte | 2026-10-19 | Aluminium Norf GmbH (Germany) |
| foundry (Rolled Products / Extrusion) (Singen (Hohentwiel)) | [Constellium Singen GmbH](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/constellium-singen-gmbh.md) | [Constellium SE](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/constellium-se.md) | Germany | produced | – | [B] Company website – Singen plant page (constellium.com: integrated hot and cold rolling line, body sheet) – https://www.constellium.com/locations/singen | 2026-10-19 | Constellium SE (France) |
| Koblenz plant (Koblenz) | [Novelis Deutschland GmbH](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/novelis-deutschland-gmbh.md) | [Hindalco Industries Limited](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/hindalco-industries-limited.md) | Germany | produced | – | [B] Company website – Koblenz plant page (novelis.com: hot rolling mill – plate, sheet and coils; aerospace, heat exchangers) – https://novelis.com/locations/koblenz-germany/ | 2026-10-19 | Hindalco Industries Limited (India) |
| Recyclingzentrum Nachterstedt (NARC) (Nachterstedt) | [Novelis Deutschland GmbH](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/novelis-deutschland-gmbh.md) | [Hindalco Industries Limited](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/hindalco-industries-limited.md) | Germany | produced | – | [B] Company website – Nachterstedt plant page (novelis.com: cold-rolled products for automotive, beverage packaging and speciality products) – https://novelis.com/de/locations/nachterstedt-germany/ | 2026-10-19 | Hindalco Industries Limited (India) |
| Hamburg rolling mill and foundry (Hamburg) | [Speira GmbH](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/speira-gmbh.md) | [Speira](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/speira.md) | Germany | produced | – | [B] Company website – rolled products (speira.com, description of the Hamburg plant: aluminium strip) – https://www.speira.com/aluminium-rolled-products/ | 2026-10-19 | Speira International Holdings B.V. (Netherlands) |
| Oinofyta plant (Oinofyta (Boeotia)) | [Elval](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/elval.md) | [Viohalco](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/viohalco.md) | Greece | produced | – | [B] Company website – about Elval, production plants (elval.com, Oinofyta: coils and sheet) – https://www.elval.com/en/about-elval | 2026-10-19 | Viohalco (Belgium) |
| Székesfehérvár rolling mill and foundry (Székesfehérvár) | [Arconic-Köfém Mill Products Hungary Kft.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/arconic-kofem-mill-products-hungary-kft.md) | [Arconic](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/arconic.md) | Hungary | produced | – | [B] Company website – Arconic Székesfehérvár (arconic.com: sheet, coils, tread plate, brazing products) – https://www.arconic.com/hungary-en | 2026-10-19 | Arconic (United States) |
| Cardano al Campo – strip, sheet and circle rolling mill (hot and cold rolling) (Cardano al Campo) | [L.A.G. Laminati Alluminio Gallarate S.p.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/l-a-g-laminati-alluminio-gallarate-s-p-a.md) | [L.A.G. Laminati Alluminio Gallarate](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/l-a-g-laminati-alluminio-gallarate.md) | Italy | produced | – | [B] Company website – about the company (laminatialluminiogallarate.it, Cardano al Campo) – https://www.laminatialluminiogallarate.it/chi-siamo/ | 2026-10-19 | – |
| Laminazione Sottile S.p.A. (San Marco Evangelista) | [Laminazione Sottile S.p.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/laminazione-sottile-s-p-a.md) | [Laminazione Sottile S.p.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/laminazione-sottile-s-p-a.md) | Italy | produced | – | [B] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – audit report of Laminazione Sottile, certificate 124, p. 4 (San Marco Evangelista/Caserta plant), 4 – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ASI-Audit-Report-Laminazione-Sottile-Certificate-124-PS-Rev-4.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Laminazione Sottile S.p.A. (Italy) |
| Niche Fusina Rolled Products S.r.l. (Malcontenta (Fusina), Venice) | [Niche Fusina Rolled Products S.r.l.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/niche-fusina-rolled-products-s-r-l.md) | – | Italy | produced | – | [B] Company website – products (fusinaproducts.com): sheet, coils, tread plate – https://www.fusinaproducts.com/products/ | 2026-10-19 | Niche Group (–) |
| Bresso plant (Bresso (Milan)) | [Novelis Italia S.p.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/novelis-italia-s-p-a.md) | [Hindalco Industries Limited](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/hindalco-industries-limited.md) | Italy | produced | – | [B] Novelis group website – Bresso plant page – https://novelis.com/locations/bresso-italy/ | 2026-10-19 | Hindalco Industries Limited (India) |
| Pieve Emanuele (Fizzonasco) plant (Pieve Emanuele (Milan)) | [Novelis Italia S.p.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/novelis-italia-s-p-a.md) | [Hindalco Industries Limited](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/hindalco-industries-limited.md) | Italy | produced | – | [B] Novelis group website – Pieve Emanuele plant page – https://novelis.com/locations/pieve-italy/ | 2026-10-19 | Hindalco Industries Limited (India) |
| Profilglass S.p.A. (Fano) | [Profilglass S.p.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/profilglass-s-p-a.md) | – | Italy | produced | – | [B] Company website – rolled products (profilglass.it, Fano) – https://www.profilglass.it/prodotti/laminati/ | 2026-10-19 | Profilglass S.p.A. (Italy) |
| Slim Aluminium S.p.A. (Cisterna di Latina) | [Slim Aluminium S.p.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/slim-aluminium-s-p-a.md) | [Slim Aluminium S.p.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/slim-aluminium-s-p-a.md) | Italy | produced | – | [B] Company website – Cisterna di Latina plant page (slimalu.com) – https://www.slimalu.com/about/slim-cisterna/ | 2026-10-19 | – |
| Speira AS Karmøy (Håvik (Karmøy)) | [Speira AS Karmøy](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/speira-as-karmy.md) | [Speira](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/speira.md) | Norway | produced | – | [C] Company announcement on record output of the Speira Karmøy rolling mill (speira.com): rolled products for construction, electrical engineering and the automotive industry – https://www.speira.com/newsroom/press/record-high-production-volumes-from-speira-karmoey | 2026-10-19 | Speira International Holdings B.V. (Netherlands) |
| Holmestrand – rolling mill (Holmestrand) | [Speira GmbH](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/speira-gmbh.md) | [Speira](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/speira.md) | Norway | produced | – | [C] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – audit report of Speira, certificate 20 rev. 5: Holmestrand rolling mill (casthouse, remelting, semi-finished products), 5 – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ASI-Audit-Report-Speira-Certificate-20-PS-Rev-5.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Speira International Holdings B.V. (Netherlands) |
| Konin – foundry (melting of scrap and primary metal, casting of slabs), hot and cold rolling mill, finishing shop for strip, sheet and foil (Konin) | [Gränges Konin S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/granges-konin-s-a.md) | [Gränges AB](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/granges-ab.md) | Poland | produced | 1xxx, 3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx, 8xxx | [B] Company website – Gränges Konin (granges.com, plant page, Polish version) – https://www.granges.com/markets-and-products/europe/konin/konin--polish/ | 2026-10-19 | Gränges AB (Sweden) |
| Alro S.A. Slatina (Slatina) | [Alro S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/alro-s-a.md) | [Vimetco N.V.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/vimetco-n-v.md) | Romania | produced | – | [B] Company website – sheet and strip (alro.ro); ASI 237 certificate scope: sheet – https://www.alro.ro/produs/table | 2026-10-19 | Vimetco N.V. (Cyprus) |
| Impol Seval, Valjarna aluminija, a.d. (Sevojno) | [Impol Seval, Valjarna aluminija, a.d.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/impol-seval-valjarna-aluminija-a-d.md) | [IMPOL 2000 družba za upravljanje d.d.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/impol-2000-druzba-za-upravljanje-d-d.md) | Serbia | produced | 1xxx, 3xxx, 5xxx, 8xxx | [B] Company website Impol Seval – cold-rolled coils (impol.rs) – https://www.impol.rs/en/products/cold-rolled-coils | 2026-10-19 | IMPOL 2000 družba za upravljanje d.d. (Slovenia) |
| Aludium Alicante (Alicante) | [Aludium](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/aludium.md) | [Aludium Premium Aluminium](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/aludium-premium-aluminium.md) | Spain | produced | – | [B] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – member profile of Aludium, certification scope of the Alicante plant (casthouse, cold rolling and finishing) – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/about-asi/members/Aludium-Premium-Aluminium | 2026-10-19 | Aludium Premium Aluminium (–) |
| Aludium Amorebieta (Amorebieta-Etxano (Bizkaia)) | [Aludium Amorebieta](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/aludium-amorebieta.md) | [Aludium Premium Aluminium](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/aludium-premium-aluminium.md) | Spain | produced | – | [B] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – member profile of Aludium, certification scope of the Amorebieta plant (hot and cold rolling, finishing) – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/about-asi/members/Aludium-Premium-Aluminium | 2026-10-19 | Aludium Premium Aluminium (–) |
| projekt INTEGRA, Sabiñánigo (Sabiñánigo (Huesca)) | [Iberfoil Aragón, S.L.U.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/iberfoil.md) | [Grupo Alibérico](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/grupo-aliberico.md) | Spain | produced | – | [B] Company website – aluminium coils 0.2–6 mm from the Edelweiss rolling mill (iberfoil.com, COIL page) – https://www.iberfoil.com/coil/ | 2026-10-19 | Grupo Alibérico (–) |
| Finspång plant (remelter and foundry) (Finspång) | [Gränges Sweden AB](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/granges-sweden-ab.md) | [Gränges AB](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/granges-ab.md) | Sweden | produced | – | [B] Company website – Finspång plant page (granges.com): materials for vehicle heat exchangers, building sheet – https://www.granges.com/sv/marknader-och-produkter/europa/finspang/ | 2026-10-19 | Gränges AB (Sweden) |
| Sierre plant (foundry with recycling line) (Sierre) | [Novelis Switzerland SA](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/novelis-switzerland-sa.md) | [Hindalco Industries Limited](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/hindalco-industries-limited.md) | Switzerland | produced | – | [B] Novelis group website – Sierre plant page – https://www.novelis.com/locations/sierre-switzerland/ | 2026-10-19 | Hindalco Industries Limited (India) |
| Karapürçek – production plant (Karapürçek) | [ASAŞ Alüminyum San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/asas-aluminyum-san-ve-tic-a-s.md) | [ASAŞ Alüminyum](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/asas-aluminyum.md) | Türkiye | produced | 1xxx, 3xxx, 5xxx, 6xxx, 7xxx, 8xxx | [B] Company website – flat products plant (asastr.com, Karapürçek, Sakarya) – https://www.asastr.com/uretim-tesisleri/aluminyum-yassi-mamuller-uretim-tesisi/ | 2026-10-19 | ASAŞ Alüminyum San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. (Türkiye) |
| Dilovası and Tuzla (Dilovası (Kocaeli); head office Tuzla (Istanbul)) | [Assan Alüminyum](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/assan-aluminyum.md) | [Kibar Holding](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/kibar-holding.md) | Türkiye | produced | – | [B] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – audit report, certificate 118 (Assan Alüminyum; coils and sheet at the Tuzla and Dilovası plants), 1 – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ASI-Audit-Report-Assan-Aluminyum-Certificate-118-PS-Rev-3.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Kibar Holding A.Ş. (Türkiye) |
| Teknik Alüminyum Sanayi A.Ş. (Velimeşe OSB, Ergene (Tekirdağ)) | [Teknik Alüminyum Sanayi A.Ş.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/teknik-aluminyum-sanayi-a-s.md) | – | Türkiye | produced | – | [B] Company website – products (teknikaluminyum.com.tr: coils and sheet, strip, stamped sheet) – https://www.teknikaluminyum.com.tr/tr/urunler | 2026-10-19 | – |
| foundry (casthouse) (Bridgnorth) | [Bridgnorth Aluminium Ltd](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/bridgnorth-aluminium-ltd.md) | [Viohalco](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/viohalco.md) | United Kingdom | produced | – | [B] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – member profile of Bridgnorth Aluminium, certification scope (lithographic sheet, transformer winding strip, strip and coils for forming) – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/about-asi/members/Bridgnorth-Aluminium | 2026-10-19 | Viohalco (Belgium) |

- Producer list – data files: [CSV](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/producers.csv) · [JSON](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/producers.json) · [Metadata](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/producers.metadata.json)

## Key figures of the class, 2025

- **Extra-EU imports, 2025**: 558 thousand t (EUR 1.96 billion)
- **Extra-EU exports, 2025**: 388 thousand t (EUR 1.70 billion)
- **Intra-EU arrivals, 2025**: 1.73 million t (EUR 5.39 billion) – arrivals reported by EU countries; intra-EU dispatches: 1.41 million t
- **EU-27 production (PRODCOM), 2025**: 6.94 million t (EUR 20.6 billion) – value rounded by Eurostat (R); PRODCOM code shared by 9 classes – production of the whole group
- **Plants and countries**: 37 plants (countries: 19) – producing plants according to primary documents (a lower bound)
- **Rank among aluminium classes, 2025**: #1 of 26 (by extra-EU export mass) – imports: #1 of 26; exports: #1 of 26; production (PRODCOM code group): #1 of 9; code shared by 9 classes

In 2025 EU-27 imports from outside the EU amounted to 558 thousand t (EUR 1.96 billion) and exports to 388 thousand t (EUR 1.70 billion); the mass balance was −170 thousand t (import surplus). Intra-EU arrivals (reported by EU countries) – 1.73 million t. Main non-EU suppliers: Türkiye (27.7%), Switzerland (24.0%) and Norway (14.7%). Main non-EU customers: United Kingdom (28.2%), United States (22.5%) and Switzerland (14.5%). Comparable series from 2022 (CN code change). EU-27 sold production according to PRODCOM (codes 24.42.24.30, 24.42.24.50, 24.42.25.00, shared with classes: “Aluminium plate (6 mm and over)”, “Painted and coated aluminium sheet and strip”, “Beverage can stock”, “Aluminium circles and non-rectangular sheet”, “Aluminium composite panels (ACP)”, “Rolled aluminium foil”, “Further worked aluminium foil”, “Backed aluminium foil”) was 6.94 million t in 2025 (EUR 20.6 billion). EU-27 apparent consumption within the scope of the group PRODCOM codes (sold production + non-EU imports − non-EU exports; excluding production for own use): 6.98 million t.

## What you should know about this data

- The class covers CN codes 7606 11 91, 7606 11 93, 7606 12 92, 7606 12 93 (CN 2026); PRODCOM codes 24.42.24.30, 24.42.24.50, 24.42.25.00 also cover classes: “Aluminium plate (6 mm and over)”, “Painted and coated aluminium sheet and strip”, “Beverage can stock”, “Aluminium circles and non-rectangular sheet”, “Aluminium composite panels (ACP)”, “Rolled aluminium foil”, “Further worked aluminium foil”, “Backed aluminium foil” – production refers to the whole group.
- Years 2005–2021 without trade figures (null, a gap – not zero): predecessor codes 7606 11 91, 7606 11 93, 7606 12 10, 7606 12 91, 7606 12 92, 7606 12 93 also covered classes “Beverage can stock”, “Aluminium composite panels (ACP)”, “Painted and coated aluminium sheet and strip”; a comparable series – for the class group “Aluminium sheet and strip (under 6 mm)”, “Aluminium plate (6 mm and over)”, “Painted and coated aluminium sheet and strip”, “Beverage can stock”, “Aluminium composite panels (ACP)”, “Backed aluminium foil” (comparable_group field).
- PRODCOM (sold production, 24.42.24.30, 24.42.24.50, 24.42.25.00): EU-27 quantity in 2011, 2023 is a Eurostat estimate (E); EU-27 quantity in 2011–2019, 2021–2025 rounded by Eurostat (R; value ± rounding base, in 2025 ± 570 thousand t); EU-27 quantity recalculated – the Eurostat aggregate less declarations with an unreliable unit value (X; a lower bound): 2017 (HR – 266 EUR/t); 2020 (NL – 676 EUR/t); country data with a quantity in tonnes labelled KG (K; identified by unit value, taken as tonnes): FI 2024 – the EU-27 aggregate for those years may understate it (cannot be resolved from public data); country data with an unreliable unit value (X; quantity or value without a figure): LT 2006–2007, 2022–2024, HR 2017, DK 2018–2020, NL 2020; years without EU-27 quantity: 2005 (confidentiality, no code or an unreliable value – a gap, not zero; the series does not link PRODCOM list changes before 2024 – years before the code was introduced have no figure); quantity confidential (C) in 2025 in 13 countries (AT, BE, BG, CZ, FR, GR, LV, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI) – confidential values are not filled in; apparent consumption is based on sold production – excluding output used within the producing plant (e.g. wire rod drawn into wire), which understates the result for semi-finished products.
- Unit value (EUR/t) is the ratio of trade value to mass – it depends on the product mix, metal content and partner structure; it is not a market price.
- Year 2026 – monthly data: extra-EU January–August, intra-EU January–July (incomplete, provisional year).
- Scope of the pre-CN 2022 codes: they also covered composite panels and, in 2015–2018, can stock (code 7606 12 92 until 2018); a series from these codes has a break between 2018 and 2019 and is not comparable with the class codes from 2022.

## EU-27 trade, 2005–2025

EU-27 imports and exports – with non-EU countries or within the EU (arrivals reported by EU countries and their dispatches to other EU countries) – in tonnes, euro or as unit value; the current year – monthly data (incomplete year).

| Year | Imports (t) – extra-EU | Exports (t) – extra-EU | Imports (EUR) | Exports (EUR) | Imports (t) – intra-EU | Exports (t) – intra-EU | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2005 | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap |
| 2006 | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap |
| 2007 | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap |
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| 2020 | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap |
| 2021 | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap | gap |
| 2022 | 719,616 | 422,640 | 3,007,324,947 | 2,048,062,922 | 1,568,143 | 1,456,506 | 4,179 | 4,846 |
| 2023 | 542,519 | 394,471 | 1,937,725,640 | 1,723,070,031 | 1,410,164 | 1,363,634 | 3,572 | 4,368 |
| 2024 | 523,325 | 393,987 | 1,825,290,465 | 1,677,222,342 | 1,505,973 | 1,477,216 | 3,488 | 4,257 |
| 2025 | 558,076 | 387,674 | 1,963,180,535 | 1,704,960,962 | 1,727,140 | 1,408,175 | 3,518 | 4,398 |
| 2026 (2026-01/2026-08) | 359,465 | 318,865 | 1,476,595,008 | 1,601,125,203 | 939,331 | 910,594 | 4,108 | 5,021 |

Empty places in the series are gaps (no figure – e.g. a CN code shared with other classes or confidential data), not zeros; figures break the line there.
- Data files: [CSV](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/trade.csv) · [JSON](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/trade.json) · [Metadata](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/trade.metadata.json)

## Class balance in the EU-27, 2025

EU-27 balance in 2025: sold production 6.94 million t, extra-EU imports 1.37 million t, extra-EU exports 1.32 million t, apparent consumption 6.98 million t; intra-EU trade of the class 1.73 million t (loop).

- EU-27 sold production: 6.94 million t (value rounded by Eurostat (R))
- Extra-EU imports: 1.37 million t
- Extra-EU exports: 1.32 million t
- Apparent consumption: 6.98 million t
- Intra-EU trade (class): 1.73 million t

Production, imports, exports and apparent consumption – within PRODCOM code 24.42.24.30, 24.42.24.50, 24.42.25.00 (all classes of the code and the CN codes of its scope); intra-EU trade – the class CN codes.
- Data files: [CSV](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/balance.csv) · [JSON](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/balance.json) · [Metadata](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/balance.metadata.json)

## PRODCOM production and apparent consumption

EU-27 sold production according to PRODCOM (codes 24.42.24.30, 24.42.24.50, 24.42.25.00) and apparent consumption = production + extra-EU imports − extra-EU exports. Eurostat flags above the bars: E – estimate, R – rounded value; C – confidential value (no bar, not filled in).

| Year | Sold production (t) | Quantity flag | Value (EUR) | Apparent consumption (t) |
|---:|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 2005 | gap |  | – | – |
| 2006 | 5,892,363 |  | 13,918,966,328 | 5,404,481 |
| 2007 | 6,155,014 |  | 15,084,853,690 | 5,807,040 |
| 2008 | 5,711,297 |  | 13,642,169,111 | 5,294,200 |
| 2009 | 4,832,804 |  | 9,822,417,955 | 4,368,049 |
| 2010 | 5,834,815 |  | 12,745,299,044 | 5,387,907 |
| 2011 | 5,972,022 | ER | 14,355,334,186 | 5,659,867 |
| 2012 | 5,840,822 | R | 13,641,618,577 | 5,407,206 |
| 2013 | 5,874,272 | R | 13,393,875,149 | 5,471,187 |
| 2014 | 6,063,507 | R | 13,872,896,179 | 5,719,056 |
| 2015 | 6,165,295 | R | 15,029,359,867 | 5,917,308 |
| 2016 | 6,517,648 | R | 14,706,758,233 | 6,188,136 |
| 2017 | 6,525,441 | RX | 15,915,920,855 | 6,138,571 |
| 2018 | 6,785,064 | R | 16,810,589,592 | 6,548,956 |
| 2019 | 6,627,439 | R | 15,793,386,342 | 6,436,769 |
| 2020 | 6,079,970 | X | 13,923,766,915 | 6,003,468 |
| 2021 | 6,960,000 | R | 17,800,000,000 | 6,932,519 |
| 2022 | 6,680,000 | R | 25,000,000,000 | 7,024,457 |
| 2023 | 5,366,218 | ER | 17,981,246,549 | 5,411,119 |
| 2024 | 6,490,000 | R | 21,120,000,000 | 6,471,130 |
| 2025 | 6,940,000 | R | 20,580,000,000 | 6,983,631 |

Scope of PRODCOM codes 24.42.24.30, 24.42.24.50, 24.42.25.00 (classes: Aluminium sheet and strip (under 6 mm), Aluminium plate (6 mm and over), Painted and coated aluminium sheet and strip, Beverage can stock, Aluminium circles and non-rectangular sheet, Aluminium composite panels (ACP), Rolled aluminium foil, Further worked aluminium foil, Backed aluminium foil). Sold production (excluding production for own use). Years without figures – no EU-27 production (confidentiality, no code, unreliable value – X) or an ambiguous CN code.
- Data files: [CSV](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/production.csv) · [JSON](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/production.json) · [Metadata](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/production.metadata.json)

## EU-27 countries, 2025

Mass balance of EU-27 countries in 2025: largest export surplus – Greece (+70.6 thousand t), largest import surplus – Ireland (−292 thousand t). Confidential exports (no figure): Malta.

| Country | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Share of EU-27 imports (%) | Share of EU-27 exports (%) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Greece (GR) | 5,256 | 75,870 | 70,614 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Italy (IT) | 160,905 | 229,888 | 68,983 | 7.0 | 12.8 |
| Croatia (HR) | 7,318 | 54,328 | 47,010 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Belgium (BE) | 82,179 | 124,633 | 42,454 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
| Sweden (SE) | 37,887 | 72,056 | 34,169 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| Spain (ES) | 132,666 | 144,530 | 11,864 | 5.8 | 8.1 |
| Luxembourg (LU) | 1,427 | 6,756 | 5,329 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Bulgaria (BG) | 15,230 | 16,621 | 1,391 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Romania (RO) | 26,670 | 27,079 | 409 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Cyprus (CY) | 188 | 0 | -188 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Latvia (LV) | 2,192 | 31 | -2,161 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Estonia (EE) | 3,749 | 192 | -3,558 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Lithuania (LT) | 5,830 | 1,247 | -4,583 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Hungary (HU) | 86,540 | 74,759 | -11,781 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| Finland (FI) | 14,198 | 510 | -13,688 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Portugal (PT) | 23,466 | 3,594 | -19,872 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Austria (AT) | 155,277 | 131,242 | -24,035 | 6.8 | 7.3 |
| Slovenia (SI) | 58,757 | 33,304 | -25,453 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| Denmark (DK) | 53,194 | 19,756 | -33,438 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
| Slovakia (SK) | 46,548 | 5,178 | -41,370 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| Poland (PL) | 113,717 | 70,552 | -43,166 | 5.0 | 3.9 |
| France (FR) | 172,648 | 128,417 | -44,231 | 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Germany (DE) | 558,520 | 504,368 | -54,152 | 24.4 | 28.1 |
| Netherlands (NL) | 126,668 | 48,062 | -78,607 | 5.5 | 2.7 |
| Czechia (CZ) | 101,911 | 22,380 | -79,531 | 4.5 | 1.3 |
| Ireland (IE) | 292,229 | 497 | -291,731 | 12.8 | 0.0 |
| Malta (MT) | 46 | – | – | 0.0 | – |
- Data files: [CSV](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/countries.csv) · [JSON](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/countries.json) · [Metadata](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/countries.metadata.json)

## Intra-EU flows, 2025

133 of 468 flows shown (95.0% of mass) Arrivals without a stated country of consignment (confidential): 802 t – not on the map.

| From country | To country | Mass (t) | Value (EUR) |
|---|---|---:|---:|
| Germany | Ireland | 276,137 | 56,695,542 |
| Italy | Germany | 87,887 | 296,159,914 |
| Germany | Austria | 77,052 | 245,738,220 |
| Belgium | Germany | 56,991 | 248,412,036 |
| France | Germany | 51,125 | 206,700,163 |
| Germany | Belgium | 48,361 | 131,157,059 |
| Germany | Italy | 44,662 | 177,529,653 |
| Germany | France | 43,079 | 176,985,842 |
| Croatia | Slovenia | 35,808 | 103,693,563 |
| Spain | France | 34,286 | 125,588,572 |
| Italy | Spain | 32,844 | 116,321,836 |
| Austria | Germany | 31,319 | 126,853,313 |
| Spain | Germany | 29,927 | 108,223,681 |
| Germany | Hungary | 29,410 | 111,804,309 |
| Italy | France | 28,008 | 102,612,947 |
| Germany | Czechia | 27,047 | 105,393,577 |
| Germany | Poland | 24,245 | 99,084,801 |
| France | Italy | 20,485 | 65,557,451 |
| Slovenia | Germany | 19,643 | 66,239,641 |
| France | Spain | 19,489 | 87,651,169 |
Other flows (113) – in the figure CSV file.
- Data files: [CSV](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/intra-eu-flows.csv) · [JSON](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/intra-eu-flows.json) · [Metadata](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/intra-eu-flows.metadata.json)

## Non-EU partners, 2025

### Non-EU suppliers

HHI (mass with an identified country) 1804 · top three 66.4% · partners: 50 · mass with an identified country 100.0%

| # | Country | Mass (t) | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---:|---|---:|---:|---:|
| 1 | Türkiye | 154,576 | 500,928,839 | 27.7 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 134,015 | 470,882,451 | 24.0 |
| 3 | Norway | 82,197 | 305,759,114 | 14.7 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 75,785 | 282,027,933 | 13.6 |
| 5 | Serbia | 26,286 | 85,541,915 | 4.7 |
| 6 | Bahrain | 18,809 | 59,383,939 | 3.4 |
| 7 | South Korea | 17,247 | 66,811,741 | 3.1 |
| 8 | China | 14,994 | 57,377,780 | 2.7 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 9,366 | 29,737,331 | 1.7 |
| 10 | Oman | 8,949 | 22,947,347 | 1.6 |

- Fastest growing, 2020 → 2025: –
- Fastest declining, 2020 → 2025: –
- New partners: –

### Non-EU customers

HHI (mass with an identified country) 1648 · top three 65.2% · partners: 119 · mass with an identified country 100.0%

| # | Country | Mass (t) | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---:|---|---:|---:|---:|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 109,415 | 443,291,895 | 28.2 |
| 2 | United States | 87,168 | 424,354,262 | 22.5 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 56,368 | 204,401,616 | 14.5 |
| 4 | Türkiye | 34,490 | 147,752,211 | 8.9 |
| 5 | Mexico | 19,359 | 91,858,485 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Canada | 13,688 | 60,815,286 | 3.5 |
| 7 | China | 7,174 | 45,825,771 | 1.9 |
| 8 | Brazil | 6,956 | 34,692,290 | 1.8 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 5,075 | 20,253,123 | 1.3 |
| 10 | South Africa | 5,022 | 21,287,109 | 1.3 |

- Fastest growing, 2020 → 2025: –
- Fastest declining, 2020 → 2025: –
- New partners: –

- Data files: [CSV](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/partners.csv) · [JSON](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/partners.json) · [Metadata](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip/data/partners.metadata.json)

## Product chain

Chain of the class “Aluminium sheet and strip (under 6 mm)”: preceding classes – –; following classes – Aluminium composite panels (ACP), Rolled aluminium foil, Further worked aluminium foil, Backed aluminium foil.

- **Feedstock**: Unwrought aluminium (feedstock) (CN 7601)
- **Class**: [Aluminium sheet and strip (under 6 mm)](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip) (CN 7606 11 91)
- **Following classes**: [Aluminium composite panels (ACP)](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-composite-panel) (CN 7606 11 30); [Rolled aluminium foil](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-foil) (CN 7607 11 11); [Further worked aluminium foil](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-foil-worked) (CN 7607 19 10); [Backed aluminium foil](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-foil-backed) (CN 7607 20 10)
- **Scrap**: aluminium scrap (CN 7602)

The scheme orders the classes of the dictionary by processing stage (family rules in the portal code: same material, a derived product after the non-derived one; links named explicitly – e.g. cans from can stock, die castings from casting alloys, coated steel from galvanizing alloys); an arrow does not mean deliveries between specific plants. Feed and scrap – CN headings of the metal, not dictionary classes.

## Data freshness

- Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (annual data) – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-02 (period 2026)
- Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (monthly data) – latest data: 2026-08 (intra-EU: 2026-07); retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2026-11-13 (period 2026-09)
- Eurostat, PRODCOM DS-059358, DS-059367 – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-07 (period 2026)

## How to cite

> ai-waw.com (2026). Aluminium sheet and strip (under 6 mm) – product profile: EU-27 trade, PRODCOM production and producers. Products dataset 2.1 (2026-10-26), class revision 2, SHA-256 f9d848393508…; https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip

- Dataset edition: 2.1 (2026-10-26)
- Dataset SHA-256: `f9d848393508c9dbe833341fc6b3767c4bfe1b6b47bfc70335adfab2703d4c13`
- Class revision: 2 (2026-10-26), SHA-256 `172aa6585399b0259f10ed680945a58b33f91954b8669ef4367a3101920ea28b`
- BibTeX: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip.bib · RIS: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/al-sheet-strip.ris

## Counterpart in the other metal

Substitute product in copper: [Copper strip in coils](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-strip-coil.md). Common application: strip for heat exchangers.

| | Aluminium sheet and strip (under 6 mm) (Al) | Copper strip in coils (Cu) |
|---|---:|---:|
| producing plants (incl. outside the EU) | 37 | 16 |
| countries | 19 | 10 |
| Extra-EU imports 2025 (t) | 558,076 | 23,601 |
| Extra-EU exports 2025 (t) | 387,674 | 44,662 |

Figures of both classes come from the same sources (entries from documents, Comext); aluminium and copper figures are never added up, and a pair does not mean interchangeability in every application.

## Alloys and standards

- Materials: [EN AW-1050](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary#m-al-1050) (register); [EN AW-3003](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary#m-al-3003) (register); [5182](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary#m-al-5182) (register); [EN AW-5754](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary#m-al-5754) (register); [6016](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary#m-al-6016) (register); [8011](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary#m-al-8011) (register)
- Product standards: EN 485-1 – Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Sheet, strip and plate - Part 1: Technical conditions for inspection and delivery; EN 485-2 – Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Sheet, strip and plate - Part 2: Mechanical properties; ASTM B209 – Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate
- Synonyms EN: sheet, strip and plate; aluminum-alloy sheet and plate
- Synonyms DE: Bleche und Bänder, aus nichtlegiertem Aluminium, mit einer Dicke von > 0,2 mm, jedoch < 3 mm, quadratisch oder rechteckig (ausg. mit Farbe versehen, lackiert oder mit Kunststoff beschichtet sowie Streckbleche und -bänder); Bleche und Bänder, aus nichtlegiertem Aluminium, mit einer Dicke von >= 3 mm, jedoch < 6 mm, quadratisch oder rechteckig (ausg. mit Farbe versehen, lackiert oder mit Kunststoff beschichtet); Bleche und Bänder, aus Aluminiumlegierungen, mit einer Dicke von > 0,2 mm, jedoch < 3 mm, quadratisch oder rechteckig (ausg. mit Farbe versehen, lackiert oder mit Kunststoff beschichtet, Streckbleche und -bänder, Bänder für Getränkedosenkörper, Getränkedosendeckel und Getränkedosenlaschen); Bleche und Bänder, aus Aluminiumlegierungen, mit einer Dicke von >= 3 mm, jedoch < 6 mm, quadratisch oder rechteckig (ausg. mit Farbe versehen, lackiert oder mit Kunststoff beschichtet); Bänder, Bleche und Platten
- Full alloy and standard glossary: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary.md

## Related

- Flow analysis: [EU-27 Aluminium Flows](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/eu-aluminium-flow-analysis.md)
- Country aluminium flow analyses: [Aluminium Flows in Austria](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/aluminium-flows-austria.md); [Aluminium Flows in France](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/aluminium-flows-france.md); [Aluminium Flows in Germany](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/aluminium-flows-germany.md); [Aluminium Flows in Italy](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/aluminium-flows-italy.md); [Aluminium Flows in Poland](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/aluminium-flows-poland.md)
- Production technologies: [charge and melt analysis](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/analiza-wsadu.md); [melting and casting](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/topienie-odlewanie.md); [hot rolling](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/walcowanie-goraco.md); [cold rolling](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/walcowanie-zimno.md); [wire, bar and tube drawing](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/ciagnienie.md); [extrusion](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/wyciskanie.md); [heat treatment (annealing, solution treatment, ageing, brazing)](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/obrobka-cieplna.md); [slitting and cutting to length](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/ciecie.md); [surface treatment and cleaning](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/obrobka-powierzchni.md); [quality control and materials testing](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/kontrola-jakosci.md); [protective atmospheres, gases and utilities](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/atmosfery-media.md); [smelting and refining](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/hutnictwo-rafinacja.md)
- Ownership control of the producers: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/ownership.md?produkt=al-sheet-strip
- Companies list and map filtered to this class: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies?produkt=al-sheet-strip

## 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 and production** – Eurostat Comext: EU-27 extra-EU and intra-EU trade (arrivals reported by EU countries), CN codes of the class (sum of the codes), tonnes and euro, 2005–2025 plus the current incomplete year (hollow marker, no line); sold production – PRODCOM (a code may cover several classes); apparent consumption = production + extra-EU imports − extra-EU exports within the PRODCOM code scope. 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.
- **Dataset scope** – The dataset 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).