Products · Copper · Tubes · Copper-nickel
Cupro-nickel and nickel silver tubes
Copper-nickel (CuNi10Fe1Mn, CuNi30Mn1Fe) and copper-nickel-zinc tubes – marine piping, condensers, desalination.
- Metal
- Copper
- CN
7411 22 00- PRODCOM
24.44.26.30- Form in the R02 forecast
- Alloy tubes
semis.alloy.tubes
Key figures of the class, 2025
from the data In 2025 EU-27 imports from outside the EU amounted to 3,112 t (EUR 40.9 million) and exports to 2,668 t (EUR 56.2 million); the mass balance was −444 t (import surplus). Intra-EU arrivals (reported by EU countries) – 4,545 t. Main non-EU suppliers: China (78.0%), India (9.3%) and United States (4.2%). Main non-EU customers: United States (32.1%), China (20.8%) and Saudi Arabia (7.2%). Between 2015 and 2025 import mass changed by +61.8% and export mass by −57.9%. EU-27 sold production according to PRODCOM (code 24.44.26.30, shared with classes: “Straight copper tubes”, “Copper tubes in coils”, “Brass tubes”, “Bronze and other copper-alloy tubes”) was 267 thousand t in 2025 (EUR 2.62 billion; a Eurostat estimate). EU-27 apparent consumption within the scope of the PRODCOM code (sold production + non-EU imports − non-EU exports; excluding production for own use): 257 thousand t.
Data as of: · version 2.40 · verified at source up to · Dataset changes · Markdown · JSON
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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).
extra-EU imports extra-EU exports 2026* – data for 2026-01/2026-08 (incomplete year, hollow marker, no line)
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (class CN8 codes, EU-27); compiled by ai-waw.com – products dataset 2.1.
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)
Figure data (table)
| Year | extra-EU imports | extra-EU exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,962 | 5,475 | 3,513 |
| 2006 | 2,345 | 4,584 | 2,240 |
| 2007 | 3,286 | 4,727 | 1,441 |
| 2008 | 3,211 | 9,031 | 5,820 |
| 2009 | 2,120 | 5,456 | 3,335 |
| 2010 | 2,714 | 4,742 | 2,028 |
| 2011 | 3,050 | 4,290 | 1,240 |
| 2012 | 2,789 | 4,643 | 1,855 |
| 2013 | 2,633 | 5,358 | 2,725 |
| 2014 | 2,280 | 6,204 | 3,924 |
| 2015 | 1,923 | 6,331 | 4,408 |
| 2016 | 2,007 | 3,941 | 1,934 |
| 2017 | 2,176 | 3,883 | 1,707 |
| 2018 | 2,550 | 3,536 | 987 |
| 2019 | 3,163 | 3,433 | 271 |
| 2020 | 2,030 | 4,290 | 2,260 |
| 2021 | 2,007 | 3,020 | 1,013 |
| 2022 | 2,552 | 3,061 | 509 |
| 2023 | 2,767 | 2,702 | −65 |
| 2024 | 2,943 | 2,160 | −784 |
| 2025 | 3,112 | 2,668 | −444 |
| 2026 2026-01/2026-08 | 1,654 | 1,343 | −311 |
tonnes of product mass. Balance = exports − imports.
PRODCOM code group balance in the EU-27, 2025
EU-27 sold production (PRODCOM) and extra-EU imports make up supply; supply is apparent consumption plus extra-EU exports. Band widths are proportional to tonnes (one scale); intra-EU trade is a loop – it moves products between EU countries and does not change the EU-27 balance.
Source: Eurostat, PRODCOM DS-059358 and DS-059367, Comext DS-045409; compiled by ai-waw.com – products dataset 2.1. Production, imports, exports and apparent consumption – within PRODCOM code 24.44.26.30 (all classes of the code and the CN codes of its scope); intra-EU trade – the class CN codes. Production flag E – Eurostat estimate (E).
Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (annual data) – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-02 (period 2026)
Eurostat, PRODCOM DS-059358, DS-059367 – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-07 (period 2026)
Figure data (table)
| Balance item | Mass (t) |
|---|---|
| EU-27 sold production (code group) | 266,981 (E) |
| Extra-EU imports (code group) | 63,777 |
| EU-27 supply (code group) | 330,758 |
| Extra-EU exports (code group) | 73,604 |
| Apparent consumption (code group) | 257,154 |
| Intra-EU trade (class) | 4,545 |
PRODCOM production and apparent consumption
EU-27 sold production according to PRODCOM (codes 24.44.26.30) 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). The PRODCOM code also covers classes: Straight copper tubes, Copper tubes in coils, Brass tubes, Bronze and other copper-alloy tubes .
EU-27 sold production (t) Eurostat estimate (E) apparent consumption (t) E – Eurostat estimate, R – rounded, C – confidential (no bar), “–” – gap
Source: Eurostat, PRODCOM DS-059358 and DS-059367 (sold production), Comext DS-045409 (trade for apparent consumption); compiled by ai-waw.com – products dataset 2.1. Scope of PRODCOM code 24.44.26.30 (classes: Straight copper tubes, Copper tubes in coils, Brass tubes, Cupro-nickel and nickel silver tubes, Bronze and other copper-alloy tubes). 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.
Eurostat, PRODCOM DS-059358, DS-059367 – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-07 (period 2026)
Figure data (table)
| Year | Sold production (t) | Quantity flag | Value (EUR) | Apparent consumption (t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | gap | – | – | |
| 2006 | 725,652 | 3,865,849,178 | 687,383 | |
| 2007 | 642,657 | 3,743,367,296 | 603,483 | |
| 2008 | 579,201 | 3,332,165,715 | 535,239 | |
| 2009 | 500,126 | 2,373,876,561 | 465,291 | |
| 2010 | 503,598 | E | 3,022,757,600 | 463,706 |
| 2011 | 448,860 | R | 3,201,842,537 | 411,983 |
| 2012 | 426,170 | R | 2,749,490,125 | 385,940 |
| 2013 | 418,715 | R | 2,791,009,540 | 375,251 |
| 2014 | 417,788 | R | 2,521,636,993 | 367,485 |
| 2015 | 438,747 | R | 2,581,514,639 | 378,065 |
| 2016 | 413,793 | R | 2,204,502,241 | 357,623 |
| 2017 | 447,332 | R | 2,701,519,280 | 396,205 |
| 2018 | 397,573 | R | 2,593,711,914 | 356,302 |
| 2019 | 365,008 | R | 1,894,954,565 | 335,055 |
| 2020 | 339,327 | 2,160,000,000 | 307,708 | |
| 2021 | 430,479 | E | 3,500,000,000 | 408,796 |
| 2022 | 387,885 | E | 3,647,254,218 | 370,001 |
| 2023 | 328,897 | E | 3,116,051,177 | 320,265 |
| 2024 | 314,183 | E | 3,140,750,080 | 301,223 |
| 2025 | 266,981 | E | 2,619,492,737 | 257,154 |
EU-27 countries, 2025
Mass balance of a country (exports − imports, all partners, including other EU countries) or the country share of exports or imports of the 27 EU countries. Plants of the class on a map – figure 8.
export surplus ≥ 867 texport surplus 217 t–867 texport surplus < 217 tbalance ≈ 0import surplus < 217 timport surplus 217 t–867 timport surplus ≥ 867 tno figure (confidential exports)non-EU countries
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (class CN8 codes, EU-27); compiled by ai-waw.com – products dataset 2.1. Trade of EU-27 countries with all partners (WORLD); share – of the 27-country total. Balance thresholds – 10% and 40% of the largest absolute balance. The country map uses the declarations of the country itself (its exports and imports), the flow map – import declarations of the partners (country of consignment); differences are asymmetries of intra-EU trade statistics (transit, triangular trade, confidentiality). Base map: Natural Earth (public domain), Lambert conformal conic projection.
Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (annual data) – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-02 (period 2026)
Figure data (table)
| Country | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Share of EU-27 imports (%) | Share of EU-27 exports (%) | Intra-EU dispatches according to partner declarations (t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 28 | 2,196 | +2,168 t | 0.4 | 32.1 | 1,830 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 476 | +475 t | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Germany | 2,486 | 2,609 | +123 t | 32.5 | 38.2 | 797 |
| Estonia | 8 | 51 | +42.9 t | 0.1 | 0.7 | 18 |
| Belgium | 67 | 77 | +10 t | 0.9 | 1.1 | 84 |
| Slovenia | 45 | 45 | +0.1 t | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Malta | 1 | 0 | −0.5 t | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1 | −0.8 t | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 0 | −0.9 t | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0 | −1.1 t | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | −4.5 t | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 0 | −5.7 t | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12 |
| Ireland | 7 | 0 | −6.5 t | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Greece | 20 | 14 | −6.6 t | 0.3 | 0.2 | 13 |
| Denmark | 42 | 34 | −7.7 t | 0.6 | 0.5 | 19 |
| Croatia | 16 | 0 | −16.2 t | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Czechia | 32 | 1 | −31.1 t | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6 |
| Sweden | 70 | 7 | −63.9 t | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3 |
| Finland | 75 | 0 | −74.7 t | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 787 | 648 | −139 t | 10.3 | 9.5 | 662 |
| Spain | 246 | 74 | −172 t | 3.2 | 1.1 | 49 |
| Hungary | 179 | 0 | −179 t | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Poland | 189 | 5 | −183 t | 2.5 | 0.1 | 52 |
| Romania | 494 | 2 | −492 t | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0 |
| France | 1,208 | 407 | −800 t | 15.8 | 6.0 | 231 |
| Italy | 1,150 | 185 | −965 t | 15.0 | 2.7 | 467 |
| Portugal | 491 | confidential (C) | – | 6.4 | – | 299 |
Intra-EU flows, 2025
Arcs run from the country of consignment to the country of destination (arrivals reported by an EU country by country of consignment); width proportional to the square root of mass.
Arc: consignment → destination1,000 t200 t20 t
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (class CN8 codes, EU-27); compiled by ai-waw.com – products dataset 2.1. Arrivals of EU countries by country of consignment (EU-27 partners); pairs sorted by mass, descending. Arc width – proportional to the square root of mass (reference widths in the legend). The country map uses the declarations of the country itself (its exports and imports), the flow map – import declarations of the partners (country of consignment); differences are asymmetries of intra-EU trade statistics (transit, triangular trade, confidentiality). Base map: Natural Earth (public domain), Lambert conformal conic projection.
Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (annual data) – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-02 (period 2026)
Figure data (table)
| Flow (consignment → destination) | Mass (t) | Value (EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| Austria → Germany | 1,151 | 18,340,106 |
| Austria → Portugal | 395 | 5,319,147 |
| Netherlands → France | 374 | 4,641,513 |
| Italy → Germany | 324 | 4,177,629 |
| Portugal → France | 276 | 6,740,068 |
| Germany → Italy | 231 | 4,012,958 |
| Netherlands → Hungary | 174 | 778,773 |
| France → Spain | 154 | 1,687,410 |
| Austria → Romania | 147 | 2,089,706 |
| Germany → France | 130 | 1,325,021 |
| Germany → Poland | 127 | 2,467,454 |
| Italy → Romania | 116 | 1,039,511 |
| Netherlands → Germany | 79 | 1,338,332 |
| Belgium → France | 79 | 1,045,198 |
| Germany → Netherlands | 70 | 1,671,388 |
| Germany → Romania | 62 | 1,092,971 |
| Germany → Spain | 59 | 1,464,722 |
| Germany → Finland | 54 | 975,933 |
| Austria → Poland | 53 | 1,084,047 |
| Poland → France | 49 | 869,985 |
| Spain → France | 34 | 391,158 |
| France → Italy | 28 | 471,634 |
| Austria → Netherlands | 25 | 643,607 |
| Austria → Sweden | 24 | 446,089 |
| France → Netherlands | 23 | 696,703 |
| Portugal → Austria | 21 | 313,163 |
| Germany → Denmark | 20 | 824,751 |
| Austria → Greece | 18 | 173,262 |
| Estonia → Finland | 18 | 473,597 |
| France → Germany | 17 | 250,790 |
Non-EU partners, 2025
The ten largest non-EU suppliers and customers; arrows from the partner to the EU (imports) or from the EU to the partner (exports), width proportional to the square root of mass.
- China* · 2,429 t
- India* · 289 t
- United States* · 130 t
- Mexico* · 88 t
- South Korea* · 75.1 t
- United Kingdom · 37.5 t
- Singapore* · 23.4 t
- Costa Rica* · 13.8 t
- Norway · 9.7 t
- Switzerland · 5.1 t
Arrow from/to the EU-27 point (notional centre of the EU area); number – rank and mass2,000 t200 t50 t * country outside the frame – notional point on the map edge in the direction from the EU; arrow direction notional
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (class CN8 codes, EU-27); compiled by ai-waw.com – products dataset 2.1. Shares and concentration – of extra-EU trade mass (including unspecified partners). Base map: Natural Earth (public domain), Lambert conformal conic projection.
Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (annual data) – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-02 (period 2026)
Figure data (table)
| # | Country | Mass (t) | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2,429 | 27,956,261 | 78.0 |
| 2 | India | 289 | 3,539,769 | 9.3 |
| 3 | United States | 130 | 4,677,775 | 4.2 |
| 4 | Mexico | 88 | 1,187,594 | 2.8 |
| 5 | South Korea | 75 | 1,060,507 | 2.4 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 38 | 1,113,764 | 1.2 |
| 7 | Singapore | 23 | 252,378 | 0.8 |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 14 | 380,083 | 0.4 |
| 9 | Norway | 10 | 144,101 | 0.3 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 5 | 298,617 | 0.2 |
Non-EU suppliers, 2025
HHI (mass with an identified country) 6,214 · top three 91.5% · partners: 23 · mass with an identified country 100.0%
| Country | Mass (t) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
| China | 2,429 | 78.0 |
| India | 289 | 9.3 |
| United States | 130 | 4.2 |
| Mexico | 88 | 2.8 |
| South Korea | 75 | 2.4 |
| United Kingdom | 38 | 1.2 |
| Singapore | 23 | 0.8 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 0.4 |
| Norway | 10 | 0.3 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 0.2 |
Fastest growing, 2020 → 2025
- China 849 → 2,429 t (+186.1%)
Fastest declining, 2020 → 2025
- South Korea 410 → 75 t (−81.7%)
- Mexico 285 → 88 t (−69.1%)
- United Kingdom 104 → 38 t (−63.8%)
- India 294 → 289 t (−1.9%)
New partners
- United States 130 t
Change for partners with at least 100 t in 2020 (threshold: the larger of 100 t and 1% of extra-EU mass); HHI – sum of squared shares (0–10,000).
Non-EU customers, 2025
HHI (mass with an identified country) 1,684 · top three 60.2% · partners: 54 · mass with an identified country 99.9%
| Country | Mass (t) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 857 | 32.1 |
| China | 556 | 20.8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 192 | 7.2 |
| United Kingdom | 186 | 7.0 |
| Türkiye | 171 | 6.4 |
| Singapore | 139 | 5.2 |
| Taiwan | 107 | 4.0 |
| Norway | 79 | 2.9 |
| Libya | 70 | 2.6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 65 | 2.4 |
Fastest declining, 2020 → 2025
- Russia 107 → 0 t (−100.0%)
- Indonesia 114 → 0 t (−99.9%)
- India 109 → 13 t (−87.9%)
- China 1,125 → 556 t (−50.6%)
- Singapore 269 → 139 t (−48.4%)
New partners
- Saudi Arabia 192 t
- Taiwan 107 t
Change for partners with at least 100 t in 2020 (threshold: the larger of 100 t and 1% of extra-EU mass); HHI – sum of squared shares (0–10,000).
Product chain
Place of the class in the processing chain: unwrought metal, preceding classes, the class, following classes and scrap. Nodes are classes of the dictionary (links); the current class – in the accent colour.
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.
Figure data (table)
| Name | Stage | CN |
|---|---|---|
| Unwrought copper (feedstock) | Feedstock | 7403 |
| Cupro-nickel and nickel silver tubes | Class | 7411 22 00 |
| copper scrap | Scrap | 7404 |
Figure 8. Map of plants
Source: ai-waw.com Companies register (entries from primary documents), as of 2026-10-25, version 2.40. plants without coordinates are not on the map. Base map: Natural Earth (public domain). Location of some plants: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Producers
Each entry from a primary document (class A/B/C and document page), with the verification date and the entity controlling the plant (GLEIF Level 2 or company documents).
- 2
- producing plants (incl. outside the EU) of which in the EU-27: 2
- 2
- companies
- 2
- countries
- 0.0%
- non-EU control – plants in the EU-27
Corporate groups (a company without a group counted separately): 2
Non-EU control – plants in the EU-27: 0 of 2 plants with an established controller (2 of 2 producing plants are in the EU-27; plants outside the EU are out of scope of the indicator; ownership control logic and area).
No document states a capacity for this class – no sum is computed.
| Plant | Company | Group | Status | Alloys | Source | Verified | Controller |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osnabrück – special products (mould tubes, plates, tubes) Osnabrück, Germany compare | cunova GmbH | – | produced | OSNA-10, OSNA-30 | B cunova website – marine applications: CuNi tubes OSNA-10 and OSNA-30 (cunova.com) | cunova GmbH Germany · EU-27 · GLEIF, exception | |
| Czechowice-Dziedzice – bar mill, tube mill (suspended strips) Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland compare | Walcownia Metali „Dziedzice” S.A. | Boryszew | produced | CuNi10Fe1Mn | B Company website – condenser tubes of CuZn28Sn1 brass, CuNi10Fe1Mn cupro-nickel and Cu-DHP copper (walcownia.com.pl) | Grupa Boryszew Poland · EU-27 · GLEIF |
Alloys and standards
Materials, product standards and synonyms of this class from the alloy and standard glossary.
Materials
| Material | Designations | Classes (basis) |
|---|---|---|
| CuNi10Fe1Mn copper-nickel (Cu-Ni) | CW352H C70600 |
standard, class definition, register |
| CuNi30Mn1Fe copper-nickel (Cu-Ni) | CW354H C71500 |
class definition |
Product standards
EN 12449Copper and copper alloys - Seamless, round tubes for general purposesEN 12451Copper and copper alloys - Seamless, round tubes for heat exchangersEN 12452Copper and copper alloys - Rolled, finned, seamless tubes for heat exchangers
Synonyms
- PL
- rury z miedzioniklu
- EN
- cupro-nickel
- DE
- Rohre aus Kupfer-Nickel-Legierungen "Kupfernickel" oder Kupfer-Nickel-Zink-Legierungen "Neusilber" (CN label (DE)) · Kupfernickel · Nahtlose Rundrohre für Wärmeaustauscher
Full alloy and standard glossary →
Related
- Form in the R02 forecast: Alloy tubes median 2031: 61.6 kt (EU-27)
- Flow analysis: EU Copper Flow Analysis
- Ownership control of the producers: Ownership control (product filter)
- Companies list and map filtered to this class: Companies
- Production technologies: melting and casting · hot rolling · cold rolling · wire, bar and tube drawing · extrusion · heat treatment (annealing, solution treatment, ageing, brazing) · slitting and cutting to length · surface treatment and cleaning · quality control and materials testing · protective atmospheres, gases and utilities A picture of the supply market – not a commercial recommendation.
Data freshness
- Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (annual data)
- latest data: 2025 · retrieved: 2026-10-26 · next update: 2027-02 (period 2026) full year 2026 – after the December data release (February 2027); annual data may be revised in later releases
- 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) first release of annual data in mid-July of the following year; revisions – mid-month (ESMS metadata prom_esms, item 8.1)
How to cite
ai-waw.com (2026). Cupro-nickel and nickel silver tubes – product profile: EU-27 trade, PRODCOM production and producers. Products dataset 2.1 (2026-10-26), class revision 1, SHA-256 f9d848393508…; https://www.ai-waw.com/en/products/cuni-tube
- Dataset edition
- 2.1 (26 October 2026)
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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).