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Aluminium scrap – Denmark: buyers and trade

Denmark exports more aluminium scrap than it imports – by 98.4k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Sweden; largest buyer: Germany. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7602 00 11, 7602 00 19, 7602 00 90) and the Companies register.

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36.7k timports 2025 · +6.6% y/y
135.1k texports 2025 · +14.7% y/y
1,546 EUR/timport unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price

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Scrap trade

Imports and exports of aluminium scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Imports and exports of aluminium scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t) Denmark – aluminium scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 21.3, exports 118; 2022 imports 30.6, exports 114.2; 2023 imports 33.9, exports 112; 2024 imports 34.4, exports 117.8; 2025 imports 36.7, exports 135.1. 0 50 100 150 imports 2021: 21,307 t exports 2021: 118,037 t 2021 imports 2022: 30,584 t exports 2022: 114,244 t 2022 imports 2023: 33,907 t exports 2023: 111,960 t 2023 imports 2024: 34,447 t exports 2024: 117,761 t 2024 imports 2025: 36,714 t exports 2025: 135,130 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Sweden19,988
Norway10,459
United States4,025
Luxembourg686
Germany433

Exports to (t)

Germany49,599
Norway15,862
Sweden9,855
India7,220
France7,138
2015–2025 series and unit values
Aluminium scrap trade – Denmark, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 10,92778,46767,540 9451,262
2016 10,36382,05971,696 7911,112
2017 14,48692,08577,598 8711,277
2018 16,79193,15576,364 9421,296
2019 18,63597,03878,403 8411,191
2020 18,305108,02689,721 7931,203
2021 21,307118,03796,730 1,1971,700
2022 30,584114,24483,660 1,6632,128
2023 33,907111,96078,053 1,4401,790
2024 34,447117,76183,314 1,4801,741
2025 36,714135,13098,417 1,5461,881
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 21,70381,67759,974 1,8212,224

Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price. CN codes: 7602 00 11, 7602 00 19, 7602 00 90 . Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-10-20. Balance = exports − imports. Comext

EU-27 context

EU-27 exports of aluminium scrap to non-EU countries amounted to 1,277.3k t in 2025 (1,257.7k t in 2024), imports from outside the EU – 652.4k t. Main non-EU buyers: India 383k t, Thailand 149.6k t, China 127.1k t. EU scrap market →

Buyers – Denmark

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Denmark HJHansen Recycling Group A/S – Aalborg – metal scrap yard, Aalborg (non-ferrous scrap recycling) HJHansen Recycling Group A/S – Aarhus – metal scrap yard, Aarhus (non-ferrous scrap recycling) HJHansen Recycling Group A/S – Copenhagen S (BK Jern og Metal) – metal scrap yard, København (non-ferrous scrap recycling) HJHansen Recycling Group A/S – Fredericia – metal scrap yard, Fredericia (non-ferrous scrap recycling) HJHansen Recycling Group A/S – Lindø (Munkebo) – metal scrap yard, Munkebo (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Scanmetals Limited – Kirke Stillinge – recovery of non-ferrous metals from incinerator slag, Kirke Stillinge (Slagelse) (non-ferrous scrap recycling) HJHansen Recycling Group A/S – HJHansen Recycling Group A/S, Odense (dross and salt-slag processing) Hydro Extrusion Denmark A/S – Tønder plant, Tønder (extrusion plant)
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  1. HJHansen Recycling Group A/S

    Aalborg – metal scrap yard, Aalborg · Denmark

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

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  2. HJHansen Recycling Group A/S

    Aarhus – metal scrap yard, Aarhus · Denmark

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. HJHansen Recycling Group A/S

    Copenhagen S (BK Jern og Metal) – metal scrap yard, København · Denmark

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. HJHansen Recycling Group A/S

    Fredericia – metal scrap yard, Fredericia · Denmark

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. HJHansen Recycling Group A/S

    HJHansen Recycling Group A/S, Odense · Denmark

    processor Scrap in a plant document B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Accepted grades: aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. HJHansen Recycling Group A/S

    Lindø (Munkebo) – metal scrap yard, Munkebo · Denmark

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  7. Hydro Extrusion Denmark A/S

    Tønder plant, Tønder · Denmark

    smelter From the type of plant – not from a document C class C source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  8. Scanmetals Limited

    Kirke Stillinge – recovery of non-ferrous metals from incinerator slag, Kirke Stillinge (Slagelse) · Denmark

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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