Recycling · aluminium · Switzerland (outside the EU)
Aluminium scrap – Switzerland: buyers and trade
Buyers of aluminium scrap in Switzerland according to the Companies register, and the aluminium scrap trade of the country in 2015–2025 (Eurostat Comext).
A picture of the market – not a commercial recommendation. No prices, ratings or rankings; ordered by straight-line distance or alphabetically. Contact through the company website; the register holds no personal data.
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Scrap trade
Scrap trade data for the country – in preparation.
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 →
Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Switzerland
Arnold Schmid Recycling AG – Beringen – non-ferrous scrap and e-scrap yard, Beringen (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Thommen AG – Kaiseraugst – headquarters, shredder and non-ferrous metals yard, Kaiseraugst (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation)
Thommen AG – Amriswil – non-ferrous metal yard (formerly Georges Bleiker AG), Amriswil (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
DHZ AG – Oberglatt – supersort®metall installation (non-ferrous metal concentrates from slag and shredder residues), Oberglatt (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Kuster Recycling AG – Wil – non-ferrous scrap yard and e-scrap dismantling, Wil (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Aluminium Laufen AG Liesberg – Liesberg – extrusion plant for profiles, tubes and bars, Liesberg (extrusion plant)
Thommen AG – Regensdorf – non-ferrous metals yard (formerly Metallum Metallhandel AG), Regensdorf (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
Schläpfer Altmetall AG – St. Gallen – non-ferrous scrap yard, St. Gallen (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Alu Menziken Extrusions AG – Alu Menziken Extrusions AG, Menziken (extrusion plant)
Thommen AG – Aarwangen – non-ferrous metal yard (formerly Zimmerli AG), Aarwangen (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
Thommen AG – Biel/Bienne – non-ferrous metal yard (formerly Halter Rohstoff AG), Biel/Bienne (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
Loacker Swiss Recycling AG – Emmen – non-ferrous scrap and e-scrap yard, Emmen (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Loacker Swiss Recycling AG – Bern – non-ferrous scrap and e-scrap yard, Bern (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Thommen AG – Bern – non-ferrous metal yard (formerly H. Späti AG), Bern (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
Thommen AG – Thörishaus – non-ferrous metals yard (formerly Karl Kaufmann AG Recycling), Thörishaus (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
Thommen AG – Givisiez – non-ferrous metals yard (formerly Karl Kaufmann AG Recycling), Givisiez (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
Vögele Recycling AG – Chur – non-ferrous scrap and e-scrap yard, Chur (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Constellium – Steg, Steg (casthouse)
Constellium Valais SA – Chippis and Steg casthouses, Sierre (Chippis, Steg) (sheet, strip and plate rolling mill)
Novelis Switzerland SA – Sierre plant (foundry with recycling line), Sierre (sheet, strip and plate rolling mill)
Thommen AG – Bex – non-ferrous metal yard (formerly Cablofer Recycling SA), Bex (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
Thommen AG – Lancy – non-ferrous metals yard, Lancy (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
Base map: Natural Earth (public domain). Location of some plants: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL ).
Alu Menziken Extrusions AG, Menziken · Switzerland outside the EU
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
C class C source · verified 2026-10-08
Liesberg – extrusion plant for profiles, tubes and bars, Liesberg · Switzerland outside the EU
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-19
Beringen – non-ferrous scrap and e-scrap yard, Beringen · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Steg, Steg · Switzerland outside the EU
smelter
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Chippis and Steg casthouses, Sierre (Chippis, Steg) · Switzerland outside the EU
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Oberglatt – supersort®metall installation (non-ferrous metal concentrates from slag and shredder residues), Oberglatt · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Wil – non-ferrous scrap yard and e-scrap dismantling, Wil · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Bern – non-ferrous scrap and e-scrap yard, Bern · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Emmen – non-ferrous scrap and e-scrap yard, Emmen · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Sierre plant (foundry with recycling line), Sierre · Switzerland outside the EU
smelter
From the type of plant – not from a document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
St. Gallen – non-ferrous scrap yard, St. Gallen · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Aarwangen – non-ferrous metal yard (formerly Zimmerli AG), Aarwangen · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Amriswil – non-ferrous metal yard (formerly Georges Bleiker AG), Amriswil · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Bern – non-ferrous metal yard (formerly H. Späti AG), Bern · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Bex – non-ferrous metal yard (formerly Cablofer Recycling SA), Bex · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Biel/Bienne – non-ferrous metal yard (formerly Halter Rohstoff AG), Biel/Bienne · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Givisiez – non-ferrous metals yard (formerly Karl Kaufmann AG Recycling), Givisiez · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Kaiseraugst – headquarters, shredder and non-ferrous metals yard, Kaiseraugst · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Lancy – non-ferrous metals yard, Lancy · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Regensdorf – non-ferrous metals yard (formerly Metallum Metallhandel AG), Regensdorf · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
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Thörishaus – non-ferrous metals yard (formerly Karl Kaufmann AG Recycling), Thörishaus · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Chur – non-ferrous scrap and e-scrap yard, Chur · Switzerland outside the EU
processor
From the chain link – grades not established
B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Straight-line distance (great circle) from the shipping point – not road distance. The description of the shipment procedure is general and does not constitute legal advice. Legal status as of 20 October 2026: Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste. The classification of the waste and the obligations of the parties are determined case by case.
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