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Aluminium scrap – United Kingdom: buyers and trade

Buyers of aluminium scrap in United Kingdom 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 →

Buyers – United Kingdom

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – United Kingdom ALVANCE British Aluminium – Lochaber, Fort William (primary aluminium smelter) Dalton Metal Recycling – Glasgow (Govan) – scrapyard, Glasgow (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Dalton Metal Recycling – Broxburn – shredder, ASR plant and cable processing, Broxburn (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) Morecambe Metals Ltd – Morecambe – non-ferrous scrap yard, Morecambe (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Global Ardour Recycling Ltd – Preston (Red Scar) – shredder and metals recycling park, Preston (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) Automet Ltd – Automet Ltd, Manchester (Trafford Park) (secondary aluminium and foundry alloys) S. Norton & Co Ltd – Liverpool – scrap processing and export port, Liverpool (non-ferrous scrap recycling) European Metal Recycling Ltd – Liverpool – non-ferrous metals separation plant, Liverpool (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) S. Norton & Co Ltd – Manchester – shredder with non-ferrous fraction separation, Manchester (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) Novelis UK Ltd – Latchford (Warrington) plant, Warrington (Latchford) (remelt and wrought-ingot casthouse) Exlabesa Extrusions (Doncaster) Limited – Doncaster – profile extrusion plant, Doncaster (extrusion plant) Hydro Aluminium Metal – Deeside – remelting and foundry, Deeside (remelt and wrought-ingot casthouse) Ron Hull Group – Rotherham (Parkgate) – recovery of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, Rotherham (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Tandom Metallurgical Ltd – Congleton, Congleton (Cheshire) (dross and salt-slag processing) Hydro Aluminium Deeside Ltd – Hydro Aluminium Deeside Ltd (Wrexham remelter) together with the HySort sorting plant, Wrexham (remelt and wrought-ingot casthouse) Hydro Extrusions – Tibshelf – extrusion plant, Tibshelf (extrusion plant) Ward – Ilkeston (Griffon Road) – ferrous and non-ferrous scrap yard, Ilkeston (non-ferrous scrap recycling) JBMI Group Limited – Kingsilver Refinery, Hixon (Staffordshire) (secondary aluminium and foundry alloys) Tandom Metallurgical Ltd – Brownhills (Walsall) and Hinckley, Brownhills (Walsall) (secondary aluminium and foundry alloys) Scanmetals Limited – Willenhall – recovery of non-ferrous metals from incinerator bottom ash, Willenhall (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Bridgnorth Aluminium Ltd – foundry (casthouse), Bridgnorth (sheet, strip and plate rolling mill) Alutrade Limited – Alutrade Limited, Oldbury (West Midlands) (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) European Metal Recycling Ltd – Oldbury – non-ferrous metals separation plant, Oldbury (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) Coleshill Aluminium Ltd – Coleshill Aluminium Ltd, Coleshill (Warwickshire) (secondary aluminium and foundry alloys) ARCONIC – Kitts Green – rolling mill, Kitts Green (sheet, strip and plate rolling mill) European Metal Recycling Ltd – Newmarket – non-ferrous metals separation plant, Newmarket (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) Hydro Extrusions – Cheltenham – extrusion plant, Cheltenham (extrusion plant) Swan Alloy UK Ltd – Waunarlwydd Works (dawniej Real Alloy UK / Aleris Recycling (Swansea)), Waunarlwydd (Swansea) (secondary refiner (scrap remelting)) Avon Metals Ltd – Gloucester – secondary smelter for aluminium and copper alloys, Gloucester (non-ferrous scrap remelting) Hydro Extrusions – Bedwas – extrusion plant, Bedwas (extrusion plant) F. J. Church & Sons Ltd – Rainham – non-ferrous scrap depot and processing, Rainham (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Total Metal Recycling Ltd – Normandy (Guildford) – scrap yard, Normandy (non-ferrous scrap recycling) H. Ripley & Co – Ashford – scrap yard, Ashford (non-ferrous scrap recycling) H. Ripley & Co – Hailsham – scrapyard, lead-acid battery and WEEE recycling, Hailsham (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
smelter (document or value-chain link) smelter – type of plant (semi-finished products, foundry) processor Base map: Natural Earth (public domain). Location of some plants: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  1. Alutrade Limited

    Alutrade Limited, Oldbury (West Midlands) · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Accepted grades: aluminium extrusion scrap, used aluminium beverage cans (UBC)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  2. ALVANCE British Aluminium

    Lochaber, Fort William · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. ARCONIC

    Kitts Green – rolling mill, Kitts Green · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. Automet Ltd

    Automet Ltd, Manchester (Trafford Park) · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. Avon Metals Ltd

    Gloucester – secondary smelter for aluminium and copper alloys, Gloucester · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. Bridgnorth Aluminium Ltd

    foundry (casthouse), Bridgnorth · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  7. Coleshill Aluminium Ltd

    Coleshill Aluminium Ltd, Coleshill (Warwickshire) · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  8. Dalton Metal Recycling

    Broxburn – shredder, ASR plant and cable processing, Broxburn · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  9. Dalton Metal Recycling

    Glasgow (Govan) – scrapyard, Glasgow · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  10. European Metal Recycling Ltd

    Liverpool – non-ferrous metals separation plant, Liverpool · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  11. European Metal Recycling Ltd

    Newmarket – non-ferrous metals separation plant, Newmarket · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  12. European Metal Recycling Ltd

    Oldbury – non-ferrous metals separation plant, Oldbury · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  13. Exlabesa Extrusions (Doncaster) Limited

    Doncaster – profile extrusion plant, Doncaster · United Kingdom outside the EU

    smelter From the type of plant – not from a document B class B source · verified 2026-10-19

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  14. F. J. Church & Sons Ltd

    Rainham – non-ferrous scrap depot and processing, Rainham · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  15. Global Ardour Recycling Ltd

    Preston (Red Scar) – shredder and metals recycling park, Preston · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  16. H. Ripley & Co

    Ashford – scrap yard, Ashford · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  17. H. Ripley & Co

    Hailsham – scrapyard, lead-acid battery and WEEE recycling, Hailsham · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  18. Hydro Aluminium Deeside Ltd

    Hydro Aluminium Deeside Ltd (Wrexham remelter) together with the HySort sorting plant, Wrexham · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  19. Hydro Aluminium Metal

    Deeside – remelting and foundry, Deeside · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  20. Hydro Extrusions

    Bedwas – extrusion plant, Bedwas · United Kingdom outside the EU

    smelter From the type of plant – not from a document B class B source · verified 2026-10-19

    Buyer card · Source ↗

Show the remaining buyers (14)
  1. Hydro Extrusions

    Cheltenham – extrusion plant, Cheltenham · United Kingdom outside the EU

    smelter From the type of plant – not from a document B class B source · verified 2026-10-19

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  2. Hydro Extrusions

    Tibshelf – extrusion plant, Tibshelf · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. JBMI Group Limited

    Kingsilver Refinery, Hixon (Staffordshire) · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. Morecambe Metals Ltd

    Morecambe – non-ferrous scrap yard, Morecambe · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. Novelis UK Ltd

    Latchford (Warrington) plant, Warrington (Latchford) · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Accepted grades: used aluminium beverage cans (UBC)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. Ron Hull Group

    Rotherham (Parkgate) – recovery of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, Rotherham · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  7. S. Norton & Co Ltd

    Liverpool – scrap processing and export port, Liverpool · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  8. S. Norton & Co Ltd

    Manchester – shredder with non-ferrous fraction separation, Manchester · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  9. Scanmetals Limited

    Willenhall – recovery of non-ferrous metals from incinerator bottom ash, Willenhall · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  10. Swan Alloy UK Ltd

    Waunarlwydd Works (dawniej Real Alloy UK / Aleris Recycling (Swansea)), Waunarlwydd (Swansea) · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Accepted grades: used aluminium beverage cans (UBC), post-consumer aluminium packaging, aluminium skimmings, drosses, spills and metallics

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  11. Tandom Metallurgical Ltd

    Brownhills (Walsall) and Hinckley, Brownhills (Walsall) · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Accepted grades: aluminium skimmings, drosses, spills and metallics

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  12. Tandom Metallurgical Ltd

    Congleton, Congleton (Cheshire) · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Accepted grades: aluminium skimmings, drosses, spills and metallics

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  13. Total Metal Recycling Ltd

    Normandy (Guildford) – scrap yard, Normandy · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  14. Ward

    Ilkeston (Griffon Road) – ferrous and non-ferrous scrap yard, Ilkeston · United Kingdom outside the EU

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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