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Copper scrap – Bulgaria

Buyers of copper scrap in Bulgaria according to the Companies register, and the copper 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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buyer plants
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companies
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plants with a documented grade

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Buyers in the country

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. Aurubis Bulgaria AD

    Pirdop – smelter and refinery, Pirdop · Bulgaria

    smelter · Cu · smelter

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    A Aurubis AG, Annual Report 2024/25 – Combined Management Report (druk. s. 62–63 surowce i segmenty; s. 65–66 Pi... · verified 2026-10-08

  2. Ростер ООД

    Kameno – baza recyklingu metali, Kameno · Bulgaria

    processor · Cu, Al · shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, mixed copper-bearing scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    B Company website – Roster Recycling · verified 2026-10-08

  3. Sark Bulgaria AD

    Shumen – copper stranded wire stranding, Shumen · Bulgaria

    smelter · Cu · wire
    scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact (Sark Bulgaria AD, Shumen) · verified 2026-10-19

  4. Sofia Med S.A.

    Sofia – casthouse, rolling mill, extrusion plant, Sofia · Bulgaria

    smelter · Cu · plates, sheet and strip
    scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Sofia Med S.A., “Copper segment” – casthouse, rolling mill, extrusion plant on 250 thousand m² · verified 2026-10-08

Scrap trade

Imports and exports of scrap (total: within the EU and with non-EU countries), balance and unit value from trade declarations.

Copper scrap trade – Bulgaria, 2015–2025 Bulgaria – copper scrap: imports 59,676 t in 2015 and 74,348 t in 2025; exports 7,038 t in 2015 and 9,524 t in 2025. 0 20 k 40 k 60 k 80 k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 exports 2015: 7,038 texports 2016: 7,591 texports 2017: 9,759 texports 2018: 10,012 texports 2019: 11,417 texports 2020: 7,917 texports 2021: 9,775 texports 2022: 10,921 texports 2023: 8,974 texports 2024: 8,885 texports 2025: 9,524 t imports 2015: 59,676 timports 2016: 51,154 timports 2017: 55,436 timports 2018: 53,050 timports 2019: 53,676 timports 2020: 60,873 timports 2021: 56,650 timports 2022: 68,071 timports 2023: 71,344 timports 2024: 78,163 timports 2025: 74,348 t
imports exports tonnes (scrap mass)
Table of years (chart data)
Copper scrap trade – Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 59,6767,038-52,638 4,6203,365
2016 51,1547,591-43,563 3,9983,361
2017 55,4369,759-45,678 4,7413,805
2018 53,05010,012-43,037 4,9694,147
2019 53,67611,417-42,260 4,7953,024
2020 60,8737,917-52,957 4,8073,435
2021 56,6509,775-46,875 6,7925,149
2022 68,07110,921-57,150 7,8596,512
2023 71,3448,974-62,370 7,3305,911
2024 78,1638,885-69,278 7,8136,099
2025 74,3489,524-64,824 8,1096,520
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 53,6195,759-47,860 10,3698,009

Largest scrap suppliers (2025)

  1. Romania 13,677 t
  2. Greece 12,456 t
  3. Türkiye 10,883 t
  4. Italy 9,577 t
  5. United States 3,448 t

Largest scrap destinations (2025)

  1. China 3,436 t
  2. Türkiye 2,899 t
  3. Greece 1,006 t
  4. Ukraine 484 t
  5. Romania 323 t

Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price. CN codes: 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99 . Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-10-20. Balance = exports − imports. Comext

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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