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Copper scrap – Bulgaria: buyers and trade

Bulgaria imports more copper scrap than it exports – by 64.8k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Romania; largest buyer: China. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99) and the Companies register.

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74.3k timports 2025 · −4.9% y/y
9.50k texports 2025 · +7.2% y/y
8,109 EUR/timport unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price

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Scrap trade

Imports and exports of copper scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Imports and exports of copper scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t) Bulgaria – copper scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 56.7, exports 9.80; 2022 imports 68.1, exports 10.9; 2023 imports 71.3, exports 9; 2024 imports 78.2, exports 8.90; 2025 imports 74.3, exports 9.50. 0 20 40 60 80 imports 2021: 56,650 t exports 2021: 9,775 t 2021 imports 2022: 68,071 t exports 2022: 10,921 t 2022 imports 2023: 71,344 t exports 2023: 8,974 t 2023 imports 2024: 78,163 t exports 2024: 8,885 t 2024 imports 2025: 74,348 t exports 2025: 9,524 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Romania13,677
Greece12,456
Türkiye10,883
Italy9,577
United States3,448

Exports to (t)

China3,436
Türkiye2,899
Greece1,006
Ukraine484
Romania323
2015–2025 series and unit values
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

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

EU-27 context

EU-27 exports of copper scrap to non-EU countries amounted to 648.5k t in 2025 (608.4k t in 2024), imports from outside the EU – 476.3k t. Main non-EU buyers: China 309.9k t, India 109k t, Thailand 50.2k t. EU scrap market →

Buyers – Bulgaria

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Bulgaria Sark Bulgaria AD – Shumen – copper stranded wire stranding, Shumen (wire) Ростер ООД – Kameno – baza recyklingu metali, Kameno (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) Aurubis Bulgaria AD – Pirdop – smelter and refinery, Pirdop (smelter) Sofia Med S.A. – Sofia – casthouse, rolling mill, extrusion plant, Sofia (plates, sheet and strip)
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 From the chain link – grades not established A class A source · verified 2026-10-08

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  2. Ростер ООД

    Kameno – baza recyklingu metali, Kameno · Bulgaria

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

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. Sark Bulgaria AD

    Shumen – copper stranded wire stranding, Shumen · Bulgaria

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. Sofia Med S.A.

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

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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