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Copper scrap – Lithuania: buyers and trade

Lithuania exports more copper scrap than it imports – by 6.70k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Poland; largest buyer: China. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99) and the Companies register.

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7.90k timports 2025 · −8.5% y/y
14.5k texports 2025 · +12.5% y/y
5,027 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) Lithuania – copper scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 5.20, exports 12.6; 2022 imports 8.90, exports 14.7; 2023 imports 8.20, exports 13.7; 2024 imports 8.60, exports 12.9; 2025 imports 7.90, exports 14.5. 0 5 10 15 imports 2021: 5,231 t exports 2021: 12,621 t 2021 imports 2022: 8,899 t exports 2022: 14,668 t 2022 imports 2023: 8,188 t exports 2023: 13,729 t 2023 imports 2024: 8,605 t exports 2024: 12,922 t 2024 imports 2025: 7,870 t exports 2025: 14,538 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Poland2,290
Germany2,225
Latvia815
Estonia528
Czechia509

Exports to (t)

China5,231
Poland3,519
Germany1,985
Latvia1,115
India722
2015–2025 series and unit values
Copper scrap trade – Lithuania, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 12,33217,6745,342 2,8573,440
2016 7,51917,0429,523 3,2042,677
2017 5,42612,7627,336 3,1563,233
2018 10,17816,6316,453 3,5913,646
2019 10,87018,5957,726 3,4283,551
2020 5,58112,2566,675 2,9383,390
2021 5,23112,6217,390 3,5944,574
2022 8,89914,6685,769 4,4135,602
2023 8,18813,7295,541 4,4265,434
2024 8,60512,9224,317 4,3455,736
2025 7,87014,5386,668 5,0275,971
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 8,8758,511-364 3,6917,565

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 – Lithuania

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Lithuania UAB Metruna – Šiauliai – metal scrap yard, Šiauliai (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) UAB Metruna – Panevėžys – metal scrap yard, Panevėžys (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) UAB Metruna – Klaipėda – metal scrap yard, Klaipėda (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) UAB Žalvaris – UAB Žalvaris, Kaunas (Palemonas) (non-ferrous scrap recycling) UAB Metruna – Kaunas – metal scrap yard, Kaunas (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) UAB Metruna – Vilnius – metal scrap yards, Vilnius (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
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  1. UAB Metruna

    Kaunas – metal scrap yard, Kaunas · Lithuania

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

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  2. UAB Metruna

    Klaipėda – metal scrap yard, Klaipėda · Lithuania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. UAB Metruna

    Panevėžys – metal scrap yard, Panevėžys · Lithuania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. UAB Metruna

    Šiauliai – metal scrap yard, Šiauliai · Lithuania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. UAB Metruna

    Vilnius – metal scrap yards, Vilnius · Lithuania

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

    Accepted grades: brass scrap, bronze and red brass scrap

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  6. UAB Žalvaris

    UAB Žalvaris, Kaunas (Palemonas) · Lithuania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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