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Copper scrap – Poland: buyers and trade

Poland imports more copper scrap than it exports – by 79.1k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Germany; largest buyer: Germany. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99) and the Companies register.

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40copper scrap buyers in the country melting 8 · processors 32 Show on the map →
165.8k timports 2025 · +8.8% y/y
86.7k texports 2025 · −8.5% y/y
6,744 EUR/timport unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price

Search buyers with this country set → Metal flow analysis: Copper Flows in Poland This country – aluminium scrap

Scrap trade

Imports and exports of copper scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Imports and exports of copper scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t) Poland – copper scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 161, exports 100.6; 2022 imports 171.9, exports 94.5; 2023 imports 153.6, exports 85.1; 2024 imports 152.4, exports 94.7; 2025 imports 165.8, exports 86.7. 0 50 100 150 200 imports 2021: 161,005 t exports 2021: 100,639 t 2021 imports 2022: 171,916 t exports 2022: 94,488 t 2022 imports 2023: 153,570 t exports 2023: 85,102 t 2023 imports 2024: 152,393 t exports 2024: 94,679 t 2024 imports 2025: 165,799 t exports 2025: 86,659 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Germany72,398
United States16,875
France11,642
Czechia11,252
Italy6,317

Exports to (t)

Germany30,870
Slovakia19,885
Japan5,034
India4,820
Italy4,270
2015–2025 series and unit values
Copper scrap trade – Poland, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 68,97264,239-4,733 4,2173,651
2016 79,28183,0023,720 3,3972,616
2017 83,53071,823-11,707 3,6123,880
2018 113,63892,392-21,246 3,1714,299
2019 137,76896,310-41,458 3,0014,118
2020 150,02187,495-62,525 3,4593,856
2021 161,005100,639-60,367 5,1435,465
2022 171,91694,488-77,428 6,0796,094
2023 153,57085,102-68,468 5,7245,572
2024 152,39394,679-57,714 6,4145,952
2025 165,79986,659-79,141 6,7446,379
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 118,91053,219-65,691 8,7208,040

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 – Poland

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Poland Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k. – Gdynia – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Gdynia (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o. – Gdańsk – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Gdańsk (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Odlewnia – Sobowidz foundry, Sobowidz (zinc die-casting foundry) Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o. – Białystok – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Białystok (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o. – Szczecin – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Szczecin (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o. – Bydgoszcz – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Bydgoszcz (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Elektrorecykling S.A. – Sękowo – WEEE processing plant, Sękowo (e-scrap and battery recycling) Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o. – Warsaw – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Warszawa (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k. – Warsaw – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Warszawa (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k. – Biała Podlaska – non-ferrous metals buying branch, Biała Podlaska (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o. – Poznań – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Poznań (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k. – Otwock – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Otwock (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) Tesla Recycling sp. z o.o. – Grodzisk Mazowiecki – e-scrap and non-ferrous metals processing plant, Grodzisk Mazowiecki (e-scrap and battery recycling) Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k. – Gądki – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Gądki (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k. – Łódź – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Łódź (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o. – Konstantynów Łódzki – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Konstantynów Łódzki (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o. – Kalisz – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Kalisz (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o. – Tomaszów Mazowiecki – main non-ferrous scrap processing plant, Tomaszów Mazowiecki (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. – O/Huta Miedzi Głogów (Głogów I and II), Głogów (smelter) Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o. – Lublin – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Lublin (non-ferrous scrap recycling) KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. – O/Huta Miedzi “Cedynia”, Orsk (wire rod mill) Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o. – Piotrków Trybunalski – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Piotrków Trybunalski (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Maya Victory – Bogumiłów – WEEE processing plant, Bogumiłów (e-scrap and battery recycling) KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. – O/Huta Miedzi Legnica, Legnica (smelter) KGHM Metraco S.A. – scrap purchasing and deliveries to KGHM smelters (Legnica), Legnica (scrap recycling) Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k. – Wrocław – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Wrocław (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) MB Recycling sp. z o.o. Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Odpadami sp.k. – Micigózd – WEEE processing plant, Micigózd (e-scrap and battery recycling) PPHU Stilmar Michał Dobrzyński – Częstochowa – processing of non-ferrous metals and aluminium dross, Częstochowa (non-ferrous scrap recycling) SK nexilis Poland sp. z o.o. – Stalowa Wola – folia bateryjna, Stalowa Wola (foil) Hemarpol sp. z o.o. – Kalety – cable and metal mixture recycling plant, Kalety (cable granulation and copper recovery) RADO sp. z o.o. – Ławnica – cable recycling, Ławnica (cable granulation and copper recovery) Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k. – Będzin – non-ferrous metals buying branch, Będzin (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) Metall-Expres Sp. z o.o. – Zaczernie – Cu-OFE wire casting plant (UPCAST) and profile extrusion (CONFORM), Zaczernie (bars and profiles) Walcownia Metali Nieżelaznych „Łabędy” S.A. – Gliwice-Łabędy – rolling mill, Gliwice (plates, sheet and strip) Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o. – Zabrze – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Zabrze (non-ferrous scrap recycling) MB Recycling sp. z o.o. Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Odpadami sp.k. – Zabrze – non-ferrous metals recycling plant, Zabrze (non-ferrous scrap recycling) TELE-FONIKA Kable S.A. – cable waste recycling (Bukowno), Bukowno (scrap recycling) Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o. – Sosnowiec – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Sosnowiec (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Walcownia Metali „Dziedzice” S.A. – Czechowice-Dziedzice – bar mill, tube mill (suspended strips), Czechowice-Dziedzice (bars and profiles) Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o. – Bielsko-Biała – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Bielsko-Biała (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. Elektrorecykling S.A.

    Sękowo – WEEE processing plant, Sękowo · Poland

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  2. Hemarpol sp. z o.o.

    Kalety – cable and metal mixture recycling plant, Kalety · Poland

    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, shredded aluminium fraction (including mixed non-ferrous metals)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. KGHM Metraco S.A.

    scrap purchasing and deliveries to KGHM smelters (Legnica), Legnica · Poland

    processor From the chain link – grades not established A class A source · verified 2026-10-06

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.

    O/Huta Miedzi “Cedynia”, Orsk · Poland

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.

    O/Huta Miedzi Głogów (Głogów I and II), Głogów · Poland

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.

    O/Huta Miedzi Legnica, Legnica · Poland

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  7. Maya Victory

    Bogumiłów – WEEE processing plant, Bogumiłów · Poland

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  8. MB Recycling sp. z o.o. Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Odpadami sp.k.

    Micigózd – WEEE processing plant, Micigózd · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: copper-bearing electronic scrap (printed circuit boards, components)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  9. MB Recycling sp. z o.o. Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Odpadami sp.k.

    Zabrze – non-ferrous metals recycling plant, Zabrze · Poland

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  10. Metall-Expres Sp. z o.o.

    Zaczernie – Cu-OFE wire casting plant (UPCAST) and profile extrusion (CONFORM), Zaczernie · Poland

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  11. Odlewnia

    Sobowidz foundry, Sobowidz · Poland

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  12. Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.

    Będzin – non-ferrous metals buying branch, Będzin · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  13. Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.

    Biała Podlaska – non-ferrous metals buying branch, Biała Podlaska · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  14. Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.

    Gądki – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Gądki · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  15. Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.

    Gdynia – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Gdynia · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  16. Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.

    Łódź – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Łódź · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  17. Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.

    Otwock – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Otwock · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  18. Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.

    Warsaw – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Warszawa · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  19. Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.

    Wrocław – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Wrocław · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  20. PPHU Stilmar Michał Dobrzyński

    Częstochowa – processing of non-ferrous metals and aluminium dross, Częstochowa · Poland

    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 ↗

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  1. RADO sp. z o.o.

    Ławnica – cable recycling, Ławnica · Poland

    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 ↗

  2. SK nexilis Poland sp. z o.o.

    Stalowa Wola – folia bateryjna, Stalowa Wola · Poland under construction

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Białystok – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Białystok · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Bielsko-Biała – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Bielsko-Biała · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Bydgoszcz – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Bydgoszcz · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Gdańsk – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Gdańsk · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  7. Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Kalisz – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Kalisz · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  8. Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Konstantynów Łódzki – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Konstantynów Łódzki · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  9. Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Lublin – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Lublin · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  10. Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Piotrków Trybunalski – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Piotrków Trybunalski · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  11. Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Poznań – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Poznań · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  12. Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Sosnowiec – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Sosnowiec · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  13. Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Szczecin – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Szczecin · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  14. Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Tomaszów Mazowiecki – main non-ferrous scrap processing plant, Tomaszów Mazowiecki · Poland

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  15. Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Warsaw – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Warszawa · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  16. Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Zabrze – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Zabrze · Poland

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

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  17. TELE-FONIKA Kable S.A.

    cable waste recycling (Bukowno), Bukowno · Poland

    processor Scrap in a plant document B class B source · verified 2026-10-06

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  18. Tesla Recycling sp. z o.o.

    Grodzisk Mazowiecki – e-scrap and non-ferrous metals processing plant, Grodzisk Mazowiecki · Poland

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  19. Walcownia Metali „Dziedzice” S.A.

    Czechowice-Dziedzice – bar mill, tube mill (suspended strips), Czechowice-Dziedzice · Poland

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  20. Walcownia Metali Nieżelaznych „Łabędy” S.A.

    Gliwice-Łabędy – rolling mill, Gliwice · Poland

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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