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Copper scrap – Romania: buyers and trade

Romania exports more copper scrap than it imports – by 42.4k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Moldova; largest buyer: Bulgaria. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99) and the Companies register.

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17copper scrap buyers in the country melting 2 · processors 15 Show on the map →
2.60k timports 2025 · −0.4% y/y
45k texports 2025 · +2.4% y/y
5,786 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) Romania – copper scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 3, exports 43.8; 2022 imports 4.10, exports 41.7; 2023 imports 2.60, exports 37.9; 2024 imports 2.60, exports 44; 2025 imports 2.60, exports 45. 0 10 20 30 40 50 imports 2021: 2,975 t exports 2021: 43,755 t 2021 imports 2022: 4,129 t exports 2022: 41,733 t 2022 imports 2023: 2,569 t exports 2023: 37,909 t 2023 imports 2024: 2,597 t exports 2024: 43,954 t 2024 imports 2025: 2,586 t exports 2025: 45,019 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Moldova759
Bulgaria482
Greece442
Serbia311
North Macedonia212

Exports to (t)

Bulgaria13,709
Poland7,855
Italy5,832
Germany3,769
China2,484
2015–2025 series and unit values
Copper scrap trade – Romania, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 1,49032,76231,272 3,2114,046
2016 2,97830,49427,515 3,1093,574
2017 3,76232,11428,352 3,7574,208
2018 3,67433,20029,525 3,9804,333
2019 3,28333,19629,913 3,7734,186
2020 2,03833,42931,391 3,3133,953
2021 2,97543,75540,780 3,9055,571
2022 4,12941,73337,604 3,9586,386
2023 2,56937,90935,340 5,0296,091
2024 2,59743,95441,357 5,4595,994
2025 2,58645,01942,433 5,7866,246
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 1,93931,67429,735 7,7637,177

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 – Romania

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Romania REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Dorohoi – scrap collection and processing centre, Dorohoi (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Botoșani – scrap collection and processing centre, Botoșani (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Iași – scrap collection and processing centre, Iași (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Baia Mare – scrap collection and processing centre, Baia Mare (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Bistrița – scrap collection and processing centre, Bistrița (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Zalău – scrap collection and processing centre, Zalău (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) Cuprom S.A. – Zalău – Contirod line, Zalău (wire rod mill) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Oradea – scrap collection and processing centre, Oradea (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Cluj-Napoca – scrap collection and processing centre, Cluj-Napoca (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Mediaș – scrap collection and processing centre, Mediaș (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Galați – scrap collection and processing centre, Galați (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Arad – scrap collection and processing centre, Arad (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) S. METROM S.A. – Brașov – rolling mill, Brașov (plates, sheet and strip) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Sibiu – scrap collection and processing centre, Sibiu (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Săcălaz – scrap collection and processing centre, Săcălaz (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) RematHolding Co. S.R.L. – București – shredder (Chitila), Zorba flotation and cable granulation (Berceni), București (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Călărași – scrap collection and processing centre, Călărași (non-ferrous and stainless steel 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. Cuprom S.A.

    Zalău – Contirod line, Zalău · Romania not established

    smelter From the chain link – grades not established C class C source

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  2. RematHolding Co. S.R.L.

    București – shredder (Chitila), Zorba flotation and cable granulation (Berceni), București · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Arad – scrap collection and processing centre, Arad · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Baia Mare – scrap collection and processing centre, Baia Mare · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Bistrița – scrap collection and processing centre, Bistrița · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Botoșani – scrap collection and processing centre, Botoșani · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  7. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Călărași – scrap collection and processing centre, Călărași · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  8. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Cluj-Napoca – scrap collection and processing centre, Cluj-Napoca · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  9. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Dorohoi – scrap collection and processing centre, Dorohoi · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  10. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Galați – scrap collection and processing centre, Galați · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  11. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Iași – scrap collection and processing centre, Iași · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  12. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Mediaș – scrap collection and processing centre, Mediaș · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  13. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Oradea – scrap collection and processing centre, Oradea · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  14. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Săcălaz – scrap collection and processing centre, Săcălaz · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  15. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Sibiu – scrap collection and processing centre, Sibiu · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  16. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Zalău – scrap collection and processing centre, Zalău · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  17. S. METROM S.A.

    Brașov – rolling mill, Brașov · Romania

    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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