# Lead scrap – Croatia

> A picture of the market – not a commercial recommendation.

Buyers of lead scrap in Croatia according to the Companies register, and the lead scrap trade of the country in 2015–2025 (Eurostat Comext).

- Data as of: 2026-11-04, version 2.49
- Page: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/recycling/lead/croatia
- Search buyers with this country set: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/recycling?metal=pb&country=HR
- imports 2025: 175 t (+165.6% y/y); exports 2025: 1,171 t (+19.6% y/y); import unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price: 1,316 EUR/t

## Buyers in the country (1)

| Company | Plant | Type of buyer | Accepted grades | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [C.I.A.K. d.o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/c-i-a-k-d-o-o.md) | Zabok – Centar za reciklažu akumulatora i baterija: lead-acid battery recycling, smelting and production of lead alloys, Zabok | smelter | pb-akumulatory | [A] CIAK Grupa d.d. – Godišnji izvještaj 2025, konsolidirano (management report) |

## Scrap trade

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

| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2015 | 74.7 | 1,540 | 1,465 | 1,393 | 1,438 |
| 2016 | 113 | 872 | 760 | 1,499 | 1,461 |
| 2017 | 26.1 | 936 | 910 | 1,882 | 1,701 |
| 2018 | 33.5 | 941 | 908 | 1,409 | 1,664 |
| 2019 | – | 902 | 902 | – | 1,523 |
| 2020 | – | 444 | 444 | – | 1,412 |
| 2021 | – | 795 | 795 | – | 1,432 |
| 2022 | 13.4 | 572 | 558 | 1,524 | 1,621 |
| 2023 | 16.4 | 627 | 611 | 1,679 | 993 |
| 2024 | 65.7 | 979 | 913 | 1,572 | 1,392 |
| 2025 | 175 | 1,171 | 996 | 1,316 | 1,165 |
| 2026 (incomplete year) | 49.8 | 769 | 719 | 1,326 | 996 |

Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price.

- Largest scrap suppliers (2025): Slovenia 64.6 t, Austria 47.5 t, Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.8 t, Germany 21.6 t
- Largest scrap destinations (2025): Austria 595 t, Germany 235 t, Poland 169 t, Italy 93.3 t, Slovenia 78.5 t

## Spent lead-acid batteries – separate series

Spent lead-acid batteries – 8548 10 21 (2015–2021), 8549 11 10 and 8549 11 90 (from 2022). From 2022 the series also includes waste and scrap of batteries (8549 11 90) – years before and after 2022 are not fully comparable. Battery mass, not lead content.

| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| 2015 | 167 | – | -167 |
| 2016 | 2,334 | 1,176 | -1,158 |
| 2017 | 3,289 | 3,002 | -287 |
| 2018 | 4,592 | 2,960 | -1,631 |
| 2019 | 4,777 | 3,990 | -787 |
| 2020 | 3,429 | 3,542 | 114 |
| 2021 | 4,009 | 4,227 | 218 |
| 2022 (break in series) | 3,634 | 6,591 | 2,958 |
| 2023 | 3,141 | 4,339 | 1,199 |
| 2024 | 3,368 | 4,785 | 1,417 |
| 2025 | 2,986 | 3,572 | 587 |
| 2026 (incomplete year) | 2,618 | 946 | -1,672 |

Straight-line distance (great circle) from the shipping point – not road distance.

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