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Lead scrap – Italy: buyers and trade

Italy exports more lead scrap than it imports – by 9.60k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Palestinian Territories; largest buyer: India. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7802 00 00) and the Companies register.

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18lead scrap buyers in the country smelters 6 · processors 12 Show on the map →
1k timports 2025 · +42.2% y/y
10.6k texports 2025 · +35.8% y/y
1,669 EUR/timport unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price

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Scrap trade

Imports and exports of lead scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Imports and exports of lead scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t) Italy – lead scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 1.60, exports 4; 2022 imports 1.20, exports 5.20; 2023 imports 1.30, exports 5.30; 2024 imports 0.70, exports 7.80; 2025 imports 1, exports 10.6. 0 2.50 5 7.50 10 12.5 imports 2021: 1,630 t exports 2021: 4,003 t 2021 imports 2022: 1,179 t exports 2022: 5,166 t 2022 imports 2023: 1,319 t exports 2023: 5,264 t 2023 imports 2024: 733 t exports 2024: 7,820 t 2024 imports 2025: 1,042 t exports 2025: 10,618 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Palestinian Territories527
Croatia151
Angola104
Slovenia85.6
France30.7

Exports to (t)

India6,397
Germany1,939
Poland715
Slovenia594
Austria558
2015–2025 series and unit values
Lead scrap trade – Italy, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 3,8747,1923,318 1,4581,367
2016 2,4067,0764,670 1,4441,536
2017 1,1638,4787,316 1,6201,840
2018 1,1635,5734,410 1,5581,773
2019 1,4006,7945,394 1,5651,692
2020 3,0897,3564,268 1,4841,420
2021 1,6304,0032,374 1,5491,724
2022 1,1795,1663,987 1,7972,124
2023 1,3195,2643,945 1,9052,145
2024 7337,8207,087 1,6471,763
2025 1,04210,6189,575 1,6691,641
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 9314,2123,281 1,4371,676

Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price. CN codes: 7802 00 00 . Lead: lead waste and scrap (7802 00 00). Spent lead-acid batteries – a separate series (battery mass, not lead content); the series are not added up. Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-11-04. Balance = exports − imports. Comext

Spent lead-acid batteries – separate series

Spent lead-acid battery scrap trade – Italy, 2015–2025 Italy – spent lead-acid battery scrap: imports 482 t in 2015 and 8.60 t in 2025; exports 5,003 t in 2015 and 28,520 t in 2025. Break in series in 2022: from this year the series also includes waste and scrap of batteries (8549 11 90) – earlier and later years are not fully comparable. 0 10 k 20 k 30 k 40 k 50 k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Break in series in 2022: from this year the series also includes waste and scrap of batteries (8549 11 90) – earlier and later years are not fully comparable.break in series exports 2015: 5,003 texports 2016: 7,028 texports 2017: 9,302 texports 2018: 17,471 texports 2019: 31,945 texports 2020: 31,760 texports 2021: 35,061 texports 2022: 20,960 texports 2023: 46,520 texports 2024: 38,197 texports 2025: 28,520 t imports 2015: 482 timports 2016: 1,747 timports 2017: 2,668 timports 2018: 2,816 timports 2019: 757 timports 2020: 71.4 timports 2021: 1,022 timports 2022: 466 timports 2023: 26.8 timports 2024: 372 timports 2025: 8.60 t
imports exports tonnes (scrap mass)
Table of years (chart data)
Spent lead-acid battery scrap trade – Italy, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 4825,0034,521 1,9251,744
2016 1,7477,0285,281 1,9081,827
2017 2,6689,3026,634 1,9031,881
2018 2,81617,47114,654 9811,001
2019 75731,94531,188 1,115862
2020 71.431,76031,688 219731
2021 1,02235,06134,039 2,694839
2022 break in series 46620,96020,494 2,821926
2023 26.846,52046,493 9,433824
2024 37238,19737,825 636772
2025 8.6028,52028,511 244731
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 8.3017,63917,631 708629

Largest scrap suppliers (2025)

  1. Luxembourg 0 t
  2. Germany 0 t

Largest scrap destinations (2025)

  1. Bulgaria 9,100 t
  2. Austria 7,716 t
  3. Slovenia 6,221 t
  4. Spain 5,198 t
  5. Portugal 148 t

Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price. CN codes: 8548 10 21, 8549 11 10, 8549 11 90 . 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. Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-11-04. Balance = exports − imports. Comext

EU-27 context

EU-27 exports of lead scrap to non-EU countries amounted to 41.1k t in 2025 (24.1k t in 2024), imports from outside the EU – 34.6k t. Main non-EU buyers: India 38.8k t, United Kingdom 1.80k t, Hong Kong 0.10k t. EU scrap market →

Buyers – Italy

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Italy Giotta S.p.a. – Castione Andevenno – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Castione Andevenno (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Piomboleghe S.r.l. SB – Brugherio – lead-acid battery recycling, smelting in rotary furnaces, lead refining and lead alloys, Brugherio (secondary lead smelter (battery breaking, smelting and refining)) Scurati S.p.A. – Cusano Milanino – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Cusano Milanino (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Haiki Metals – Paderno Dugnano – lead-acid battery recycling, lead smelting and refining, lead alloys, Paderno Dugnano (secondary lead smelter (battery breaking, smelting and refining)) ECOMETAL srl – Milano – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Milano (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Menoni Metalli S.r.l. – San Zeno Naviglio – non-ferrous scrap yard, San Zeno Naviglio (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Piombifera Italiana S.p.A. – Maclodio – lead-acid battery recycling and crude lead smelting (Monbat), Maclodio (spent battery processing and crude lead smelting) Rumet S.r.l. – Castenedolo – copper and brass scrap depot, Castenedolo (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) Free Metals S.r.l. – Capriano del Colle – non-ferrous scrap depot, Capriano del Colle (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) Co.r.Met. S.r.l. Unipersonale – Milano – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Milano (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Pyreco srl – San Giovanni in Croce – non-ferrous scrap recycling, San Giovanni in Croce (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Lombardi Metal Recycling S.r.l. – Bosco Marengo – non-ferrous scrap yard, Bosco Marengo (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Ligure Metalli S.r.l. – Genova-Voltri – depot for zinc, bronze and stainless steel scrap, Genova (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) Sider Rottami Adriatica S.p.A. – Pesaro – scrap and WEEE processing, Pesaro (e-scrap and battery recycling) Centro Rottami S.r.l. – Cisterna di Latina – shredder, scrap purchasing and sorting, Cisterna di Latina (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) Haiki Metals – Marcianise – lead-acid battery recycling, lead smelting and refining, lead alloys, Marcianise (secondary lead smelter (battery breaking, smelting and refining)) Repiombo S.r.l. – Calitri – lead-acid battery recycling and lead recovery (Seri Industrial), Calitri (spent battery processing and crude lead smelting) New Meca S.r.l. – Lamezia Terme (San Pietro Lametino) – lead-acid battery recycling, rotary furnace, lead refining and lead alloys, Lamezia Terme (secondary lead smelter (battery breaking, smelting and refining))
smelter (document or value-chain link) smelter – type of plant (semi-finished products, foundry, zinc alloys and zinc oxide) processor Base map: Natural Earth (public domain). Location of some plants: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

  1. Centro Rottami S.r.l.

    Cisterna di Latina – shredder, scrap purchasing and sorting, Cisterna di Latina · Italy

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-02

    Accepted grades: aluminium extrusion scrap, aluminium castings scrap, aluminium turnings (single-alloy and mixed)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  2. Co.r.Met. S.r.l. Unipersonale

    Milano – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Milano · Italy

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-02

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. ECOMETAL srl

    Milano – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Milano · Italy

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-02

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. Free Metals S.r.l.

    Capriano del Colle – non-ferrous scrap depot, Capriano del Colle · Italy

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. Giotta S.p.a.

    Castione Andevenno – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Castione Andevenno · Italy

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-02

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. Haiki Metals

    Marcianise – lead-acid battery recycling, lead smelting and refining, lead alloys, Marcianise · Italy

    smelter Scrap in a plant document B class B source · verified 2026-11-04

    Accepted grades: spent lead-acid batteries (whole or crushed)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  7. Haiki Metals

    Paderno Dugnano – lead-acid battery recycling, lead smelting and refining, lead alloys, Paderno Dugnano · Italy

    smelter Scrap in a plant document B class B source · verified 2026-11-04

    Accepted grades: spent lead-acid batteries (whole or crushed)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  8. Ligure Metalli S.r.l.

    Genova-Voltri – depot for zinc, bronze and stainless steel scrap, Genova · Italy

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

    Accepted grades: bronze and red brass scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  9. Lombardi Metal Recycling S.r.l.

    Bosco Marengo – non-ferrous scrap yard, Bosco Marengo · Italy

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  10. Menoni Metalli S.r.l.

    San Zeno Naviglio – non-ferrous scrap yard, San Zeno Naviglio · Italy

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  11. New Meca S.r.l.

    Lamezia Terme (San Pietro Lametino) – lead-acid battery recycling, rotary furnace, lead refining and lead alloys, Lamezia Terme · Italy

    smelter Scrap in a plant document B class B source · verified 2026-11-04

    Accepted grades: spent lead-acid batteries (whole or crushed)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  12. Piombifera Italiana S.p.A.

    Maclodio – lead-acid battery recycling and crude lead smelting (Monbat), Maclodio · Italy

    smelter From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-04

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  13. Piomboleghe S.r.l. SB

    Brugherio – lead-acid battery recycling, smelting in rotary furnaces, lead refining and lead alloys, Brugherio · Italy

    smelter Scrap in a plant document B class B source · verified 2026-11-04

    Accepted grades: spent lead-acid batteries (whole or crushed)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  14. Pyreco srl

    San Giovanni in Croce – non-ferrous scrap recycling, San Giovanni in Croce · Italy

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-02

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  15. Repiombo S.r.l.

    Calitri – lead-acid battery recycling and lead recovery (Seri Industrial), Calitri · Italy

    smelter Scrap in a plant document B class B source · verified 2026-11-04

    Accepted grades: spent lead-acid batteries (whole or crushed)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  16. Rumet S.r.l.

    Castenedolo – copper and brass scrap depot, Castenedolo · Italy

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

    Accepted grades: brass scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  17. Scurati S.p.A.

    Cusano Milanino – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Cusano Milanino · Italy

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-02

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  18. Sider Rottami Adriatica S.p.A.

    Pesaro – scrap and WEEE processing, Pesaro · Italy

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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