# Lead scrap – Poland

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

Buyers of lead scrap in Poland 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/poland
- Search buyers with this country set: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/recycling?metal=pb&country=PL
- Metal flow analysis: [Lead Flows in Poland](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/lead-flows-poland)
- imports 2025: 7,535 t (-13.6% y/y); exports 2025: 3,907 t (+26.1% y/y); import unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price: 2,029 EUR/t

## Buyers in the country (56)

| Company | Plant | Type of buyer | Accepted grades | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Baterpol S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/baterpol-s-a.md) | Katowice – lead plant (lead refining and alloys), Katowice | smelter | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – lead plant in Katowice on the map (baterpol.pl) |
| [Baterpol S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/baterpol-s-a.md) | Świętochłowice – battery scrap processing plant, Świętochłowice | smelter | pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – battery scrap processing plant in Świętochłowice on the map (baterpol.pl) |
| [Centrozłom Wrocław S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/centrozlom-wroclaw-s-a.md) | Gorzów Wielkopolski – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Gorzów Wielkopolski | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – copper purchasing “in our branches” (centrozlom.com.pl) |
| [Centrozłom Wrocław S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/centrozlom-wroclaw-s-a.md) | Kalisz – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Kalisz | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – copper purchasing “in our branches” (centrozlom.com.pl) |
| [Centrozłom Wrocław S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/centrozlom-wroclaw-s-a.md) | Konin – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Konin | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [A] Decision of the Marshal of the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship of 24.07.2025 – waste collection permit in Konin (centrozlom.com.pl) |
| [Centrozłom Wrocław S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/centrozlom-wroclaw-s-a.md) | Legnica – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Legnica | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – copper purchasing “in our branches” (centrozlom.com.pl) |
| [Centrozłom Wrocław S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/centrozlom-wroclaw-s-a.md) | Łódź – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Łódź | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [A] Decision of the Marshal of the Łódzkie Voivodeship of 29.01.2026 – waste collection permit in Łódź (centrozlom.com.pl) |
| [Centrozłom Wrocław S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/centrozlom-wroclaw-s-a.md) | Oława – scrap purchasing and steel warehouse, Oława | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – aluminium purchasing (centrozlom.com.pl) |
| [Centrozłom Wrocław S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/centrozlom-wroclaw-s-a.md) | Opole – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Opole | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [A] Decision of the Marshal of the Opolskie Voivodeship of 13.05.2025 – waste collection permit, Opole branch (centrozlom.com.pl) |
| [Centrozłom Wrocław S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/centrozlom-wroclaw-s-a.md) | Poznań – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Poznań | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [A] Decision of the Marshal of the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship of 18.11.2020 – permit for waste generation with collection and treatment, Poznań branch (centrozlom.com.pl) |
| [Centrozłom Wrocław S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/centrozlom-wroclaw-s-a.md) | Wrocław – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Wrocław | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – copper purchasing “in our branches” (centrozlom.com.pl) |
| [Centrozłom Wrocław S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/centrozlom-wroclaw-s-a.md) | Zielona Góra – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Zielona Góra | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [A] Decision of the Marshal of the Lubuskie Voivodeship of 13.07.2026 – permit for waste generation with collection and treatment, Zielona Góra branch (centrozlom.com.pl) |
| [EKO ALU Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością spółka komandytowa](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/eko-alu-spolka-z-ograniczona-odpowiedzialnoscia-spolka-komandytowa.md) | Poznań – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Poznań | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – non-ferrous scrap purchasing in Poznań (ekoalu.pl) |
| [Elektrorecykling S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/elektrorecykling-s-a.md) | Sękowo – WEEE processing plant, Sękowo | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page |
| [Global Metal Spółka z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/global-metal-spolka-z-o-o.md) | Piotrków Trybunalski – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Piotrków Trybunalski | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – offer and scrap purchasing point (globalmetal.pl) |
| [Hemarpol Trade sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/hemarpol-sp-z-o-o.md) | Kalety – cable and metal mixture recycling plant, Kalety | processor | cu-kable, cu-mieszany, al-kable, al-strzepy | [B] Company website – contact and branches |
| [MB Recycling sp. z o.o. Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Odpadami sp.k.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/mb-recycling-sp-z-o-o-przedsiebiorstwo-gospodarki-odpadami-sp-k.md) | Głogów Małopolski – battery and accumulator processing plant, Głogów Małopolski | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – our plants |
| [MB Recycling sp. z o.o. Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Odpadami sp.k.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/mb-recycling-sp-z-o-o-przedsiebiorstwo-gospodarki-odpadami-sp-k.md) | Micigózd – WEEE processing plant, Micigózd | processor | cu-elektronika | [B] Company website – our plants |
| [Nicrometal S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/nicrometal-s-a.md) | Bytom – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Bytom | processor | cu-mosiadz, cu-braz | [B] Company website – non-ferrous metal recycling (copper, brass, bronze) with a list of branches (nicrometal.com) |
| [Nicrometal S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/nicrometal-s-a.md) | Dębica – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Dębica | processor | cu-mosiadz, cu-braz | [B] Company website – non-ferrous metal recycling (copper, brass, bronze) with a list of branches (nicrometal.com) |
| [Nicrometal S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/nicrometal-s-a.md) | Toruń – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Toruń | processor | cu-mosiadz, cu-braz | [B] Company website – non-ferrous metal recycling (copper, brass, bronze) with a list of branches (nicrometal.com) |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Będzin – non-ferrous metals buying branch, Będzin | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Biała Podlaska – non-ferrous metals buying branch, Biała Podlaska | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Gądki – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Gądki | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Gdynia – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Gdynia | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Łódź – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Łódź | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Otwock – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Otwock | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Warszawa-Targówek (ul. Przecławska 2) – non-ferrous metals buying branch, Warszawa | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Odylion sp. z o.o. sp.k.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/odylion-sp-z-o-o-sp-k.md) | Wrocław – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Wrocław | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Orzeł Biały S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/orzel-bialy-s-a.md) | Piekary Śląskie – lead-acid battery recycling, lead smelting and refining, Piekary Śląskie | smelter | pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – Recycling process: battery separation, smelting in furnaces, lead refining (orzel-bialy.com.pl) |
| [P.P.H.U. STILMAR Michał Dobrzyński](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/pphu-stilmar-michal-dobrzynski.md) | Częstochowa – processing of non-ferrous metals and aluminium dross, Częstochowa | processor | al-zgary | [B] Company website – about the company |
| [RADO sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/rado-sp-z-o-o.md) | Ławnica – cable recycling, Ławnica | processor | cu-kable, cu-mieszany, al-kable | [B] Company website – recycling |
| [RMC Polska Sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/rmc-polska-sp-z-o-o.md) | Kunice – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Kunice | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – contact, list of branches purchasing non-ferrous scrap (rmcpolska.pl) |
| [RMC Polska Sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/rmc-polska-sp-z-o-o.md) | Mielec – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Mielec | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – contact, list of branches purchasing non-ferrous scrap (rmcpolska.pl) |
| [RMC Polska Sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/rmc-polska-sp-z-o-o.md) | Szczecin – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Szczecin | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – contact, list of branches purchasing non-ferrous scrap (rmcpolska.pl) |
| [Scholz Polska Sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/scholz-polska-sp-z-o-o.md) | Grudziądz – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Grudziądz | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – retail purchasing price list in Grudziądz (scholzpolska.eu) |
| [Scholz Polska Sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/scholz-polska-sp-z-o-o.md) | Inowrocław – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Inowrocław | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – Inowrocław branch, areas of activity including non-ferrous metals (scholzpolska.eu) |
| [Scholz Polska Sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/scholz-polska-sp-z-o-o.md) | Skawina – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Skawina | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – Skawina branch, area of activity: non-ferrous scrap (scholzpolska.eu) |
| [STARMET SP. Z O.O.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/starmet-sp-z-o-o.md) | Stargard – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Stargard | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap purchasing (starmet.info) |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Białystok – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Białystok | processor | cu-kable, al-kable, pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Bielsko-Biała – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Bielsko-Biała | processor | cu-kable, al-kable, pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Bydgoszcz – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Bydgoszcz | processor | cu-kable, al-kable, pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Gdańsk – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Gdańsk | processor | cu-kable, al-kable, pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Kalisz – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Kalisz | processor | cu-kable, al-kable, pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Konstantynów Łódzki – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Konstantynów Łódzki | processor | cu-kable, al-kable, pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Lublin – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Lublin | processor | cu-kable, al-kable, pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Piotrków Trybunalski – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Piotrków Trybunalski | processor | cu-kable, al-kable, pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Poznań – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Poznań | processor | cu-kable, al-kable, pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Sosnowiec – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Sosnowiec | processor | cu-kable, al-kable, pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Szczecin – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Szczecin | processor | cu-kable, al-kable, pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Tomaszów Mazowiecki – main non-ferrous scrap processing plant, Tomaszów Mazowiecki | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/syntom-metal-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Zabrze – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Zabrze | processor | cu-kable, al-kable, pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – branches |
| [Tesla Recycling sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/tesla-recycling-sp-z-o-o.md) | Grodzisk Mazowiecki – e-scrap and non-ferrous metals processing plant, Grodzisk Mazowiecki | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [A] Decision of the Starost of Grodzisk No. 1/2022 – amendment of the waste processing permit |
| [Wtórmet Radzionków Sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/wtormet-radzionkow-sp-z-o-o.md) | Radzionków – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Radzionków | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – purchasing of scrap and non-ferrous metals (wtormet-radzionkow.com.pl) |
| [Zakłady Elektrochemiczne ALCO-MOT Sp. z o.o.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/zaklady-elektrochemiczne-alco-mot-sp-z-o-o.md) | Czarnków – lead melting and lead castings for batteries, Czarnków | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – Lead products: posts, terminals, connectors and ballasts for battery makers (alco-mot.pl) |
| [ZPZ ZŁOMEX S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/zpz-zlomex-s-a.md) | Kraków – purchasing yard for steel scrap and non-ferrous metals, Kraków | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – non-ferrous metal purchasing (zlomex.pl) |

## 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 | 14,685 | 4,087 | -10,598 | 1,291 | 810 |
| 2016 | 21,707 | 4,055 | -17,652 | 1,401 | 873 |
| 2017 | 23,352 | 3,675 | -19,677 | 1,574 | 1,077 |
| 2018 | 18,085 | 3,880 | -14,206 | 1,303 | 1,234 |
| 2019 | 13,462 | 5,999 | -7,463 | 1,358 | 1,343 |
| 2020 | 9,130 | 3,911 | -5,219 | 1,101 | 1,217 |
| 2021 | 8,820 | 3,676 | -5,144 | 1,568 | 1,416 |
| 2022 | 13,249 | 3,496 | -9,754 | 1,774 | 1,613 |
| 2023 | 7,322 | 2,587 | -4,735 | 1,759 | 1,470 |
| 2024 | 8,720 | 3,099 | -5,622 | 1,622 | 1,287 |
| 2025 | 7,535 | 3,907 | -3,627 | 2,029 | 1,364 |
| 2026 (incomplete year) | 2,440 | 949 | -1,490 | 2,866 | 1,862 |

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): Netherlands 2,297 t, Sweden 964 t, Germany 913 t, Italy 750 t, Austria 478 t
- Largest scrap destinations (2025): Czechia 1,930 t, Latvia 1,424 t, India 317 t, Germany 111 t, Netherlands 71.3 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 | 1,030 | 56.3 | -974 |
| 2016 | 766 | 1 | -765 |
| 2017 | 6,358 | 0 | -6,358 |
| 2018 | 8,599 | 0 | -8,599 |
| 2019 | 15,491 | 112 | -15,379 |
| 2020 | 26,210 | 0.20 | -26,210 |
| 2021 | 42,725 | 0 | -42,725 |
| 2022 (break in series) | 3,890 | 0.10 | -3,890 |
| 2023 | 1,541 | – | -1,541 |
| 2024 | 10,198 | 239 | -9,959 |
| 2025 | 9,446 | 383 | -9,064 |
| 2026 (incomplete year) | 16,657 | – | -16,657 |

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

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