Buyers of copper and aluminium scrap in the European Union
Recycling
Smelters, secondary refineries, remelters, rod mills and plants with their own melting, as well as scrap processors and traders from the Companies register – by metal, scrap grade, distance from the shipping point and country. For each plant: the company, the type of buyer, the grades accepted according to documents, sources with their class and a general description of the shipment procedure.
A picture of the market – not a commercial recommendation. No prices, ratings or rankings; ordered by straight-line distance or alphabetically. Contact through the company website; the register holds no personal data.
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- buyer plants
- 615
- companies
- 30
- countries
- 396
- Cu – buyer plants
- 730
- Al – buyer plants
Data as of: · version 2.31 · verified at source up to · Dataset changes · Markdown · JSON · grade dictionary version 1.0 · Scrap code translator
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Choosing a metal shows all buyers of that metal in the register; a scrap grade narrows the list to plants whose documents name that grade. Shipping point – a click on the map, a NUTS 3 region or your browser location (it stays in the browser – it is not sent to the server).
Buyers
61 buyers
No shipping point – alphabetical order; distance and procedure appear once a shipping point is chosen.
Straight-line distance (great circle) from the shipping point – not road distance.
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Lublin – profile extrusion plant (4 presses), paint shops, anodising plant, CNC machining, Lublin · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Aliplast Extrusion sp. z o.o. (Corialis Group) – announcement of the start-up of the fourth press (24.02.2022)... · verified 2026-10-19
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Sękowo – WEEE processing plant, Sękowo · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – home page · verified 2026-10-08
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Tułowice – production plant of the Exlabesa group (aluminium profiles), Tułowice · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Exlabesa – list of production plants (Polish version of the page) · verified 2026-10-08
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Fabryka Przewodów Energetycznych S.A.
Będzin – wire drawing plant and stranding plant for bare Al, AFL, AlMgSi conductors and cable cores, Będzin · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Fabryka Przewodów Energetycznych S.A. (Będzin, KRS 0000069315), Management Report for 2024 – KRS Financial Doc... · verified 2026-10-08
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Federal-Mogul Gorzyce sp. z o.o.
Gorzyce – pistons (casting, machining), Gorzyce (Tarnobrzeg county) · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Łódź University of Technology (K14) – information on a visit to Federal-Mogul Gorzyce sp. z o.o. (09.04.2025) · verified 2026-10-08
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Dąbrowa Górnicza – made-to-order profile extrusion, prefabrication, painting, anodising, Dąbrowa Górnicza · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Yawal S.A. – 'Firma' page · verified 2026-10-08
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Gränges Konin (dawniej Aluminium Konin / Impexmetal), Konin · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (granges.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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Konin – foundry (melting of scrap and primary metal, casting of slabs), hot and cold rolling mill, finishing shop for strip, sheet and foil, Konin · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Gränges AB, Annual and Sustainability Report 2024 · verified 2026-10-08
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Bobrek – recycled aluminium casting alloys (three production plants), Bobrek (Chełmek municipality) · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Grupa Bobrek sp. z o.o. – company website (about the company, counters: plants, automotive share, capacity) · verified 2026-10-08
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Kęty – Foundry Plant (melting and casting lines Z and P; extrusion billets of 6xxx alloys), Kęty · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Grupa Kęty S.A., Sustainability Reporting in 2024 (unofficial document, published 05.2026) · verified 2026-10-08
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Kalety – cable and metal mixture recycling plant, Kalety · Poland
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)
B Company website – contact and branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Hydro Aluminium Nowa Sól (formerly Alumetal Nowa Sól), Nowa Sól · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (hydro.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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Hydro Aluminium Poland Operations sp. z o.o.
Gorzyce plant – recycled casting alloys, master alloys (hardeners), AlTiB wire, aluminium for steel deoxidation, fluxes, Gorzyce (Tarnobrzeg county) · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Hydro – Hydro Aluminium Gorzyce (plant page) · verified 2026-10-08
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Hydro Aluminium Poland Operations sp. z o.o.
Kęty plant – recycled casting alloys, fluxes and salts, Kęty · Poland
Accepted grades: mixed wrought alloy scrap (sheet, clippings), aluminium castings scrap, aluminium wheels, used aluminium beverage cans (UBC), aluminium turnings (single-alloy and mixed)
B Hydro – Hydro Aluminium Kęty (plant page) · verified 2026-10-08
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Hydro Aluminium Poland Operations sp. z o.o.
Nowa Sól plant – recycled casting alloys; scrap sorting and preparation, Nowa Sól · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Hydro – Hydro Aluminium Nowa Sól (plant page) · verified 2026-10-08
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Hydro Extrusion Poland sp. z o.o.
Chrzanów – profile extrusion plant (2 presses), basic machining, Chrzanów · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Hydro – Hydro Extrusion Poland Chrzanów (plant page) · verified 2026-10-08
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Hydro Extrusion Poland sp. z o.o.
Trzcianka – profile extrusion plant (3 presses), machining, anodising, painting, Trzcianka · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Hydro – Hydro Extrusion Poland Trzcianka (plant page) · verified 2026-10-08
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Łódź – extrusion plant, Łódź · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Aluminium Stewardship Initiative, member profile “Hydro” – Performance Standard V3.1, certificate no. 23 Rev.... · verified 2026-10-08
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dross and aluminium scrap processing plant, Blachownia, Blachownia · Poland
Accepted grades: aluminium skimmings, drosses, spills and metallics
B Company website (kmmetal.eu) · verified 2026-10-08
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Krotoszyn – pistons, cylinder liners, valves and other engine components, Krotoszyn · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B MAHLE – kariera w Polsce, 'Our locations' · verified 2026-10-08
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Bogumiłów – WEEE processing plant, Bogumiłów · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – our plants · verified 2026-10-08
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MB Recycling sp. z o.o. Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Odpadami sp.k.
Micigózd – WEEE processing plant, Micigózd · Poland
Accepted grades: copper-bearing electronic scrap (printed circuit boards, components)
B Company website – our plants · verified 2026-10-08
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MB Recycling sp. z o.o. Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Odpadami sp.k.
Zabrze – non-ferrous metals recycling plant, Zabrze · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – our plants · verified 2026-10-08
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Bielsko-Biała – die casting plant (HPDC): structural components, battery housings, drivetrain castings; assembly, Bielsko-Biała · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Nemak – plant page of Nemak Poland (Bielsko-Biała) · verified 2026-10-08
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Bestwinka plant (head office) – recycled casting alloys, aluminium for steel deoxidation (cones), Bestwinka (Bestwina municipality) · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Nicromet sp. z o.o. sp.k. – 'About us' page · verified 2026-10-08
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Oświęcim plant – recycled casting alloys (ingots and liquid aluminium delivered in ladles), Oświęcim · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Nicromet sp. z o.o. sp.k. – 'About us' page · verified 2026-10-08
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Skawina plant – recycled casting alloys, Skawina · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Nicromet sp. z o.o. sp.k. – 'About us' page · verified 2026-10-08
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Skawina – melting and continuous casting with rolling of aluminium wire rod, wire drawing plant, cable stranding plant, extrusion, Skawina · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Boryszew S.A., Management Board Report on the Operations of the Boryszew Capital Group for the 2024 financial... · verified 2026-10-08
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Sobowidz foundry, Sobowidz · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Sobowidz foundry, range of ZnAl castings and zinc anodes · verified 2026-10-08
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Volkswagen Poznań foundry (Wilda), Poznań · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (volkswagen-poznan.pl) · verified 2026-10-08
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Będzin – non-ferrous metals buying branch, Będzin · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Biała Podlaska – non-ferrous metals buying branch, Biała Podlaska · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Gądki – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Gądki · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Gdynia – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Gdynia · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Łódź – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Łódź · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Otwock – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Otwock · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Warsaw – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Warszawa · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Wrocław – non-ferrous metals purchasing branch, Wrocław · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Poland Smelting Technologies 'POLST' sp. z o.o.
Wałbrzych – aluminium casting alloys for automotive, Wałbrzych · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Poland Smelting Technologies 'POLST' sp. z o.o. – company description in the employer profile (aplikuj.pl) · verified 2026-10-08
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PPHU Stilmar Michał Dobrzyński
Częstochowa – processing of non-ferrous metals and aluminium dross, Częstochowa · Poland
Accepted grades: aluminium skimmings, drosses, spills and metallics
B Company website – about the company · verified 2026-10-08
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Ławnica – cable recycling, Ławnica · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, mixed copper-bearing scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – recycling · verified 2026-10-08
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Jelcz-Laskowice – aluminium wheels, low-pressure casting, flowforming, Jelcz-Laskowice · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B RONAL GROUP – lokalizacja RONAL POLSKA Sp. z o.o., Jelcz-Laskowice · verified 2026-10-08
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Wałbrzych (ul. Wrocławska 95) – aluminium wheels, low-pressure casting, Wałbrzych · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B RONAL GROUP – location of RONAL POLSKA Sp. z o.o., Wałbrzych (ul. Wrocławska 95) · verified 2026-10-08
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Superior Industries International
Stalowa Wola – three aluminium wheel plants (casting, machining, painting), Stalowa Wola · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Superior Industries International, Form 10-K za 2024 r. · verified 2026-10-08
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Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.
Białystok – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Białystok · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.
Bielsko-Biała – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Bielsko-Biała · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.
Bydgoszcz – non-ferrous scrap buying branch, Bydgoszcz · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.
Gdańsk – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Gdańsk · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.
Kalisz – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Kalisz · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.
Konstantynów Łódzki – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Konstantynów Łódzki · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.
Lublin – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Lublin · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.
Piotrków Trybunalski – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Piotrków Trybunalski · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.
Poznań – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Poznań · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.
Sosnowiec – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Sosnowiec · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.
Szczecin – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Szczecin · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.
Tomaszów Mazowiecki – main non-ferrous scrap processing plant, Tomaszów Mazowiecki · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.
Warsaw – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Warszawa · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Syntom Metal Recycling sp. z o.o.
Zabrze – non-ferrous scrap purchasing branch, Zabrze · Poland
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – branches · verified 2026-10-08
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Grodzisk Mazowiecki – e-scrap and non-ferrous metals processing plant, Grodzisk Mazowiecki · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Decision of the Starost of Grodzisk No. 1/2022 – amendment of the waste processing permit · verified 2026-10-08
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Virocast, Warszawa · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Virocast, zinc alloy die casting foundry · verified 2026-10-08
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Herby – aluminium profile extrusion plant, vertical paint line, Herby · Poland
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Yawal S.A. – 'Firma' page · verified 2026-10-08
The list shows the first 150 of 61 buyers; the full result is in the export.
No buyers with these filters. A larger radius, the area “also GB, CH, NO, TR”, the type “both” or a search without a grade widens the list.
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The export contains the result for the filters in the address; distance only with a shipping point from a NUTS 3 region (a point from the map or from the browser is not sent to the server).
Shipment procedure
- Same country
- shipment within the country – national rules
- Other EU country
- shipment between EU Member States – green-listed scrap: Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157, document in Annex VII
- Export from the EU
- export from the EU – provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 on exports from the Union and the rules of the country of import
The description of the shipment procedure is general and does not constitute legal advice. Legal status as of 20 October 2026: Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste. The classification of the waste and the obligations of the parties are determined case by case.
Buyers in the register
Number of buyer plants by metal and type (a plant of two metals counts in both). The numbers are not market size or shares – they are register plants meeting the buyer rule.
| Metal | smelter | smelter – type of plant | processor | plants in total | companies | with a documented grade | in GB, CH, NO, TR |
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| copper | 30 | 82 | 284 | 396 | 259 | 84 | 53 |
| aluminium | 158 | 270 | 302 | 730 | 515 | 127 | 109 |
Buyers by country
Buyer plants by country and metal; the country name leads to the “metal × country” page.
| Country | Cu – smelter | Cu – smelter – type of plant | Cu – processor | Al – smelter | Al – smelter – type of plant | Al – processor |
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| Austria | · | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 8 |
| Belgium | · | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Croatia | · | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · | 1 |
| Czechia | · | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Denmark | · | · | 6 | · | 1 | 7 |
| Estonia | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| Finland | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| France | 3 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 41 | 22 |
| Germany | 8 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 48 | 26 |
| Greece | · | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Hungary | · | 1 | · | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Ireland | · | · | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| Italy | 5 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 44 | 22 |
| Latvia | · | · | 2 | 1 | · | 2 |
| Lithuania | · | · | 6 | 1 | · | 6 |
| Luxembourg | · | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · |
| Netherlands | · | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Norway (outside the EU) | · | · | 8 | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| Poland | 3 | 5 | 32 | 9 | 20 | 32 |
| Portugal | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Slovakia | · | · | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Slovenia | · | · | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Spain | 4 | 5 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Switzerland (outside the EU) | · | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| Türkiye (outside the EU) | · | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
| United Kingdom (outside the EU) | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 18 |
EU scrap market
EU-27 scrap trade with non-EU countries (Eurostat Comext): imports and exports in tonnes, main partners. Scrap mass, not metal content; tonnes of copper and aluminium are not added up.
Copper scrap
Table of years (chart data)
| Year | of which from outside the EU (t) | of which to outside the EU (t) | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
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| 2015 | 570,304 | 843,290 | 3,559 | 2,831 |
| 2016 | 534,485 | 822,093 | 3,188 | 2,454 |
| 2017 | 517,357 | 873,180 | 3,676 | 2,961 |
| 2018 | 519,608 | 637,072 | 3,768 | 3,327 |
| 2019 | 554,208 | 696,487 | 3,696 | 3,107 |
| 2020 | 552,211 | 605,776 | 3,768 | 3,055 |
| 2021 | 529,241 | 678,606 | 5,119 | 4,543 |
| 2022 | 541,627 | 489,730 | 5,825 | 5,120 |
| 2023 | 451,492 | 531,200 | 5,540 | 4,891 |
| 2024 | 408,105 | 608,438 | 5,966 | 5,371 |
| 2025 | 476,276 | 648,532 | 6,330 | 5,652 |
| 2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 | 319,196 | 492,141 | 7,824 | 7,078 |
Largest scrap suppliers (2025)
- United States 152,221 t
- Switzerland 70,043 t
- United Kingdom 67,738 t
- Norway 19,958 t
- Morocco 11,090 t
Largest scrap destinations (2025)
- China 309,896 t
- India 109,038 t
- Thailand 50,168 t
- Pakistan 26,076 t
- Japan 24,985 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: 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
Aluminium scrap
Table of years (chart data)
| Year | of which from outside the EU (t) | of which to outside the EU (t) | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 465,295 | 679,385 | 1,257 | 1,221 |
| 2016 | 520,286 | 681,610 | 1,106 | 1,070 |
| 2017 | 567,587 | 717,534 | 1,257 | 1,194 |
| 2018 | 611,053 | 704,414 | 1,278 | 1,196 |
| 2019 | 665,746 | 834,518 | 1,124 | 1,028 |
| 2020 | 602,187 | 946,776 | 998 | 946 |
| 2021 | 563,142 | 1,114,384 | 1,406 | 1,368 |
| 2022 | 702,956 | 992,253 | 1,876 | 1,772 |
| 2023 | 607,586 | 1,165,920 | 1,580 | 1,545 |
| 2024 | 657,263 | 1,257,738 | 1,692 | 1,646 |
| 2025 | 652,372 | 1,277,301 | 1,788 | 1,774 |
| 2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 | 462,043 | 853,182 | 2,149 | 2,139 |
Largest scrap suppliers (2025)
- Switzerland 158,719 t
- United Kingdom 113,738 t
- Norway 46,146 t
- Türkiye 34,172 t
- Israel 32,887 t
Largest scrap destinations (2025)
- India 382,981 t
- Thailand 149,624 t
- China 127,142 t
- Hong Kong 106,680 t
- Pakistan 103,840 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: 7602 00 11, 7602 00 19, 7602 00 90 .
Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-10-20. Balance = exports − imports. Comext
Rules
- Buyer from the Companies register
- A scrap buyer is a register plant in a smelting link (smelter, secondary refinery, ingot caster, rod mill) or a processing link (recycling, shredding, granulation, e-waste recycling), with copper or aluminium, not closed, in the EU-27 or – as an option – in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway and Türkiye.
- Semi-finished product plants and foundries
- Rolling mills, wire drawing plants, extrusion plants and foundries with copper or aluminium are “smelter” buyers: scrap intake is inferred from the type of plant, not from a document – marked and can be excluded with a filter.
- Grade only from a document
- A grade entry for a plant exists only when a primary document (purchase page, grade list, permit with waste codes, register) names the grade, the waste code or the scrap CN code for that plant. A general “we buy scrap” without the metal is not an entry.
- Distance
- Distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance from the shipping point; it is not road distance or transport cost.
- Unit value
- The trade unit value (EUR/t) comes from Comext trade declarations – it approximates the price level and is not a market price. The portal publishes no price agency or LME quotations.
- Procedure
- The description of the shipment procedure is general, with the legal act and the date of the legal status – it is not legal advice.
- Picture of the market
- The list of buyers is a picture of the market – not a commercial recommendation; no rankings, ratings or personal data.
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