# HME Copper Germany GmbH

Group: Zhejiang Hailiang (HME Metal Europe)  
Ownership path: HME Copper Germany GmbH (company, LEI 2138006VTP46XTR8I237) → [Hailiang Group](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/hailiang-group.md) (corporate group, LEI 300300MNDZMYN5WV5C41)  
Country of seat: Germany  
Data as of: 2026-10-20, version 2.31  
Page: https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/hme-copper-germany-gmbh

## Plants

### Menden – rurownia (SANCO) (Menden, Germany)

- Link: tubes
- Status: operating
- Metals: copper
- CN: 7411 10
- Output 2024: 36.7 kt production taken into stock
- Coordinates: 51.44, 7.8
- Source [B]: HME Metal Europe, „Company” – HME Copper Germany (Menden), HME Ibertubos (Barcelona), HME Brass Germany (Berlin), HME Brass France (Rai), HME Brass Italy (Serravalle Scrivia) – https://www.hmemetal.com/en/about-us/company/
- Source [B]: Zhejiang Hailiang, 2024 ESG Report, s. 46 (PDF s. 24) – https://static.cninfo.com.cn/finalpage/2025-04-26/1223321895.PDF
- Note: Taken over from KME on 1.04.2019. Capacities and output not published.
- Verified at source: 2026-10-08

## Scrap buyer

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

- Menden – rurownia (SANCO) (Menden, Germany): smelter – scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document; Metal: copper; Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

[Scrap buyers in the Recycling tab](https://ai-waw.com/en/recycling.md)

## Metal flow analyses

- [EU Copper Flow Analysis](https://ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/eu-copper-flow-analysis.md)
- [Copper Flows in Germany](https://ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/copper-flows-germany.md)