# Aluminium sheet and strip (under 6 mm)

Rectangular non-alloy and alloy aluminium sheet and strip over 0.2 mm up to 6 mm thick, uncoated – coils and sheets (automotive, building, heat exchangers, packaging, lithography). Excluding can stock and composite panels (separate classes). Copper counterpart: copper strip in coils – competing use: strip for heat exchangers.

- Metal: Aluminium
- Family: Plate, sheet and strip · Unalloyed aluminium and alloys – https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/products/aluminium#rodzina-flat
- CN: 7606 11 91, 7606 11 93, 7606 12 92, 7606 12 93
- PRODCOM: 24.42.24.30, 24.42.24.50
- Data as of: 2026-10-20, version 2.28
- Page: https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/products/al-sheet-strip
- JSON: https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/products/al-sheet-strip.json

## Key figures

- producing plants (incl. outside the EU): 37 (of which in the EU-27: 29)
- companies: 34
- countries: 19
- Corporate groups (a company without a group counted separately): 25
- non-EU control – plants in the EU-27: 23.8% – Non-EU control – plants in the EU-27: 5 of 21 plants with an established controller (29 of 37 producing plants are in the EU-27; plants outside the EU are out of scope of the indicator; ownership control logic and area).
- documented capacity (lower bound): 220 kt at 2 of 37 plants – lower bound

Figures cover entries “produced”; planned and ended – separately. Figures are a lower bound: a plant without a document naming the class is not entered.

## Producers

| Plant | Company | Group | Country | Status | Alloys | Source | Verified | Controller |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranshofen (Braunau am Inn) – walcownia gorąca i zimna blach, taśm i płyt (w tym płyty precyzyjne, taśmy na folię) (Ranshofen (Braunau am Inn)) | [AMAG rolling GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/amag-rolling-gmbh.md) | [B & C Holding Österreich GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/b-c-holding-osterreich-gmbh.md) | Austria | produced | – | [B] Witryna grupy AMAG – wyroby walcowane (blachy, kręgi, blachy platerowane do lutowania, taśma na folię) – https://www.amag-al4u.com/en/products/walzprodukte | 2026-10-19 | B & C Holding Österreich GmbH (Austria) |
| walcownia z odlewnią (casthouse) (Duffel) | [Aluminium Duffel BV](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/aluminium-duffel-bv.md) | [American Industrial Partners](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/american-industrial-partners.md) | Belgium | produced | 1050, 3003, 5182, 5754, 6016, 8011 | [B] Witryna spółki – kręgi (aluminiumduffel.com), grubość 0,10–7,5 mm; także arkusze i taśmy – https://aluminiumduffel.com/products/coils | 2026-10-19 | American Industrial Partners (–) |
| Alcomet AD (Szumen) | [Alcomet AD](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/alcomet-ad.md) | – | Bulgaria | produced | – | [B] Certyfikat ISO 9001:2015 BG13/85672 (SGS) – zakres: taśmy walcowane i blachy, Alcomet AD, Szumen (alcomet.eu), 1 – https://www.alcomet.eu/static/files/certificates/2023/9001-EN-2018.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Alcomet AD (Bulgaria) |
| Impol-TLM d.o.o. (Šibenik) | [Impol-TLM d.o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/impol-tlm-d-o-o.md) | [IMPOL 2000 družba za upravljanje d.d.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/impol-2000-druzba-za-upravljanje-d-d.md) | Croatia | produced | – | [B] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – karta członka Impol-TLM, zakres certyfikacji (zakład Šibenik) – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/about-asi/members/Impol---TLM-d-o-o- | 2026-10-19 | IMPOL 2000 družba za upravljanje d.d. (Slovenia) |
| AL INVEST Břidličná, a.s. (Břidličná) | [AL INVEST Břidličná, a.s.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/al-invest-bridlicna-a-s.md) | [MTX Group](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/mtx-group.md) | Czechia | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – płyty, blachy, taśmy, folie (alinvest.cz) – https://alinvest.cz/produkty/desky-plechy-pasy-folie | 2026-10-19 | MTX Group (Czechia) |
| Aludium Castelsarrasin SAS (Castelsarrasin (Tarn-et-Garonne)) | [Aludium Castelsarrasin SAS](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/aludium-castelsarrasin-sas.md) | – | France | produced | – | [B] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – karta członka Aludium, zakres certyfikacji zakładu Castelsarrasin (kręgi z walcarki na zimno) – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/about-asi/members/Aludium-Premium-Aluminium | 2026-10-19 | Jupiter Aluminum Corporation (–) |
| Issoire – walcownia blach grubych lotniczych i kosmicznych, blach dla transportu, przemysłu i obronności (płytownia, blachownia) (Issoire) | [Constellium Issoire SAS](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/constellium-issoire-sas.md) | [Constellium SE](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/constellium-se.md) | France | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – zakład Issoire (constellium.com): wydział blach – https://www.constellium.com/locations/issoire | 2026-10-19 | Constellium SE (France) |
| Biesheim (Neuf-Brisach) – walcownia gorąca i zimna: taśma na puszki (body, end, tab), blacha samochodowa, wymienniki ciepła (Biesheim (Neuf-Brisach)) | [Constellium Neuf-Brisach SAS](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/constellium-neuf-brisach.md) | [Constellium SE](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/constellium-se.md) | France | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – zakład Neuf-Brisach (constellium.com): kręgi i blachy, blacha karoseryjna, taśmy na wymienniki ciepła, taśma na opakowania żywności – https://www.constellium.com/locations/neuf-brisach | 2026-10-19 | Constellium SE (France) |
| Ennepetal – anodowanie, powlekanie PVD i lakierowanie taśm aluminiowych (Ennepetal) | [ALANOD GmbH & Co. KG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/alanod-gmbh-co-kg.md) | – | Germany | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – technologie powlekania (alanod.com: anodowanie taśm aluminiowych w kręgach, 4 linie anodowania) – https://alanod.com/company/coating-technologies/ | 2026-10-19 | ALANOD GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) |
| Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf) (Neuss) | [Aluminium Norf GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/aluminium-norf-gmbh.md) | – | Germany | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – wyroby (alunorf.de, Unsere Produkte: taśmy aluminiowe walcowane na gorąco i na zimno) – https://www.alunorf.de/produkte-prozesse/produkte | 2026-10-19 | Aluminium Norf GmbH (Germany) |
| odlewnia (Rolled Products / Extrusion) (Singen (Hohentwiel)) | [Constellium Singen GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/constellium-singen-gmbh.md) | [Constellium SE](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/constellium-se.md) | Germany | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – strona zakładu Singen (constellium.com: zintegrowana linia walcowania na gorąco i na zimno, blachy karoseryjne) – https://www.constellium.com/locations/singen | 2026-10-19 | Constellium SE (France) |
| Recyclingzentrum Nachterstedt (NARC) (Nachterstedt) | [Novelis Deutschland GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/novelis-deutschland-gmbh.md) | [Hindalco Industries Limited](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/hindalco-industries-limited.md) | Germany | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – strona zakładu Nachterstedt (novelis.com: wyroby walcowane na zimno dla motoryzacji, opakowań napojów i wyrobów specjalnych) – https://novelis.com/de/locations/nachterstedt-germany/ | 2026-10-19 | Hindalco Industries Limited (India) |
| zakład Koblencja (Koblencja) | [Novelis Deutschland GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/novelis-deutschland-gmbh.md) | [Hindalco Industries Limited](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/hindalco-industries-limited.md) | Germany | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – strona zakładu Koblencja (novelis.com: walcownia na gorąco – płyty, blachy i kręgi; lotnictwo, wymienniki ciepła) – https://novelis.com/locations/koblenz-germany/ | 2026-10-19 | Hindalco Industries Limited (India) |
| walcownia i odlewnia Hamburg (Hamburg) | [Speira GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/speira-gmbh.md) | [Speira](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/speira.md) | Germany | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – wyroby walcowane (speira.com, opis zakładu Hamburg: taśmy aluminiowe) – https://www.speira.com/aluminium-rolled-products/ | 2026-10-19 | Speira International Holdings B.V. (Netherlands) |
| zakład Oinofyta (Oinofyta (Beocja)) | [Elval](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/elval.md) | [Viohalco](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/viohalco.md) | Greece | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – o Elval, zakłady produkcyjne (elval.com, Oinofyta: kręgi i blachy) – https://www.elval.com/en/about-elval | 2026-10-19 | Viohalco (Belgium) |
| walcownia i odlewnia Székesfehérvár (Székesfehérvár) | [Arconic-Köfém Mill Products Hungary Kft.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/arconic-kofem-mill-products-hungary-kft.md) | [Arconic](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/arconic.md) | Hungary | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – Arconic Székesfehérvár (arconic.com: blachy, kręgi, blachy żeberkowe, wyroby lutowne) – https://www.arconic.com/hungary-en | 2026-10-19 | Arconic (United States) |
| Cardano al Campo – walcownia taśm, blach, krążków (walcowanie na gorąco i zimno) (Cardano al Campo) | [L.A.G. Laminati Alluminio Gallarate S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/l-a-g-laminati-alluminio-gallarate-s-p-a.md) | [L.A.G. Laminati Alluminio Gallarate](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/l-a-g-laminati-alluminio-gallarate.md) | Italy | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – o spółce (laminatialluminiogallarate.it, Cardano al Campo) – https://www.laminatialluminiogallarate.it/chi-siamo/ | 2026-10-19 | – |
| Laminazione Sottile S.p.A. (San Marco Evangelista) | [Laminazione Sottile S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/laminazione-sottile-s-p-a.md) | [Laminazione Sottile S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/laminazione-sottile-s-p-a.md) | Italy | produced | – | [B] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – raport z audytu Laminazione Sottile, certyfikat 124, s. 4 (zakład San Marco Evangelista/Caserta), 4 – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ASI-Audit-Report-Laminazione-Sottile-Certificate-124-PS-Rev-4.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Laminazione Sottile S.p.A. (Italy) |
| Niche Fusina Rolled Products S.r.l. (Malcontenta (Fusina), Wenecja) | [Niche Fusina Rolled Products S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/niche-fusina-rolled-products-s-r-l.md) | – | Italy | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – wyroby (fusinaproducts.com): blachy, kręgi, blachy ryflowane – https://www.fusinaproducts.com/products/ | 2026-10-19 | Niche Group (–) |
| zakład Bresso (Bresso (Mediolan)) | [Novelis Italia S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/novelis-italia-s-p-a.md) | [Hindalco Industries Limited](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/hindalco-industries-limited.md) | Italy | produced | – | [B] Witryna grupy Novelis – strona zakładu Bresso – https://novelis.com/locations/bresso-italy/ | 2026-10-19 | Hindalco Industries Limited (India) |
| zakład Pieve Emanuele (Fizzonasco) (Pieve Emanuele (Mediolan)) | [Novelis Italia S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/novelis-italia-s-p-a.md) | [Hindalco Industries Limited](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/hindalco-industries-limited.md) | Italy | produced | – | [B] Witryna grupy Novelis – strona zakładu Pieve Emanuele – https://novelis.com/locations/pieve-italy/ | 2026-10-19 | Hindalco Industries Limited (India) |
| Profilglass S.p.A. (Fano) | [Profilglass S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/profilglass-s-p-a.md) | – | Italy | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – wyroby walcowane (profilglass.it, Fano) – https://www.profilglass.it/prodotti/laminati/ | 2026-10-19 | Profilglass S.p.A. (Italy) |
| Slim Aluminium S.p.A. (Cisterna di Latina) | [Slim Aluminium S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/slim-aluminium-s-p-a.md) | [Slim Aluminium S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/slim-aluminium-s-p-a.md) | Italy | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – strona zakładu Cisterna di Latina (slimalu.com) – https://www.slimalu.com/about/slim-cisterna/ | 2026-10-19 | – |
| Speira AS Karmøy (Håvik (Karmøy)) | [Speira AS Karmøy](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/speira-as-karmy.md) | [Speira](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/speira.md) | Norway | produced | – | [C] Komunikat spółki o rekordowej produkcji walcowni Speira Karmøy (speira.com): wyroby walcowane dla budownictwa, elektrotechniki i motoryzacji – https://www.speira.com/newsroom/press/record-high-production-volumes-from-speira-karmoey | 2026-10-19 | Speira International Holdings B.V. (Netherlands) |
| Holmestrand – walcownia (Holmestrand) | [Speira GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/speira-gmbh.md) | [Speira](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/speira.md) | Norway | produced | – | [C] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – raport z audytu Speira, certyfikat 20 rev. 5: walcownia Holmestrand (odlewnia, przetop, półwyroby), 5 – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ASI-Audit-Report-Speira-Certificate-20-PS-Rev-5.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Speira International Holdings B.V. (Netherlands) |
| Konin – odlewnia (topienie złomu i metalu pierwotnego, odlewanie wlewków płaskich), walcownia na gorąco i zimno, wykańczalnia taśm, blach i folii (Konin) | [Gränges Konin S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/granges-konin-s-a.md) | [Gränges AB](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/granges-ab.md) | Poland | produced | 1xxx, 3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx, 8xxx | [B] Witryna spółki – Gränges Konin (granges.com, strona zakładu, wersja polska) – https://www.granges.com/markets-and-products/europe/konin/konin--polish/ | 2026-10-19 | Gränges AB (Sweden) |
| Alro S.A. Slatina (Slatina) | [Alro S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/alro-s-a.md) | [Vimetco N.V.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/vimetco-n-v.md) | Romania | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – blachy i taśmy (alro.ro); zakres certyfikatu ASI 237: blachy – https://www.alro.ro/produs/table | 2026-10-19 | Vimetco N.V. (Cyprus) |
| Impol Seval, Valjarna aluminija, a.d. (Sevojno) | [Impol Seval, Valjarna aluminija, a.d.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/impol-seval-valjarna-aluminija-a-d.md) | [IMPOL 2000 družba za upravljanje d.d.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/impol-2000-druzba-za-upravljanje-d-d.md) | Serbia | produced | 1xxx, 3xxx, 5xxx, 8xxx | [B] Witryna spółki Impol Seval – kręgi walcowane na zimno (impol.rs) – https://www.impol.rs/en/products/cold-rolled-coils | 2026-10-19 | IMPOL 2000 družba za upravljanje d.d. (Slovenia) |
| Aludium Alicante (Alicante) | [Aludium](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/aludium.md) | [Aludium Premium Aluminium](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/aludium-premium-aluminium.md) | Spain | produced | – | [B] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – karta członka Aludium, zakres certyfikacji zakładu Alicante (odlewnia, walcowanie na zimno i wykańczanie) – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/about-asi/members/Aludium-Premium-Aluminium | 2026-10-19 | Aludium Premium Aluminium (–) |
| Aludium Amorebieta (Amorebieta-Etxano (Bizkaia)) | [Aludium Amorebieta](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/aludium-amorebieta.md) | [Aludium Premium Aluminium](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/aludium-premium-aluminium.md) | Spain | produced | – | [B] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – karta członka Aludium, zakres certyfikacji zakładu Amorebieta (walcowanie na gorąco i na zimno, wykańczanie) – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/about-asi/members/Aludium-Premium-Aluminium | 2026-10-19 | Aludium Premium Aluminium (–) |
| projekt INTEGRA, Sabiñánigo (Sabiñánigo (Huesca)) | [Iberfoil](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/iberfoil.md) | [Grupo Alibérico](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/grupo-aliberico.md) | Spain | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – kręgi aluminiowe 0,2–6 mm z walcarki Edelweiss (iberfoil.com, strona COIL) – https://www.iberfoil.com/coil/ | 2026-10-19 | Grupo Alibérico (–) |
| zakład Finspång (przetopnia i odlewnia) (Finspång) | [Gränges Sweden AB](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/granges-sweden-ab.md) | [Gränges AB](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/granges-ab.md) | Sweden | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – strona zakładu Finspång (granges.com): materiały na wymienniki ciepła dla pojazdów, blachy budowlane – https://www.granges.com/sv/marknader-och-produkter/europa/finspang/ | 2026-10-19 | Gränges AB (Sweden) |
| zakład Sierre (odlewnia z linią recyklingu) (Sierre) | [Novelis Switzerland SA](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/novelis-switzerland-sa.md) | [Hindalco Industries Limited](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/hindalco-industries-limited.md) | Switzerland | produced | – | [B] Witryna grupy Novelis – strona zakładu Sierre – https://www.novelis.com/locations/sierre-switzerland/ | 2026-10-19 | Hindalco Industries Limited (India) |
| Karapürçek – zakład produkcyjny (Karapürçek) | [ASAŞ Alüminyum San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/asas-aluminyum-san-ve-tic-a-s.md) | [ASAŞ Alüminyum](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/asas-aluminyum.md) | Türkiye | produced | 1xxx, 3xxx, 5xxx, 6xxx, 7xxx, 8xxx | [B] Witryna spółki – zakład wyrobów płaskich (asastr.com, Karapürçek, Sakarya) – https://www.asastr.com/uretim-tesisleri/aluminyum-yassi-mamuller-uretim-tesisi/ | 2026-10-19 | ASAŞ Alüminyum San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. (Türkiye) |
| Dilovası i Tuzla (Dilovası (Kocaeli); siedziba Tuzla (Stambuł)) | [Assan Alüminyum](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/assan-aluminyum.md) | [Kibar Holding](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/kibar-holding.md) | Türkiye | produced | – | [B] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – raport z audytu, certyfikat 118 (Assan Alüminyum; kręgi i blachy w zakładach Tuzla i Dilovası), 1 – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ASI-Audit-Report-Assan-Aluminyum-Certificate-118-PS-Rev-3.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Kibar Holding A.Ş. (Türkiye) |
| Teknik Alüminyum Sanayi A.Ş. (Velimeşe OSB, Ergene (Tekirdağ)) | [Teknik Alüminyum Sanayi A.Ş.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/teknik-aluminyum-sanayi-a-s.md) | – | Türkiye | produced | – | [B] Witryna spółki – wyroby (teknikaluminyum.com.tr: kręgi i blachy, taśmy, blachy tłoczone) – https://www.teknikaluminyum.com.tr/tr/urunler | 2026-10-19 | – |
| odlewnia (casthouse) (Bridgnorth) | [Bridgnorth Aluminium Ltd](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/bridgnorth-aluminium-ltd.md) | [Viohalco](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/viohalco.md) | United Kingdom | produced | – | [B] Aluminium Stewardship Initiative – karta członka Bridgnorth Aluminium, zakres certyfikacji (blachy litograficzne, taśmy na uzwojenia transformatorów, taśmy i kręgi do formowania) – https://aluminium-stewardship.org/about-asi/members/Bridgnorth-Aluminium | 2026-10-19 | Viohalco (Belgium) |

## EU-27 trade with non-EU countries

Imports into the EU-27 from non-EU countries and exports from the EU-27 to them (without trade between EU countries), tonnes and euro, 2015–2025.

| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Imports (EUR m) | Exports (EUR m) |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2015 | 546,812 | 799,889 | 253,077 | 1,555.5 | 2,365.4 |
| 2016 | 612,634 | 873,616 | 260,982 | 1,507.7 | 2,413.4 |
| 2017 | 615,201 | 925,687 | 310,486 | 1,648.4 | 2,760.5 |
| 2018 | 677,838 | 939,916 | 262,078 | 1,833.1 | 2,930.1 |
| 2019 | 634,505 | 680,788 | 46,283 | 1,589.3 | 2,185.4 |
| 2020 | 522,315 | 477,166 | -45,148 | 1,263.3 | 1,499.8 |
| 2021 | 600,242 | 492,756 | -107,485 | 1,797.2 | 1,768.8 |
| 2022 | 719,616 | 422,640 | -296,976 | 3,007.3 | 2,048.1 |
| 2023 | 542,519 | 394,471 | -148,048 | 1,937.7 | 1,723.1 |
| 2024 | 523,325 | 393,987 | -129,338 | 1,825.3 | 1,677.2 |
| 2025 | 558,076 | 387,674 | -170,402 | 1,963.2 | 1,705.0 |
| 2026 (2026-01/2026-08) | 359,465 | 318,865 | -40,600 | 1,476.6 | 1,601.1 |

- Largest non-EU suppliers, 2025: Türkiye 154,576 t; Switzerland 134,015 t; Norway 82,197 t; United Kingdom 75,785 t; Serbia 26,286 t
- Largest non-EU customers, 2025: United Kingdom 109,415 t; United States 87,168 t; Switzerland 56,368 t; Türkiye 34,490 t; Mexico 19,359 t

Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409); data retrieved: 2026-10-19. CN codes of the class as in the header; balance = exports – imports. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/comext/newxtweb/

## Counterpart in the other metal

Substitute product in copper: [Copper strip in coils](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/products/cu-strip-coil.md). Common application: strip for heat exchangers.

| | Aluminium sheet and strip (under 6 mm) (Al) | Copper strip in coils (Cu) |
|---|---:|---:|
| producing plants (incl. outside the EU) | 37 | 16 |
| countries | 19 | 10 |
| Extra-EU imports 2025 (t) | 558,076 | 23,601 |
| Extra-EU exports 2025 (t) | 387,674 | 44,662 |

Figures of both classes come from the same sources (entries from documents, Comext); aluminium and copper figures are never added up, and a pair does not mean interchangeability in every application.

## Related

- Flow analysis: [EU-27 Aluminium Flows](https://ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/eu-aluminium-flow-analysis.md)
- Country aluminium flow analyses: [Aluminium Flows in Austria](https://ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/aluminium-flows-austria.md); [Aluminium Flows in France](https://ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/aluminium-flows-france.md); [Aluminium Flows in Germany](https://ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/aluminium-flows-germany.md); [Aluminium Flows in Italy](https://ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/aluminium-flows-italy.md); [Aluminium Flows in Poland](https://ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/aluminium-flows-poland.md)
- Production technologies: [charge and melt analysis](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/analiza-wsadu.md); [melting and casting](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/topienie-odlewanie.md); [hot rolling](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/walcowanie-goraco.md); [cold rolling](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/walcowanie-zimno.md); [extrusion](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/wyciskanie.md); [heat treatment (annealing, solution treatment, ageing, brazing)](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/obrobka-cieplna.md); [slitting and cutting to length](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/ciecie.md); [surface treatment and cleaning](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/obrobka-powierzchni.md); [quality control and materials testing](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/kontrola-jakosci.md); [protective atmospheres, gases and utilities](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/atmosfery-media.md)
- Ownership control of the producers: https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/ownership.md?produkt=al-sheet-strip
- Companies list and map filtered to this class: https://ai-waw.com/en/companies?produkt=al-sheet-strip

## Method note

- **Entry only from a primary document** – A class is assigned to a plant only when a primary document names it – a product data sheet, an annual report, a register or a company page describing the product – with the document page and a reliability class (A, B or C). Press and company directories without a company document are not a basis for an entry.
- **Assignment from a location document** – When a company document describes the product and only a location page points to the plant, the assignment of the product to the plant is an inference – the source then has class C and the entry awaits confirmation by a plant document.
- **“Full range” is not an entry** – A general claim (“full range of copper products”) without the class, dimensions or alloys does not create an entry. A plant without an entry may make the class – the register does not know.
- **Capacity only from a document** – Class capacity (kt) – only when a document states it; no estimates and no split of a whole plant’s capacity into classes. The sum covers only plants with a stated capacity and is a lower bound – always given with the number of plants it covers.
- **Entry status** – Produced, planned production (investment announced in a document), production ended. A closed plant – production ended. Key figures – “produced” only.
- **Ownership control** – The entity controlling the plant and its country – as in Ownership control (GLEIF Level 2, GLEIF exceptions, groups from company documents). The non-EU share is computed only among producers located in the EU-27 with an established controller (as the default area of Ownership control); a plant outside the EU – e.g. in Türkiye, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or Serbia – is out of scope of the indicator, although it counts among plants and countries.
- **Trade** – Eurostat Comext: EU-27 with non-EU countries, CN codes of the class (sum of the codes), tonnes and euro. A CN code may cover products of other classes (e.g. rods and sections in one code) – trade describes CN codes, not the plants of the register.
- **Metals kept apart** – Each class belongs to one metal (aluminium, copper, zinc). Each metal has its own page; the metals share a family layout – five semi-finished product families (wire rod and wire; bars and sections; plate, sheet and strip; foil; tubes), families outside semi-finished products (unwrought alloys – feedstock, powders and dust, chemical compounds, anodes and other articles – currently zinc only) and derived products; split by material within a family. A family without classes of a metal shows “–” with a description in the comparison table. Header figures and trade totals are given separately for each metal – tonnes of different metals are never added up. Derived products (e.g. winding wire, structures, cans, stranded wire, zinc-coated steel, die castings) are marked and are not semi-finished products; tonnes of coated steel are the mass of the product, not of zinc. A class outside the metal trade total (coated steel, zinc oxide, die castings without a CN code) carries a note with the reason.
- **Counterpart in the other metal** – A copper ↔ aluminium substitution pair (e.g. wire, coiled tubes, strip, stranded wire) comes from the dictionary field or from the portal map of pairs. The comparison shows the figures of both classes side by side, without a total, and the application sentence has no figures; a pair does not mean interchangeability in every application.
- **Links by metal** – Copper classes have a form in the R02 forecast and the EU copper flow analysis; aluminium classes – the EU aluminium flow analysis and the country analyses; zinc classes – the EU zinc flow analysis and the country analysis for Poland (the R01 and R02 forecasts cover copper only). An analysis link given with the class takes precedence.
- **Pilot coverage** – The pilot covers copper and aluminium semi-finished products and their alloys, and zinc products (titanium-zinc sheet, unwrought alloys, powders and dust, anodes, derived products) at plants of the Companies register. Counts of plants, countries and groups and the capacity sum are a lower bound of the market – they grow with further documents.

Pages and Markdown are open to text and data mining with attribution; JSON data – like the other JSON data of the register – are reserved as a database compilation. Trade data: Eurostat (reuse with attribution).