# Copper wire rod

Refined copper wire with a maximum cross-sectional dimension over 6 mm – mostly 8 mm continuous-cast and rolled rod (Cu-ETP, Cu-OF), the feed of wire drawing. The PRODCOM code also covers copper-alloy wire. Aluminium counterpart: aluminium wire rod – competing use: feed for drawing wire for electrical conductors and cables.

- Metal: Copper
- Family: Wire rod and wire (Wire rod) · Copper – https://ai-waw.com/en/products/copper#rodzina-wire
- CN: 7408 11 00
- PRODCOM: 24.44.23.30
- Form in the R02 forecast: Copper wire rod (intermediate for wire drawing; outside the semis total) (`semis.wire_rod`)
- Data as of: 2026-10-25, version 2.40
- Page: https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod
- JSON: https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod.json

## Producers – key figures

- producing plants (incl. outside the EU): 16 (of which in the EU-27: 15)
- companies: 15
- countries: 9
- Corporate groups (a company without a group counted separately): 11
- non-EU control – plants in the EU-27: 0.0% – Non-EU control – plants in the EU-27: 0 of 8 plants with an established controller (15 of 16 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): No document states a capacity for this class – no sum is computed.

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olen – anode furnaces, refinery, wire rod mill, FOXROD, bars and profiles (Olen) | [Aurubis Olen NV/SA](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/aurubis-olen-nv-sa.md) | [Aurubis AG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/aurubis-ag.md) | Belgium | produced | Cu-ETP1, CW003A, CuAg0.1, CW013A, CuSn0.3, CW129C | [B] Aurubis Olen plant website – cast and rolled copper wire rod ROD (aurubis.com) – https://www.aurubis.com/en/olen/products/wire-rod | 2026-10-19 | Aurubis AG (Germany) |
| Lens – wire rod foundry and wire drawing plant (Lens) | [Nexans France SAS](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/nexans-france-sas.md) | [Nexans S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/nexans-s-a.md) | France | produced | – | [B] Nexans press release of 22.10.2024 – investment in Lens, France’s only copper wire rod foundry (nexans.com) – https://www.nexans.com/press-releases/nexans-signs-a-strategic-investment-agreement-in-france-to-increase-its-copper-production-and-recycling-capacity-across-europe/ | 2026-10-19 | Nexans S.A. (France) |
| Hamburg – smelter, refinery, rolling mill (Hamburg) | [Aurubis AG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/aurubis-ag.md) | [Aurubis AG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/aurubis-ag.md) | Germany | produced | – | [A] Annual report 2024/25 of the Aurubis group – management report, p. 87 (Custom Smelting & Products segment: wire rod at the Hamburg, Olen, Emmerich and Avellino plants), 30 – https://annualreport2024-25.aurubis.com/fileadmin/static/pdf_en/Aurubis-AR-24-25-Management-Report.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Aurubis AG (Germany) |
| Emmerich – rod mill (Southwire SCR) (Emmerich am Rhein) | [Deutsche Giessdraht GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/deutsche-giessdraht-gmbh.md) | [Aurubis AG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/aurubis-ag.md) | Germany | produced | – | [A] Annual report 2024/25 of the Aurubis group – management report, p. 87 (wire rod including at the Emmerich plant), 30 – https://annualreport2024-25.aurubis.com/fileadmin/static/pdf_en/Aurubis-AR-24-25-Management-Report.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Aurubis AG (Germany) |
| Hettstedt – wire rod mill (Contirod) and wire drawing plant (Hettstedt) | [Elcowire Rod GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/elcowire-rod-gmbh.md) | [Elcowire](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/elcowire.md) | Germany | produced | – | [B] Elcowire website – wire rod (plants in Helsingborg and Hettstedt) (elcowire.com) – https://elcowire.com/rod/ | 2026-10-19 | Elcowire (–) |
| Bramsche – Rod & Foundry, winding wire (Bramsche) | [Lacroix + Kress GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/lacroix-kress-gmbh.md) | – | Germany | produced | – | [B] Essex Solutions website – location “Lacroix + Kress Rod & Foundry, Bramsche” (essexsolutions.com) – https://www.essexsolutions.com/locations/lacroix-kress-rod-and-foundry-bramsche-germany | 2026-10-19 | Superior Essex (–) |
| Neunburg vorm Wald – Rod & Foundry (Neunburg vorm Wald) | [Lacroix + Kress GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/lacroix-kress-gmbh.md) | – | Germany | produced | – | [B] Essex Solutions website – location “Lacroix + Kress Rod & Foundry, Neunburg vorm Wald” (essexsolutions.com) – https://www.essexsolutions.com/locations/lacroix-kress-rod-and-foundry-neunburg-vorm-wald-germany | 2026-10-19 | Superior Essex (–) |
| Corinth (Sousaki) – cable plant with a Cu and Al wire rod foundry (Corinth (Sousaki)) | [Hellenic Cables S.A. / Fulgor S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/hellenic-cables-s-a-fulgor-s-a.md) | [Viohalco](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/viohalco.md) | Greece | produced | – | [A] Annual report 2025 of Cenergy Holdings – Fulgor plant in Sousaki (Corinth): copper and aluminium foundries, own production of copper and aluminium wire rod, p. 22 (PDF p. 24), 24 – https://live.euronext.com/sites/default/files/company_press_releases/attachments/2026/03/31/Connect_cenergyannual-report-2025enfinal.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Viohalco (Belgium) |
| Avellino – rolling mill (Avellino) | [Aurubis Italia S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/aurubis-italia-s-r-l.md) | [Aurubis AG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/aurubis-ag.md) | Italy | produced | CuAg | [B] EMAS Environmental Statement Aurubis Italia S.r.l., Avellino plant, rev. 10 (15.10.2024), p. 24, 24 – https://www.aurubis.com/dam/jcr:ddc3d3ae-434f-453b-9bdd-d0c8270ad278/Dichiarazione%20Ambientale | 2026-10-19 | Aurubis AG (Germany) |
| O/Huta Miedzi “Cedynia” (Orsk) | [KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/kghm-polska-miedz-s-a.md) | [KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/kghm-polska-miedz-s-a.md) | Poland | produced | Cu-ETP, Cu-OFE, CuAg0,04, CuAg0,07, CuAg0,10 | [B] Company website – copper: Cu-ETP-8-CL wire rod and Cu-OFE and CuAg oxygen-free copper wire (UPCAST) 8–25 mm, O/HM Cedynia in Orsk (kghm.com) – https://kghm.com/pl/biznes/produkty/miedz | 2026-10-19 | KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. (Poland) |
| Zaczernie – Cu-OFE wire casting plant (UPCAST) and profile extrusion (CONFORM) (Zaczernie) | [Metall-Expres Sp. z o.o.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/metall-expres-sp-z-o-o.md) | – | Poland | produced | Cu-OFE | [B] Company website – Cu-OFE oxygen-free copper wire 8–25 mm, UPCAST vertical casting, Zaczernie plant (metallexpres.pl) – https://metallexpres.pl/produkcja/produkcja-drutu-z-miedzi-cu-ofe | 2026-10-19 | Metall-Expres Sp. z o.o. (Poland) |
| cable waste recycling (Bukowno) (Bukowno) | [TELE-FONIKA Kable S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/tele-fonika-kable-s-a.md) | – | Poland | produced | – | [B] TFKable Group (TELE-FONIKA Kable S.A.) ESG Report 2024, ch. 3.5 – remelting of copper from cable recycling and copper wire rod at the Cable Waste Recycling Plant in Bukowno, pp. 48 and 51, 48 – https://www.tele-fonika.com/storage/file/core_files/2025/10/6/8e239a3096e5163314ed28db6a034bbf/tfk-raport-esg-pl-2024-03102025.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Grupa TFKable (–) |
| Córdoba – wire rod mill, wire drawing plant, secondary refinery (Córdoba) | [Cunext Copper Industries S.L.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/cunext-copper-industries-s-l.md) | – | Spain | produced | – | [A] Non-financial report (EINF) 2024 of the Cunext group, p. 9 – description of the activities of Cunext Copper Industries, 9 – https://cunext.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CUNEXT_EINF_2024__en-GB.pdf | 2026-10-19 | Cunext Group (–) |
| Les Masies de Voltregà – rolling mill (ETP and FRHC Cosmelt) (Les Masies de Voltregà) | [La Farga YourCopperSolutions S.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/la-farga-yourcoppersolutions-s-a.md) | – | Spain | produced | Cu-ETP, CW005A, Cu-OF, CuAg, CuSn, CuMg | [B] La Farga catalogue – wire rod, drawn products and welding wire (lafarga.es), plant address Les Masies de Voltregà, 13, 16–17 – https://lafarga.es/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LA-FARGA-Catalogue-WRod-DSolutions-Welding-W-ENG.pdf | 2026-10-19 | La Farga (–) |
| Helsingborg – rolling mill and extrusion plant (Helsingborg) | [Elcowire Group AB](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/elcowire-group-ab.md) | [Elcowire](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/elcowire.md) | Sweden | produced | Cu-ETP, CW004A, Cu-ETP1, CW003A, C11000, C11040 | [B] Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) S-P-07031 “Copper Wire Rod” Elcowire AB – Helsingborg plant, pp. 3–4 (environdec.com), 4 – https://api.environdec.com/api/v1/EPDLibrary/Files/74cd6277-3f4c-4e03-b1a8-08db681d8c95/Data | 2026-10-19 | Elcowire (–) |
| Denizli – copper refining, wire rod, copper wires and stranded wires, contact wires (Denizli) | [Er-Bakır Elektrolitik Bakır Mamulleri A.Ş.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/er-bakr-elektrolitik-bakr-mamulleri-a-s.md) | – | Türkiye | produced | Cu-ETP, Cu-OF (joint capacity of several products (no figure for this class): the continuous casting process page gives the CONTIROD line throughput as 30 t/h – not converted to kt/yr) | [B] Company website – ETP 8 mm and OFC wire rod, CONTIROD line (erbakir.com.tr) – https://www.erbakir.com.tr/filmasin | 2026-10-19 | – |

- Producer list – data files: [CSV](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/producers.csv) · [JSON](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/producers.json) · [Metadata](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/producers.metadata.json)

## Key figures of the class, 2025

- **Extra-EU imports, 2025**: 44.8 thousand t (EUR 407 million)
- **Extra-EU exports, 2025**: 319 thousand t (EUR 2.90 billion)
- **Intra-EU arrivals, 2025**: 749 thousand t (EUR 6.54 billion) – arrivals reported by EU countries; intra-EU dispatches: 779 thousand t
- **EU-27 production (PRODCOM), 2025**: 2.04 million t (EUR 12.1 billion) – Eurostat estimate (E); PRODCOM code shared by 4 classes – production of the whole group
- **Plants and countries**: 16 plants (countries: 9) – producing plants according to primary documents (a lower bound)
- **Rank among copper classes, 2025**: #1 of 28 (by extra-EU export mass) – imports: #2 of 28; exports: #1 of 28; production (PRODCOM code group): #1 of 9; code shared by 4 classes

In 2025 EU-27 imports from outside the EU amounted to 44.8 thousand t (EUR 407 million) and exports to 319 thousand t (EUR 2.90 billion); the mass balance was +274 thousand t (export surplus). Intra-EU arrivals (reported by EU countries) – 749 thousand t. Main non-EU suppliers: Türkiye (51.2%), Egypt (25.6%) and Canada (10.2%). Main non-EU customers: Morocco (35.8%), Switzerland (9.9%) and United Kingdom (9.2%). Between 2015 and 2025 import mass changed by +250.2% and export mass by +1.5%. EU-27 sold production according to PRODCOM (code 24.44.23.30, shared with classes: “Brass wire”, “Cupro-nickel and nickel silver wire”, “Bronze and other copper-alloy wire”) was 2.04 million t in 2025 (EUR 12.1 billion; a Eurostat estimate). EU-27 apparent consumption within the scope of the PRODCOM code (sold production + non-EU imports − non-EU exports; excluding production for own use): 1.77 million t.

## What you should know about this data

- The class covers CN code 7408 11 00 (CN 2026); PRODCOM code 24.44.23.30 also covers classes: “Brass wire”, “Cupro-nickel and nickel silver wire”, “Bronze and other copper-alloy wire” – production refers to the whole group.
- Class codes unchanged in 2005–2025 (Eurostat CN8 predecessor–successor table) – comparable series.
- PRODCOM (sold production, 24.44.23.30): EU-27 quantity in 2006–2008, 2011, 2021–2022, 2025 is a Eurostat estimate (E); EU-27 quantity in 2010, 2012–2013, 2017–2019 rounded by Eurostat (R; value ± rounding base); country data with a quantity in tonnes labelled KG (K; identified by unit value, taken as tonnes): FI 2024 – the EU-27 aggregate for those years may understate it (cannot be resolved from public data); country data with an unreliable unit value (X; quantity or value without a figure): HU 2019, 2021, 2025; years without EU-27 quantity: 2005 (confidentiality, no code or an unreliable value – a gap, not zero; the series does not link PRODCOM list changes before 2024 – years before the code was introduced have no figure); quantity confidential (C) in 2025 in 10 countries (AT, BE, BG, CZ, FR, GR, IE, NL, PL, SE) – confidential values are not filled in; apparent consumption is based on sold production – excluding output used within the producing plant (e.g. wire rod drawn into wire), which understates the result for semi-finished products.
- Unit value (EUR/t) is the ratio of trade value to mass – it depends on the product mix, metal content and partner structure; it is not a market price.
- Year 2026 – monthly data: extra-EU January–August, intra-EU January–July (incomplete, provisional year).

## EU-27 trade, 2005–2025

EU-27 imports and exports – with non-EU countries or within the EU (arrivals reported by EU countries and their dispatches to other EU countries) – in tonnes, euro or as unit value; the current year – monthly data (incomplete year).

| Year | Imports (t) – extra-EU | Exports (t) – extra-EU | Imports (EUR) | Exports (EUR) | Imports (t) – intra-EU | Exports (t) – intra-EU | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2005 | 145,121 | 204,470 | 440,583,372 | 611,772,972 | 763,181 | 738,826 | 3,036 | 2,992 |
| 2006 | 106,822 | 238,263 | 592,062,057 | 1,247,255,949 | 860,449 | 843,509 | 5,543 | 5,235 |
| 2007 | 127,856 | 299,109 | 691,599,893 | 1,616,093,427 | 881,444 | 859,287 | 5,409 | 5,403 |
| 2008 | 117,189 | 312,272 | 574,707,684 | 1,609,781,634 | 864,211 | 834,542 | 4,904 | 5,155 |
| 2009 | 71,978 | 306,979 | 263,053,348 | 1,197,142,331 | 630,815 | 675,605 | 3,655 | 3,900 |
| 2010 | 72,890 | 307,635 | 416,173,433 | 1,755,729,403 | 672,662 | 739,154 | 5,710 | 5,707 |
| 2011 | 111,390 | 286,614 | 724,479,382 | 1,896,444,937 | 661,729 | 700,000 | 6,504 | 6,617 |
| 2012 | 115,522 | 253,727 | 739,304,183 | 1,620,166,079 | 649,277 | 689,401 | 6,400 | 6,385 |
| 2013 | 91,043 | 241,352 | 536,137,453 | 1,409,910,785 | 676,620 | 693,278 | 5,889 | 5,842 |
| 2014 | 20,627 | 286,605 | 109,243,793 | 1,547,529,873 | 721,149 | 716,295 | 5,296 | 5,400 |
| 2015 | 12,801 | 313,999 | 67,258,995 | 1,648,185,312 | 727,964 | 748,466 | 5,254 | 5,249 |
| 2016 | 21,937 | 303,233 | 101,148,250 | 1,380,311,465 | 699,516 | 719,668 | 4,611 | 4,552 |
| 2017 | 19,833 | 293,208 | 110,703,257 | 1,638,866,534 | 652,642 | 701,335 | 5,582 | 5,589 |
| 2018 | 31,584 | 266,725 | 182,925,431 | 1,551,077,073 | 720,043 | 726,760 | 5,792 | 5,815 |
| 2019 | 21,608 | 261,540 | 121,315,961 | 1,466,450,212 | 632,343 | 643,436 | 5,614 | 5,607 |
| 2020 | 26,766 | 227,766 | 150,472,472 | 1,274,992,304 | 637,670 | 654,172 | 5,622 | 5,598 |
| 2021 | 28,083 | 242,869 | 229,409,795 | 1,897,334,121 | 697,421 | 695,276 | 8,169 | 7,812 |
| 2022 | 29,721 | 262,033 | 260,597,884 | 2,276,024,571 | 672,737 | 685,514 | 8,768 | 8,686 |
| 2023 | 28,245 | 283,008 | 236,290,215 | 2,365,007,005 | 698,383 | 697,131 | 8,366 | 8,357 |
| 2024 | 33,597 | 293,863 | 297,746,793 | 2,621,257,900 | 718,287 | 726,349 | 8,862 | 8,920 |
| 2025 | 44,825 | 318,758 | 407,181,485 | 2,895,655,981 | 748,505 | 779,237 | 9,084 | 9,084 |
| 2026 (2026-01/2026-08) | 39,219 | 209,860 | 457,287,474 | 2,421,520,929 | 420,916 | 483,681 | 11,660 | 11,539 |

Empty places in the series are gaps (no figure – e.g. a CN code shared with other classes or confidential data), not zeros; figures break the line there.
- Data files: [CSV](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/trade.csv) · [JSON](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/trade.json) · [Metadata](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/trade.metadata.json)

## Class balance in the EU-27, 2025

EU-27 balance in 2025: sold production 2.04 million t, extra-EU imports 61.1 thousand t, extra-EU exports 329 thousand t, apparent consumption 1.77 million t; intra-EU trade of the class 749 thousand t (loop).

- EU-27 sold production: 2.04 million t (Eurostat estimate (E))
- Extra-EU imports: 61.1 thousand t
- Extra-EU exports: 329 thousand t
- Apparent consumption: 1.77 million t
- Intra-EU trade (class): 749 thousand t

Production, imports, exports and apparent consumption – within PRODCOM code 24.44.23.30 (all classes of the code and the CN codes of its scope); intra-EU trade – the class CN codes.
- Data files: [CSV](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/balance.csv) · [JSON](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/balance.json) · [Metadata](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/balance.metadata.json)

## PRODCOM production and apparent consumption

EU-27 sold production according to PRODCOM (codes 24.44.23.30) and apparent consumption = production + extra-EU imports − extra-EU exports. Eurostat flags above the bars: E – estimate, R – rounded value; C – confidential value (no bar, not filled in).

| Year | Sold production (t) | Quantity flag | Value (EUR) | Apparent consumption (t) |
|---:|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 2005 | gap |  | – | – |
| 2006 | 2,530,530 | E | 10,255,179,366 | 2,389,877 |
| 2007 | 2,415,994 | E | 10,735,493,733 | 2,242,891 |
| 2008 | 2,486,819 | E | 9,961,045,374 | 2,285,273 |
| 2009 | 1,905,117 |  | 6,516,493,953 | 1,665,202 |
| 2010 | 2,180,246 | R | 9,875,937,510 | 1,946,156 |
| 2011 | 2,175,446 | E | 10,961,949,934 | 2,001,278 |
| 2012 | 2,013,772 | R | 9,730,787,240 | 1,874,478 |
| 2013 | 1,874,602 | R | 8,519,589,271 | 1,722,721 |
| 2014 | 1,858,989 |  | 8,147,200,843 | 1,576,096 |
| 2015 | 1,899,350 |  | 7,852,832,459 | 1,596,054 |
| 2016 | 1,974,325 |  | 7,049,421,762 | 1,693,314 |
| 2017 | 2,131,517 | R | 8,122,317,234 | 1,859,831 |
| 2018 | 2,122,039 | R | 8,310,893,530 | 1,887,516 |
| 2019 | 2,050,112 | R | 8,049,394,504 | 1,811,252 |
| 2020 | 1,921,202 |  | 7,563,508,097 | 1,721,950 |
| 2021 | 2,234,499 | E | 11,070,687,740 | 2,021,387 |
| 2022 | 2,111,089 | E | 12,037,372,953 | 1,882,551 |
| 2023 | 2,036,434 |  | 12,000,000,000 | 1,785,502 |
| 2024 | 1,963,235 |  | 11,453,207,218 | 1,706,410 |
| 2025 | 2,042,392 | E | 12,085,762,004 | 1,773,966 |

Scope of PRODCOM code 24.44.23.30 (classes: Copper wire rod, Brass wire, Cupro-nickel and nickel silver wire, Bronze and other copper-alloy wire). Sold production (excluding production for own use). Years without figures – no EU-27 production (confidentiality, no code, unreliable value – X) or an ambiguous CN code.
- Data files: [CSV](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/production.csv) · [JSON](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/production.json) · [Metadata](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/production.metadata.json)

## EU-27 countries, 2025

Mass balance of EU-27 countries in 2025: largest export surplus – Germany (+314 thousand t), largest import surplus – Italy (−98.4 thousand t). Confidential exports (no figure): Bulgaria, Ireland, Slovakia.

| Country | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Share of EU-27 imports (%) | Share of EU-27 exports (%) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Germany (DE) | 57,020 | 370,793 | 313,773 | 7.2 | 33.8 |
| Belgium (BE) | 21,340 | 210,747 | 189,407 | 2.7 | 19.2 |
| Poland (PL) | 45,858 | 147,806 | 101,948 | 5.8 | 13.5 |
| Spain (ES) | 62,753 | 151,398 | 88,645 | 7.9 | 13.8 |
| Sweden (SE) | 12,308 | 52,521 | 40,214 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
| France (FR) | 62,964 | 89,310 | 26,346 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Greece (GR) | 5,569 | 10,595 | 5,026 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Cyprus (CY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Malta (MT) | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Luxembourg (LU) | 23 | 11 | -12 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Latvia (LV) | 46 | 0 | -46 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Denmark (DK) | 2,097 | 3 | -2,093 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Slovenia (SI) | 6,816 | 4,625 | -2,191 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Estonia (EE) | 2,911 | 48 | -2,863 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Lithuania (LT) | 3,890 | 0 | -3,890 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Croatia (HR) | 10,366 | 5,580 | -4,786 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Netherlands (NL) | 21,921 | 207 | -21,714 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Finland (FI) | 29,046 | 947 | -28,099 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Hungary (HU) | 37,047 | 444 | -36,602 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Austria (AT) | 49,976 | 2,947 | -47,029 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Portugal (PT) | 53,270 | 402 | -52,868 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Romania (RO) | 60,203 | 1,533 | -58,671 | 7.6 | 0.1 |
| Czechia (CZ) | 79,960 | 4,239 | -75,721 | 10.1 | 0.4 |
| Italy (IT) | 141,546 | 43,141 | -98,405 | 17.8 | 3.9 |
| Bulgaria (BG) | 21,435 | – | – | 2.7 | – |
| Ireland (IE) | 48 | – | – | 0.0 | – |
| Slovakia (SK) | 4,916 | – | – | 0.6 | – |

## EU-27 countries, 2015

Mass balance of EU-27 countries in 2015: largest export surplus – Germany (+236 thousand t), largest import surplus – Czechia (−73.4 thousand t). Confidential exports (no figure): Cyprus.

| Country | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Share of EU-27 imports (%) | Share of EU-27 exports (%) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Germany (DE) | 87,000 | 322,701 | 235,701 | 11.7 | 30.4 |
| Belgium (BE) | 35,146 | 207,365 | 172,219 | 4.7 | 19.5 |
| Spain (ES) | 35,254 | 138,087 | 102,833 | 4.8 | 13.0 |
| Poland (PL) | 41,504 | 143,572 | 102,067 | 5.6 | 13.5 |
| Sweden (SE) | 13,483 | 72,710 | 59,227 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| France (FR) | 80,966 | 99,896 | 18,930 | 10.9 | 9.4 |
| Greece (GR) | 6,588 | 9,271 | 2,682 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Malta (MT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Luxembourg (LU) | 38 | 18 | -19 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ireland (IE) | 38 | 0 | -38 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Latvia (LV) | 42 | 1 | -42 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Estonia (EE) | 813 | 1 | -811 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Lithuania (LT) | 2,427 | 0 | -2,427 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Bulgaria (BG) | 2,943 | 90 | -2,853 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Slovenia (SI) | 3,249 | 24 | -3,224 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Croatia (HR) | 4,517 | 503 | -4,014 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Denmark (DK) | 5,170 | 3 | -5,167 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Slovakia (SK) | 14,109 | 347 | -13,762 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| Finland (FI) | 21,211 | 1,786 | -19,425 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Netherlands (NL) | 23,342 | 468 | -22,874 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Hungary (HU) | 29,771 | 35 | -29,736 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Italy (IT) | 95,311 | 60,856 | -34,455 | 12.9 | 5.7 |
| Portugal (PT) | 40,222 | 500 | -39,722 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| Austria (AT) | 48,991 | 971 | -48,020 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| Romania (RO) | 74,042 | 2,090 | -71,952 | 10.0 | 0.2 |
| Czechia (CZ) | 74,589 | 1,171 | -73,418 | 10.1 | 0.1 |
| Cyprus (CY) | 0 | – | – | 0.0 | – |
- Data files: [CSV](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/countries.csv) · [JSON](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/countries.json) · [Metadata](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/countries.metadata.json)

## Intra-EU flows, 2025

53 of 223 flows shown (95.2% of mass)

| From country | To country | Mass (t) | Value (EUR) |
|---|---|---:|---:|
| Germany | Italy | 83,413 | 753,804,665 |
| Poland | Czechia | 53,384 | 481,314,683 |
| Germany | Poland | 44,537 | 395,587,796 |
| Italy | France | 43,182 | 381,973,149 |
| Germany | Austria | 37,586 | 264,047,631 |
| Spain | Portugal | 34,347 | 314,499,686 |
| Italy | Hungary | 33,165 | 300,731,638 |
| Belgium | Spain | 27,112 | 218,201,490 |
| France | Italy | 24,555 | 216,985,772 |
| Belgium | Romania | 23,963 | 216,349,054 |
| Poland | Germany | 21,612 | 201,644,537 |
| Italy | Finland | 21,033 | 184,644,663 |
| Germany | Czechia | 19,427 | 176,446,355 |
| Spain | Italy | 18,926 | 167,504,116 |
| Italy | Netherlands | 14,207 | 128,842,037 |
| Italy | Spain | 11,899 | 85,141,002 |
| France | Spain | 10,766 | 72,788,512 |
| Germany | Romania | 10,526 | 96,233,846 |
| Belgium | Germany | 10,471 | 93,289,810 |
| Greece | Romania | 10,343 | 94,370,558 |
Other flows (33) – in the figure CSV file.

## Intra-EU flows, 2015

47 of 194 flows shown (95.1% of mass)

| From country | To country | Mass (t) | Value (EUR) |
|---|---|---:|---:|
| Poland | Czechia | 53,649 | 278,144,637 |
| Germany | Italy | 53,441 | 257,010,604 |
| Germany | Romania | 41,509 | 223,246,347 |
| Germany | Poland | 39,183 | 210,530,359 |
| Germany | Austria | 37,966 | 182,528,764 |
| Spain | Portugal | 33,473 | 184,297,465 |
| Poland | Germany | 32,135 | 155,724,576 |
| Poland | Hungary | 28,382 | 150,754,207 |
| Italy | France | 27,341 | 151,229,886 |
| Sweden | Germany | 26,689 | 138,549,978 |
| Germany | France | 26,668 | 138,729,500 |
| Belgium | France | 23,794 | 124,198,200 |
| France | Belgium | 19,384 | 102,296,957 |
| Germany | Czechia | 17,601 | 85,452,089 |
| Spain | Italy | 15,356 | 62,722,443 |
| Italy | Romania | 14,245 | 78,328,996 |
| Italy | Netherlands | 14,032 | 73,831,528 |
| Belgium | Germany | 12,686 | 68,466,871 |
| Belgium | Italy | 12,635 | 64,964,545 |
| France | Spain | 12,563 | 62,260,303 |
Other flows (27) – in the figure CSV file.
- Data files: [CSV](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/intra-eu-flows.csv) · [JSON](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/intra-eu-flows.json) · [Metadata](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/intra-eu-flows.metadata.json)

## Non-EU partners, 2025

### Non-EU suppliers

HHI (mass with an identified country) 3418 · top three 87.1% · partners: 30 · mass with an identified country 100.0%

| # | Country | Mass (t) | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---:|---|---:|---:|---:|
| 1 | Türkiye | 22,968 | 211,342,442 | 51.2 |
| 2 | Egypt | 11,467 | 101,724,050 | 25.6 |
| 3 | Canada | 4,594 | 40,296,263 | 10.2 |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 1,890 | 17,237,827 | 4.2 |
| 5 | Serbia | 1,369 | 12,829,590 | 3.1 |
| 6 | Algeria | 945 | 8,024,840 | 2.1 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 394 | 4,555,123 | 0.9 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 267 | 2,448,434 | 0.6 |
| 9 | Morocco | 222 | 2,027,421 | 0.5 |
| 10 | Lebanon | 202 | 1,961,277 | 0.5 |

- Fastest growing, 2020 → 2025: Egypt 2,391 → 11,467 t (+379.6%); Türkiye 16,900 → 22,968 t (+35.9%)
- Fastest declining, 2020 → 2025: Russia 6,009 → 0 t (−100.0%); United Kingdom 441 → 32 t (−92.7%)
- New partners: Canada 4,594 t; North Macedonia 1,890 t; Serbia 1,369 t; Algeria 945 t

### Non-EU customers

HHI (mass with an identified country) 1645 · top three 54.9% · partners: 72 · mass with an identified country 99.9%

| # | Country | Mass (t) | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---:|---|---:|---:|---:|
| 1 | Morocco | 114,205 | 1,031,535,922 | 35.8 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 31,459 | 284,438,246 | 9.9 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 29,204 | 264,639,226 | 9.2 |
| 4 | Serbia | 25,227 | 229,555,563 | 7.9 |
| 5 | Tunisia | 18,903 | 169,919,063 | 5.9 |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18,105 | 167,712,555 | 5.7 |
| 7 | Honduras | 13,483 | 125,042,597 | 4.2 |
| 8 | Norway | 6,984 | 66,279,475 | 2.2 |
| 9 | Türkiye | 6,677 | 59,700,300 | 2.1 |
| 10 | South Africa | 5,754 | 53,463,917 | 1.8 |

- Fastest growing, 2020 → 2025: Bosnia and Herzegovina 8,311 → 18,105 t (+117.8%); United Kingdom 14,784 → 29,204 t (+97.5%); Morocco 66,093 → 114,205 t (+72.8%); South Africa 4,516 → 5,754 t (+27.4%); Côte d’Ivoire 2,977 → 3,516 t (+18.1%)
- Fastest declining, 2020 → 2025: Qatar 4,693 → 0 t (−100.0%); Türkiye 12,975 → 6,677 t (−48.5%); Lebanon 3,513 → 2,035 t (−42.1%); Norway 11,120 → 6,984 t (−37.2%); Egypt 3,756 → 3,735 t (−0.6%)
- New partners: Honduras 13,483 t; Colombia 5,248 t; Costa Rica 5,218 t; Mexico 5,163 t; Algeria 3,653 t

- Data files: [CSV](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/partners.csv) · [JSON](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/partners.json) · [Metadata](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod/data/partners.metadata.json)

## Product chain

Chain of the class “Copper wire rod”: preceding classes – –; following classes – Copper wire (over 0.5 mm), Fine copper wire (up to 0.5 mm).

- **Feedstock**: Unwrought copper (feedstock) (CN 7403)
- **Class**: [Copper wire rod](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod) (CN 7408 11 00)
- **Following classes**: [Copper wire (over 0.5 mm)](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire) (CN 7408 19 10); [Fine copper wire (up to 0.5 mm)](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-fine) (CN 7408 19 90)
- **Scrap**: copper scrap (CN 7404)

The scheme orders the classes of the dictionary by processing stage (family rules in the portal code: same material, a derived product after the non-derived one; links named explicitly – e.g. cans from can stock, die castings from casting alloys, coated steel from galvanizing alloys); an arrow does not mean deliveries between specific plants. Feed and scrap – CN headings of the metal, not dictionary classes.

## Data freshness

- Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (annual data) – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-02 (period 2026)
- Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (monthly data) – latest data: 2026-08 (intra-EU: 2026-07); retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2026-11-13 (period 2026-09)
- Eurostat, PRODCOM DS-059358, DS-059367 – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-07 (period 2026)

## How to cite

> ai-waw.com (2026). Copper wire rod – product profile: EU-27 trade, PRODCOM production and producers. Products dataset 2.1 (2026-10-26), class revision 1, SHA-256 f9d848393508…; https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod

- Dataset edition: 2.1 (2026-10-26)
- Dataset SHA-256: `f9d848393508c9dbe833341fc6b3767c4bfe1b6b47bfc70335adfab2703d4c13`
- Class revision: 1 (2026-10-26), SHA-256 `242397e10b0f3a1081d9d9959ab33de1403d1df1ac330bbe8807ba60bbd3eef3`
- BibTeX: https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod.bib · RIS: https://ai-waw.com/en/products/cu-wire-rod.ris

## Counterpart in the other metal

Substitute product in aluminium: [Aluminium wire rod](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/al-wire-rod.md). Common application: feed for drawing wire for electrical conductors and cables.

| | Copper wire rod (Cu) | Aluminium wire rod (Al) |
|---|---:|---:|
| producing plants (incl. outside the EU) | 16 | 3 |
| countries | 9 | 3 |
| Extra-EU imports 2025 (t) | 44,825 | 328,039 |
| Extra-EU exports 2025 (t) | 318,758 | 17,098 |

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

## Alloys and standards

- Materials: [Cu-ETP](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary#m-cu-etp) (standard, class definition, register); [Cu-ETP1](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary#m-cu-etp1) (register); [Cu-OF](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary#m-cu-of) (class definition, register); [Cu-OFE](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary#m-cu-ofe) (register); [CuAg0,04](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary#m-cuag0-04) (register); [CuAg0,07](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary#m-cuag0-07) (register); [CuAg0,10](https://ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary#m-cuag0-10) (register)
- Product standards: EN 1977 – Copper and copper alloys - Copper drawing stock (wire rod); ASTM B49 – Standard Specification for Copper Rod for Electrical Purposes
- Synonyms PL: walcówka; materiał wyjściowy do ciągnienia
- Synonyms EN: wire rod; drawing stock; copper rod for electrical purposes
- Synonyms DE: Draht aus raffiniertem Kupfer, mit einer größten Querschnittsabmessung von > 6 mm; Vordraht; Walzdraht
- Full alloy and standard glossary: https://ai-waw.com/en/products/glossary.md

## Related

- Form in the R02 forecast: [Copper wire rod (intermediate for wire drawing; outside the semis total)](https://ai-waw.com/en/forecasts/eu-copper-semis-production-2026-2031?obszar=EU27&ogniwo=semis.wire_rod) – median 2031: 2,341.5 kt (EU-27)
- Flow analysis: [EU Copper Flow Analysis](https://ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/eu-copper-flow-analysis.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); [wire, bar and tube drawing](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/ciagnienie.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); [smelting and refining](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/hutnictwo-rafinacja.md); [scrap recycling and sorting](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/technology/recykling-sortowanie.md)
- Ownership control of the producers: https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/ownership.md?produkt=cu-wire-rod
- Companies list and map filtered to this class: https://ai-waw.com/en/companies?produkt=cu-wire-rod

## 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 and production** – Eurostat Comext: EU-27 extra-EU and intra-EU trade (arrivals reported by EU countries), CN codes of the class (sum of the codes), tonnes and euro, 2005–2025 plus the current incomplete year (hollow marker, no line); sold production – PRODCOM (a code may cover several classes); apparent consumption = production + extra-EU imports − extra-EU exports within the PRODCOM code scope. 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.
- **Dataset scope** – The dataset 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).