Products · Copper · Plate, sheet and strip · Copper-nickel
Cupro-nickel and nickel silver sheet and strip
Copper-nickel and copper-nickel-zinc alloy sheet and strip over 0.15 mm (coin blanks, shielding, connectors).
- Metal
- Copper
- CN
7409 40 00- PRODCOM
24.44.24.00- Form in the R02 forecast
- Alloy plate, sheet and strip
semis.alloy.sheet_strip
Key figures of the class, 2025
from the data In 2025 EU-27 imports from outside the EU amounted to 4,653 t (EUR 65.2 million) and exports to 12.9 thousand t (EUR 181 million); the mass balance was +8,279 t (export surplus). Intra-EU arrivals (reported by EU countries) – 14.1 thousand t. Main non-EU suppliers: United Kingdom (47.8%), China (29.0%) and South Korea (18.1%). Main non-EU customers: United States (31.9%), China (12.0%) and Japan (11.3%). Between 2015 and 2025 import mass changed by −18.4% and export mass by −26.1%. EU-27 sold production according to PRODCOM (code 24.44.24.00, shared with classes: “Copper strip in coils”, “Copper sheet and plate”, “Brass strip in coils”, “Brass sheet and plate”, “Tin bronze sheet and strip”, “Other copper-alloy sheet and strip”) was 630 thousand t in 2025 (EUR 4.40 billion). EU-27 apparent consumption within the scope of the PRODCOM code (sold production + non-EU imports − non-EU exports; excluding production for own use): 572 thousand t.
Data as of: · version 2.40 · verified at source up to · Dataset changes · Markdown · JSON
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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).
extra-EU imports extra-EU exports 2026* – data for 2026-01/2026-08 (incomplete year, hollow marker, no line)
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (class CN8 codes, EU-27); compiled by ai-waw.com – products dataset 2.1.
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)
Figure data (table)
| Year | extra-EU imports | extra-EU exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3,951 | 6,790 | 2,839 |
| 2006 | 3,782 | 8,461 | 4,679 |
| 2007 | 4,041 | 8,651 | 4,610 |
| 2008 | 3,146 | 9,831 | 6,685 |
| 2009 | 3,144 | 8,507 | 5,364 |
| 2010 | 3,682 | 12,360 | 8,678 |
| 2011 | 3,916 | 11,204 | 7,288 |
| 2012 | 2,850 | 11,665 | 8,816 |
| 2013 | 4,044 | 14,558 | 10,514 |
| 2014 | 4,204 | 15,195 | 10,992 |
| 2015 | 5,704 | 17,489 | 11,786 |
| 2016 | 6,151 | 19,859 | 13,708 |
| 2017 | 4,912 | 22,127 | 17,215 |
| 2018 | 5,470 | 27,615 | 22,145 |
| 2019 | 5,359 | 24,298 | 18,938 |
| 2020 | 4,069 | 17,508 | 13,439 |
| 2021 | 5,919 | 20,961 | 15,042 |
| 2022 | 5,830 | 18,868 | 13,038 |
| 2023 | 4,624 | 11,046 | 6,421 |
| 2024 | 4,389 | 10,420 | 6,031 |
| 2025 | 4,653 | 12,932 | 8,279 |
| 2026 2026-01/2026-08 | 3,250 | 10,959 | 7,710 |
tonnes of product mass. Balance = exports − imports.
PRODCOM code group balance in the EU-27, 2025
EU-27 sold production (PRODCOM) and extra-EU imports make up supply; supply is apparent consumption plus extra-EU exports. Band widths are proportional to tonnes (one scale); intra-EU trade is a loop – it moves products between EU countries and does not change the EU-27 balance.
Source: Eurostat, PRODCOM DS-059358 and DS-059367, Comext DS-045409; compiled by ai-waw.com – products dataset 2.1. Production, imports, exports and apparent consumption – within PRODCOM code 24.44.24.00 (all classes of the code and the CN codes of its scope); intra-EU trade – the class CN codes. Production flag R – value rounded by Eurostat (R).
Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (annual data) – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-02 (period 2026)
Eurostat, PRODCOM DS-059358, DS-059367 – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-07 (period 2026)
Figure data (table)
| Balance item | Mass (t) |
|---|---|
| EU-27 sold production (code group) | 630,000 (R) |
| Extra-EU imports (code group) | 61,204 |
| EU-27 supply (code group) | 691,204 |
| Extra-EU exports (code group) | 119,374 |
| Apparent consumption (code group) | 571,830 |
| Intra-EU trade (class) | 14,126 |
PRODCOM production and apparent consumption
EU-27 sold production according to PRODCOM (codes 24.44.24.00) 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). The PRODCOM code also covers classes: Copper strip in coils, Copper sheet and plate, Brass strip in coils, Brass sheet and plate, Tin bronze sheet and strip, Other copper-alloy sheet and strip .
EU-27 sold production (t) apparent consumption (t) E – Eurostat estimate, R – rounded, C – confidential (no bar), “–” – gap
Source: Eurostat, PRODCOM DS-059358 and DS-059367 (sold production), Comext DS-045409 (trade for apparent consumption); compiled by ai-waw.com – products dataset 2.1. Scope of PRODCOM code 24.44.24.00 (classes: Copper strip in coils, Copper sheet and plate, Brass strip in coils, Brass sheet and plate, Tin bronze sheet and strip, Cupro-nickel and nickel silver sheet and strip, Other copper-alloy sheet and strip). 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.
Eurostat, PRODCOM DS-059358, DS-059367 – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-07 (period 2026)
Figure data (table)
| Year | Sold production (t) | Quantity flag | Value (EUR) | Apparent consumption (t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | gap | – | – | |
| 2006 | 1,055,497 | 4,463,178,834 | 859,772 | |
| 2007 | 1,069,558 | 4,357,469,811 | 894,599 | |
| 2008 | 935,863 | 3,739,379,781 | 784,305 | |
| 2009 | 635,607 | R | 2,186,961,629 | 519,337 |
| 2010 | 804,626 | R | 3,649,112,096 | 645,433 |
| 2011 | 765,008 | R | 3,851,294,758 | 617,526 |
| 2012 | 740,805 | R | 3,399,635,079 | 584,813 |
| 2013 | 744,038 | R | 3,236,654,973 | 588,709 |
| 2014 | 772,873 | R | 2,964,926,140 | 614,915 |
| 2015 | 848,333 | R | 3,452,171,781 | 696,980 |
| 2016 | 843,558 | R | 3,134,312,371 | 680,781 |
| 2017 | 915,118 | R | 3,840,243,026 | 737,732 |
| 2018 | 899,870 | R | 4,136,435,303 | 719,558 |
| 2019 | 748,884 | R | 3,331,737,783 | 609,751 |
| 2020 | 702,167 | 3,093,185,905 | 578,194 | |
| 2021 | 840,000 | R | 4,800,000,000 | 702,344 |
| 2022 | 810,000 | R | 4,800,000,000 | 695,491 |
| 2023 | 660,000 | R | 4,237,964,025 | 596,771 |
| 2024 | 560,000 | R | 3,900,000,000 | 512,294 |
| 2025 | 630,000 | R | 4,400,000,000 | 571,830 |
EU-27 countries, 2025
Mass balance of a country (exports − imports, all partners, including other EU countries) or the country share of exports or imports of the 27 EU countries. Plants of the class on a map – figure 8.
export surplus ≥ 5,820 texport surplus 1,455 t–5,820 texport surplus < 1,455 tbalance ≈ 0import surplus < 1,455 timport surplus 1,455 t–5,820 timport surplus ≥ 5,820 tnon-EU countries
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (class CN8 codes, EU-27); compiled by ai-waw.com – products dataset 2.1. Trade of EU-27 countries with all partners (WORLD); share – of the 27-country total. Balance thresholds – 10% and 40% of the largest absolute balance. The country map uses the declarations of the country itself (its exports and imports), the flow map – import declarations of the partners (country of consignment); differences are asymmetries of intra-EU trade statistics (transit, triangular trade, confidentiality). Base map: Natural Earth (public domain), Lambert conformal conic projection.
Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (annual data) – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-02 (period 2026)
Figure data (table)
| Country | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Share of EU-27 imports (%) | Share of EU-27 exports (%) | Intra-EU dispatches according to partner declarations (t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,020 | 20,571 | +14.6 thousand t | 32.1 | 72.9 | 10,092 |
| Bulgaria | 21 | 4,929 | +4,908 t | 0.1 | 17.5 | 2,547 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 37 | +21.4 t | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9 |
| Romania | 3 | 12 | +9 t | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| France | 946 | 951 | +4.2 t | 5.0 | 3.4 | 596 |
| Portugal | 28 | 29 | +1.7 t | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 t | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Malta | 0 | 0 | −0.1 t | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | −0.2 t | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | −0.2 t | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Estonia | 4 | 0 | −3.9 t | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Ireland | 5 | 0 | −4.6 t | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1 | −4.6 t | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 17 | 11 | −6 t | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 0 | −9.4 t | 0.1 | 0.0 | 62 |
| Denmark | 66 | 13 | −52.9 t | 0.4 | 0.1 | 24 |
| Croatia | 55 | 0 | −55.2 t | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 87 | 8 | −78.2 t | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Finland | 105 | 20 | −84.6 t | 0.6 | 0.1 | 9 |
| Austria | 125 | 8 | −117 t | 0.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
| Greece | 286 | 35 | −252 t | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Spain | 699 | 207 | −493 t | 3.7 | 0.7 | 22 |
| Poland | 926 | 174 | −752 t | 4.9 | 0.6 | 38 |
| Hungary | 944 | 0 | −944 t | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Belgium | 2,192 | 110 | −2,082 t | 11.7 | 0.4 | 48 |
| Italy | 2,510 | 378 | −2,132 t | 13.4 | 1.3 | 85 |
| Czechia | 3,708 | 708 | −3,000 t | 19.7 | 2.5 | 561 |
Intra-EU flows, 2025
Arcs run from the country of consignment to the country of destination (arrivals reported by an EU country by country of consignment); width proportional to the square root of mass.
Arc: consignment → destination2,000 t500 t100 t
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (class CN8 codes, EU-27); compiled by ai-waw.com – products dataset 2.1. Arrivals of EU countries by country of consignment (EU-27 partners); pairs sorted by mass, descending. Arc width – proportional to the square root of mass (reference widths in the legend). The country map uses the declarations of the country itself (its exports and imports), the flow map – import declarations of the partners (country of consignment); differences are asymmetries of intra-EU trade statistics (transit, triangular trade, confidentiality). Base map: Natural Earth (public domain), Lambert conformal conic projection.
Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (annual data) – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-02 (period 2026)
Figure data (table)
| Flow (consignment → destination) | Mass (t) | Value (EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| Germany → Czechia | 3,109 | 47,107,846 |
| Germany → Italy | 2,053 | 26,810,174 |
| Bulgaria → Germany | 1,924 | 20,862,750 |
| Germany → Belgium | 1,886 | 33,803,582 |
| Germany → Poland | 894 | 15,354,063 |
| Germany → France | 838 | 9,081,664 |
| Germany → Spain | 562 | 5,257,238 |
| Bulgaria → Czechia | 495 | 5,540,685 |
| Czechia → Germany | 349 | 9,409,841 |
| France → Germany | 322 | 5,068,829 |
| Germany → Greece | 286 | 1,566,736 |
| Czechia → Belgium | 210 | 4,337,053 |
| France → Spain | 107 | 698,164 |
| Germany → Finland | 103 | 1,108,289 |
| France → Italy | 96 | 1,652,570 |
| Germany → Hungary | 92 | 775,116 |
| Germany → Austria | 79 | 1,274,094 |
| Slovakia → Czechia | 62 | 701,204 |
Non-EU partners, 2025
The ten largest non-EU suppliers and customers; arrows from the partner to the EU (imports) or from the EU to the partner (exports), width proportional to the square root of mass.
- United Kingdom · 2,224 t
- China* · 1,350 t
- South Korea* · 840 t
- Türkiye · 117 t
- United States* · 67 t
- India* · 34.1 t
- Switzerland · 12.9 t
- Japan* · 6.6 t
- Hong Kong* · 1.8 t
- Kosovo · 0.8 t
Arrow from/to the EU-27 point (notional centre of the EU area); number – rank and mass2,000 t200 t50 t * country outside the frame – notional point on the map edge in the direction from the EU; arrow direction notional
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (class CN8 codes, EU-27); compiled by ai-waw.com – products dataset 2.1. Shares and concentration – of extra-EU trade mass (including unspecified partners). Base map: Natural Earth (public domain), Lambert conformal conic projection.
Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (annual data) – latest data: 2025; retrieved: 2026-10-26; next update: 2027-02 (period 2026)
Figure data (table)
| # | Country | Mass (t) | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 2,224 | 34,419,324 | 47.8 |
| 2 | China | 1,350 | 17,141,323 | 29.0 |
| 3 | South Korea | 840 | 9,367,771 | 18.1 |
| 4 | Türkiye | 117 | 1,319,322 | 2.5 |
| 5 | United States | 67 | 1,614,945 | 1.4 |
| 6 | India | 34 | 401,319 | 0.7 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 13 | 647,400 | 0.3 |
| 8 | Japan | 7 | 117,807 | 0.1 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 2 | 11,208 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kosovo | 1 | 11,207 | 0.0 |
Non-EU suppliers, 2025
HHI (mass with an identified country) 3,460 · top three 94.8% · partners: 15 · mass with an identified country 100.0%
| Country | Mass (t) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2,224 | 47.8 |
| China | 1,350 | 29.0 |
| South Korea | 840 | 18.1 |
| Türkiye | 117 | 2.5 |
| United States | 67 | 1.4 |
| India | 34 | 0.7 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 0.3 |
| Japan | 7 | 0.1 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 0.0 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 0.0 |
Fastest growing, 2020 → 2025
- China 113 → 1,350 t (+1,091.1%)
- South Korea 759 → 840 t (+10.7%)
Fastest declining, 2020 → 2025
- Türkiye 241 → 117 t (−51.7%)
- United Kingdom 2,775 → 2,224 t (−19.9%)
Change for partners with at least 100 t in 2020 (threshold: the larger of 100 t and 1% of extra-EU mass); HHI – sum of squared shares (0–10,000).
Non-EU customers, 2025
HHI (mass with an identified country) 1,570 · top three 55.2% · partners: 39 · mass with an identified country 99.9%
| Country | Mass (t) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,123 | 31.9 |
| China | 1,557 | 12.0 |
| Japan | 1,463 | 11.3 |
| United Kingdom | 1,311 | 10.1 |
| Mexico | 1,075 | 8.3 |
| Singapore | 1,021 | 7.9 |
| Brazil | 559 | 4.3 |
| Switzerland | 475 | 3.7 |
| India | 286 | 2.2 |
| South Korea | 209 | 1.6 |
Fastest growing, 2020 → 2025
- Japan 493 → 1,463 t (+196.7%)
- Mexico 486 → 1,075 t (+121.3%)
- Brazil 323 → 559 t (+73.2%)
- Türkiye 193 → 208 t (+7.6%)
- United States 3,981 → 4,123 t (+3.6%)
Fastest declining, 2020 → 2025
- Switzerland 2,244 → 475 t (−78.9%)
- United Kingdom 4,093 → 1,311 t (−68.0%)
- China 3,741 → 1,557 t (−58.4%)
- South Korea 358 → 209 t (−41.5%)
- Singapore 1,055 → 1,021 t (−3.2%)
New partners
- India 286 t
- Taiwan 145 t
Change for partners with at least 175 t in 2020 (threshold: the larger of 100 t and 1% of extra-EU mass); HHI – sum of squared shares (0–10,000).
Product chain
Place of the class in the processing chain: unwrought metal, preceding classes, the class, following classes and scrap. Nodes are classes of the dictionary (links); the current class – in the accent colour.
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.
Figure data (table)
| Name | Stage | CN |
|---|---|---|
| Unwrought copper (feedstock) | Feedstock | 7403 |
| Cupro-nickel and nickel silver sheet and strip | Class | 7409 40 00 |
| Copper-alloy foil | Following classes | 7410 12 00 7410 22 00 |
| copper scrap | Scrap | 7404 |
Figure 8. Map of plants
Source: ai-waw.com Companies register (entries from primary documents), as of 2026-10-25, version 2.40. plants without coordinates are not on the map. Base map: Natural Earth (public domain). Location of some plants: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Producers
Each entry from a primary document (class A/B/C and document page), with the verification date and the entity controlling the plant (GLEIF Level 2 or company documents).
- 3
- producing plants (incl. outside the EU) of which in the EU-27: 3
- 3
- companies
- 2
- countries
- 0.0%
- non-EU control – plants in the EU-27
Corporate groups (a company without a group counted separately): 3
Non-EU control – plants in the EU-27: 0 of 2 plants with an established controller (3 of 3 producing plants are in the EU-27; plants outside the EU are out of scope of the indicator; ownership control logic and area).
No document states a capacity for this class – no sum is computed.
| Plant | Company | Group | Status | Alloys | Source | Verified | Controller |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stolberg – pre-rolled strip Stolberg, Germany compare | Schwermetall Halbzeugwerk GmbH & Co. KG | – | produced | CuNi10Fe1Mn, CuNi30Mn1Fe, CuNi10Zn27, CuNi12Zn24, CuNi18Zn20, CuNi18Zn27 | B Schwermetall website – special materials, list of grades (schwermetall.de) | Schwermetall Halbzeugwerk GmbH & Co. KG Germany · EU-27 · GLEIF, exception | |
| Hemer-Sundwig – bronze and brass rolling mill Hemer, Germany compare | Sundwiger Messingwerk GmbH | KME Group | produced | CuNi12Zn24, CuNi12Zn29, CuNi18Zn20, CuNi18Zn27, CuNi13Zn24Pb1 | B Sundwiger Messingwerk website – nickel silver strip (sundwiger-mw.com) | Quattroduedue S.p.A. Italy · EU-27 · document | |
| Gliwice-Łabędy – rolling mill Gliwice, Poland compare | Walcownia Metali Nieżelaznych „Łabędy” S.A. | – | produced | CuNi12Zn24, CuNi18Zn20, CuNi18Zn27, CuNi10Fe1Mn | B Company website – high-nickel brass sheet and strip and cupro-nickel sheet (wmn.com.pl) | WMN „Łabędy” · document |
Alloys and standards
Materials, product standards and synonyms of this class from the alloy and standard glossary.
Materials
| Material | Designations | Classes (basis) |
|---|---|---|
| CuNi10Fe1Mn copper-nickel (Cu-Ni) | CW352H C70600 |
standard, register |
| CuNi30Mn1Fe copper-nickel (Cu-Ni) | CW354H C71500 |
register |
| CuNi9Sn2 copper-nickel (Cu-Ni) | CW351H C72500 |
standard |
| CuNi12Zn24 nickel silver (Cu-Ni-Zn) | register | |
| CuNi18Zn20 nickel silver (Cu-Ni-Zn) | register | |
| CuNi18Zn27 nickel silver (Cu-Ni-Zn) | register |
Product standards
EN 1652Copper and copper alloys - Plate, sheet, strip and circles for general purposesEN 1653Copper and copper alloys - Plate, sheet and circles for boilers, pressure vessels and hot water storage units (includes amendment A1:2000)EN 1654Copper and copper alloys - Strip for springs and connectorsEN 1758Copper and copper alloys - Strip for lead framesEN 13148Copper and copper alloys - Hot-dip tinned stripEN 14436Copper and copper alloys - Electrolytically tinned strip
Synonyms
- EN
- cupro-nickel · nickel silver
- DE
- Bleche und Bänder, aus Kupfer-Nickel-Legierungen "Kupfernickel" oder Kupfer-Nickel-Zink-Legierungen "Neusilber", mit einer Dicke von > 0,15 mm (ausg. Streckbleche und -bänder sowie isolierte Bänder für die Elektrotechnik) (CN label (DE)) · Kupfernickel · Neusilber
Full alloy and standard glossary →
Related
- Form in the R02 forecast: Alloy plate, sheet and strip median 2031: 307 kt (EU-27)
- Flow analysis: EU Copper Flow Analysis
- Ownership control of the producers: Ownership control (product filter)
- Companies list and map filtered to this class: Companies
- Production technologies: melting and casting · hot rolling · cold rolling · wire, bar and tube drawing · extrusion · heat treatment (annealing, solution treatment, ageing, brazing) · slitting and cutting to length · surface treatment and cleaning · quality control and materials testing · protective atmospheres, gases and utilities A picture of the supply market – not a commercial recommendation.
Data freshness
- Eurostat, Comext DS-045409 (annual data)
- latest data: 2025 · retrieved: 2026-10-26 · next update: 2027-02 (period 2026) full year 2026 – after the December data release (February 2027); annual data may be revised in later releases
- 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) first release of annual data in mid-July of the following year; revisions – mid-month (ESMS metadata prom_esms, item 8.1)
How to cite
ai-waw.com (2026). Cupro-nickel and nickel silver sheet and strip – 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/cuni-strip
- Dataset edition
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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).