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Aluminium scrap – Ireland

Buyers of aluminium scrap in Ireland according to the Companies register, and the aluminium scrap trade of the country in 2015–2025 (Eurostat Comext).

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
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plants with a documented grade

Data as of: · version 2.31 · verified at source up to · Dataset changes · Markdown · JSON

Buyers in the country

smelter (document or value-chain link) smelter – type of plant (semi-finished products, foundry) processor Base map: Natural Earth (public domain). Location of some plants: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  1. Hammond Lane Metal Company Ltd

    Dublin (Clondalkin) – non-ferrous metals branch, Dublin (Clondalkin) · Ireland

    processor · Cu, Al · non-ferrous scrap recycling

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – locations · verified 2026-10-08

  2. Hammond Lane Metal Company Ltd

    Hammond Lane Metal Company Ltd, Dublin (Ringsend) · Ireland

    processor · Al · non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website (hammondlane.ie) · verified 2026-10-08

Scrap trade

Imports and exports of scrap (total: within the EU and with non-EU countries), balance and unit value from trade declarations.

Aluminium scrap trade – Ireland, 2015–2025 Ireland – aluminium scrap: imports 704 t in 2015 and 1,270 t in 2025; exports 20,557 t in 2015 and 32,372 t in 2025. 0 20 k 40 k 60 k 80 k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 exports 2015: 20,557 texports 2016: 22,188 texports 2017: 28,680 texports 2018: 39,402 texports 2019: 71,113 texports 2020: 64,203 texports 2021: 36,235 texports 2022: 36,473 texports 2023: 33,351 texports 2024: 31,962 texports 2025: 32,372 t imports 2015: 704 timports 2016: 602 timports 2017: 864 timports 2018: 1,693 timports 2019: 2,294 timports 2020: 1,394 timports 2021: 1,441 timports 2022: 2,389 timports 2023: 2,261 timports 2024: 2,586 timports 2025: 1,270 t
imports exports tonnes (scrap mass)
Table of years (chart data)
Aluminium scrap trade – Ireland, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 70420,55719,853 8641,073
2016 60222,18821,586 814900
2017 86428,68027,815 1,014967
2018 1,69339,40237,709 1,241846
2019 2,29471,11368,820 1,066528
2020 1,39464,20362,810 1,430487
2021 1,44136,23534,794 1,0131,127
2022 2,38936,47334,084 1,4751,324
2023 2,26133,35131,090 1,0531,264
2024 2,58631,96229,376 1,0371,427
2025 1,27032,37231,102 1,6391,539
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 66620,87220,206 2,5012,046

Largest scrap suppliers (2025)

  1. United Kingdom 1,270 t
  2. China 0 t
  3. Japan 0 t

Largest scrap destinations (2025)

  1. United Kingdom 17,713 t
  2. India 6,187 t
  3. Greece 2,823 t
  4. Germany 1,724 t
  5. Hong Kong 1,111 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

Straight-line distance (great circle) from the shipping point – not road distance. 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.

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