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Aluminium scrap – Ireland: buyers and trade

Ireland exports more aluminium scrap than it imports – by 31.1k t in 2025. Largest supplier: United Kingdom; largest buyer: United Kingdom. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7602 00 11, 7602 00 19, 7602 00 90) and the Companies register.

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1.30k timports 2025 · −50.9% y/y
32.4k texports 2025 · +1.3% y/y
1,639 EUR/timport unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price

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Scrap trade

Imports and exports of aluminium scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Imports and exports of aluminium scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t) Ireland – aluminium scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 1.40, exports 36.2; 2022 imports 2.40, exports 36.5; 2023 imports 2.30, exports 33.4; 2024 imports 2.60, exports 32; 2025 imports 1.30, exports 32.4. 0 10 20 30 40 imports 2021: 1,441 t exports 2021: 36,235 t 2021 imports 2022: 2,389 t exports 2022: 36,473 t 2022 imports 2023: 2,261 t exports 2023: 33,351 t 2023 imports 2024: 2,586 t exports 2024: 31,962 t 2024 imports 2025: 1,270 t exports 2025: 32,372 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

United Kingdom1,270
China0
Japan0

Exports to (t)

United Kingdom17,713
India6,187
Greece2,823
Germany1,724
Hong Kong1,111
2015–2025 series and unit values
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

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

EU-27 context

EU-27 exports of aluminium scrap to non-EU countries amounted to 1,277.3k t in 2025 (1,257.7k t in 2024), imports from outside the EU – 652.4k t. Main non-EU buyers: India 383k t, Thailand 149.6k t, China 127.1k t. EU scrap market →

Buyers – Ireland

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Ireland Hammond Lane Metal Company Ltd – Dublin (Clondalkin) – non-ferrous metals branch, Dublin (Clondalkin) (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Hammond Lane Metal Company Ltd – Hammond Lane Metal Company Ltd, Dublin (Ringsend) (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
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  1. Hammond Lane Metal Company Ltd

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

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

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  2. Hammond Lane Metal Company Ltd

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

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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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