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Aluminium scrap – Latvia: buyers and trade

Latvia exports more aluminium scrap than it imports – by 10.2k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Lithuania; largest buyer: India. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7602 00 11, 7602 00 19, 7602 00 90) and the Companies register.

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3.50k timports 2025 · −22.6% y/y
13.7k texports 2025 · +7.7% y/y
1,644 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) Latvia – aluminium scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 7, exports 14.7; 2022 imports 6.30, exports 17.8; 2023 imports 5.40, exports 13.9; 2024 imports 4.60, exports 12.7; 2025 imports 3.50, exports 13.7. 0 5 10 15 20 imports 2021: 6,963 t exports 2021: 14,680 t 2021 imports 2022: 6,292 t exports 2022: 17,832 t 2022 imports 2023: 5,405 t exports 2023: 13,924 t 2023 imports 2024: 4,555 t exports 2024: 12,737 t 2024 imports 2025: 3,527 t exports 2025: 13,715 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Lithuania1,505
Estonia1,330
Sweden226
Finland145
Poland143

Exports to (t)

India2,675
Lithuania2,620
Poland1,962
China1,517
Thailand1,386
2015–2025 series and unit values
Aluminium scrap trade – Latvia, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 9,1198,189-930 1,2931,413
2016 8,4048,595191 1,0681,219
2017 6,8599,8192,959 1,1761,331
2018 7,2118,5971,386 1,1481,327
2019 6,4969,5713,075 9791,185
2020 5,77413,3407,567 8891,033
2021 6,96314,6807,718 1,3081,501
2022 6,29217,83211,540 1,7071,656
2023 5,40513,9248,519 1,5701,741
2024 4,55512,7378,182 1,6151,835
2025 3,52713,71510,188 1,6441,894
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 1,8488,4006,552 1,8962,292

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 – Latvia

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Latvia SIA Euro Lom – Rīga – scrap yards (Imanta, Pļavnieki), Rīga (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) SIA Euro Lom – Jēkabpils – scrap yard, Jēkabpils (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) SIA Tolmets – SIA Tolmets, Liepāja (secondary aluminium and foundry alloys)
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. SIA Euro Lom

    Jēkabpils – scrap yard, Jēkabpils · Latvia

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

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  2. SIA Euro Lom

    Rīga – scrap yards (Imanta, Pļavnieki), Rīga · Latvia

    processor Scrap in a plant document B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. SIA Tolmets

    SIA Tolmets, Liepāja · Latvia

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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