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Aluminium scrap – Slovakia: buyers and trade

Slovakia exports more aluminium scrap than it imports – by 59.8k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Germany; largest buyer: Czechia. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7602 00 11, 7602 00 19, 7602 00 90) and the Companies register.

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37.4k timports 2025 · +1.7% y/y
97.2k texports 2025 · −5.2% y/y
1,739 EUR/timport unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price

Scrap trade

Imports and exports of aluminium scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Imports and exports of aluminium scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t) Slovakia – aluminium scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 38.9, exports 78.1; 2022 imports 40.1, exports 81.9; 2023 imports 31.7, exports 94.8; 2024 imports 36.7, exports 102.5; 2025 imports 37.4, exports 97.2. 0 25 50 75 100 125 imports 2021: 38,862 t exports 2021: 78,137 t 2021 imports 2022: 40,141 t exports 2022: 81,921 t 2022 imports 2023: 31,666 t exports 2023: 94,814 t 2023 imports 2024: 36,729 t exports 2024: 102,485 t 2024 imports 2025: 37,363 t exports 2025: 97,166 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Germany8,490
Hungary7,409
Czechia4,854
Austria4,665
Netherlands3,081

Exports to (t)

Czechia17,380
Germany13,576
Hungary12,450
Belgium11,795
France8,251
2015–2025 series and unit values
Aluminium scrap trade – Slovakia, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 9,55741,63032,073 1,0811,516
2016 11,19149,71838,527 8831,453
2017 17,39765,21947,822 1,0551,518
2018 21,49681,61760,121 1,1221,667
2019 26,94092,71065,770 1,0051,248
2020 24,30069,43945,139 8581,279
2021 38,86278,13739,275 1,3191,629
2022 40,14181,92141,781 1,6832,221
2023 31,66694,81463,148 1,5771,779
2024 36,729102,48565,756 1,6771,819
2025 37,36397,16659,803 1,7391,929
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 18,78065,59146,811 2,0692,400

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 – Slovakia

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  1. Constellium Automotive Structures

    Levice plant, Levice · Slovakia

    smelter From the type of plant – not from a document B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

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  2. FENEGA, s.r.o.

    Kračúnovce – purchase and processing of non-ferrous metals, Kračúnovce · Slovakia

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

    Accepted grades: brass scrap, insulated copper wire and cable scrap, mixed copper-bearing scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

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  3. Handtmann Kechnec s.r.o.

    Handtmann Kechnec s.r.o., Kechnec · Slovakia

    smelter From the type of plant – not from a document B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. Handtmann Slovakia s.r.o.

    Handtmann Slovakia s.r.o., Košice · Slovakia

    smelter From the type of plant – not from a document B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. Hydro Extrusion Slovakia a.s.

    Hydro Extrusion Slovakia a.s., Žiar nad Hronom · Slovakia

    smelter From the type of plant – not from a document C class C source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. Nemak Slovakia s.r.o.

    Nemak Slovakia s.r.o., Žiar nad Hronom · Slovakia

    smelter From the type of plant – not from a document B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  7. SAKER Slovensko s.r.o.

    Horný Hričov – non-ferrous metals processing plant, Horný Hričov · Slovakia

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

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  8. Slovalco a.s.

    Slovalco a.s., Žiar nad Hronom · Slovakia

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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