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Aluminium scrap – Sweden: buyers and trade

Sweden exports more aluminium scrap than it imports – by 66.8k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Norway; largest buyer: Germany. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7602 00 11, 7602 00 19, 7602 00 90) and the Companies register.

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16aluminium scrap buyers in the country melting 9 · processors 7 Show on the map →
83.5k timports 2025 · −10.1% y/y
150.2k texports 2025 · +0.9% y/y
1,601 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) Sweden – aluminium scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 97.5, exports 214.6; 2022 imports 111.3, exports 183.5; 2023 imports 101.2, exports 156.7; 2024 imports 92.9, exports 148.9; 2025 imports 83.5, exports 150.2. 0 50 100 150 200 250 imports 2021: 97,530 t exports 2021: 214,599 t 2021 imports 2022: 111,285 t exports 2022: 183,485 t 2022 imports 2023: 101,169 t exports 2023: 156,725 t 2023 imports 2024: 92,903 t exports 2024: 148,854 t 2024 imports 2025: 83,473 t exports 2025: 150,243 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Norway27,168
Denmark23,565
Finland18,650
Germany5,622
Poland1,748

Exports to (t)

Germany39,670
Denmark24,009
Norway22,950
France17,029
Netherlands8,964
2015–2025 series and unit values
Aluminium scrap trade – Sweden, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 86,013102,16516,152 1,1441,119
2016 77,683111,54633,863 9041,008
2017 100,422179,51279,090 944881
2018 103,679210,026106,347 968873
2019 99,106215,693116,587 849740
2020 98,273236,887138,614 741670
2021 97,530214,599117,069 1,2041,095
2022 111,285183,48572,200 1,4271,477
2023 101,169156,72555,556 1,3681,475
2024 92,903148,85455,951 1,5821,617
2025 83,473150,24366,770 1,6011,654
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 51,88186,89135,010 1,9582,044

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 – Sweden

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Sweden Kubikenborg Aluminium – Kubikenborg Aluminium (Kubal), Sundsvall (primary aluminium smelter) Stena Recycling AB – Hallstahammar – shredder (fragmentering), Hallstahammar (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) Stena Recycling AB – Huddinge – shredder (fragmentering), Huddinge (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) Kuusakoski Sverige AB – plant in Oxelösund, Oxelösund (secondary aluminium and foundry alloys) Gränges Sweden AB – Finspång plant (remelter and foundry), Finspång (sheet, strip and plate rolling mill) Hydro Extrusions – Finspång – extrusion plant, Finspång (extrusion plant) Volvo Cars – aluminium foundry, Skövde (die and permanent-mould foundry) Skrotfrag AB – Sjövik – non-ferrous fraction sorting plant, Sjövik (Lerum municipality) (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Skrotfrag AB – Göteborg (Agnesberg) – shredder, Göteborg (Agnesberg) (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) Hydro Extrusions – remelt plant in Sjunnen, Vetlanda (Sjunnen) (remelt and wrought-ingot casthouse) Hydro Extrusions – Vetlanda – extrusion plant, Vetlanda (extrusion plant) Skrotfrag AB – Oskarshamn – shredder, Oskarshamn (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) ProfilGruppen Extrusions AB – Åseda – extrusion plant, Åseda (extrusion plant) Stena Recycling AB – Stena Nordic Recycling Center, Halmstad, Halmstad (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) Stena Aluminium AB – smelter in Älmhult, Älmhult (secondary aluminium and foundry alloys) HJHansen Recycling Group A/S – Malmö – metal scrap yard, Malmö (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
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  1. Gränges Sweden AB

    Finspång plant (remelter and foundry), Finspång · Sweden

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  2. HJHansen Recycling Group A/S

    Malmö – metal scrap yard, Malmö · Sweden

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. Hydro Extrusions

    Finspång – extrusion plant, Finspång · Sweden

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. Hydro Extrusions

    remelt plant in Sjunnen, Vetlanda (Sjunnen) · Sweden

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

    Accepted grades: aluminium extrusion scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. Hydro Extrusions

    Vetlanda – extrusion plant, Vetlanda · Sweden

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. Kubikenborg Aluminium

    Kubikenborg Aluminium (Kubal), Sundsvall · Sweden

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  7. Kuusakoski Sverige AB

    plant in Oxelösund, Oxelösund · Sweden

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  8. ProfilGruppen Extrusions AB

    Åseda – extrusion plant, Åseda · Sweden

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  9. Skrotfrag AB

    Göteborg (Agnesberg) – shredder, Göteborg (Agnesberg) · Sweden

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  10. Skrotfrag AB

    Oskarshamn – shredder, Oskarshamn · Sweden

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  11. Skrotfrag AB

    Sjövik – non-ferrous fraction sorting plant, Sjövik (Lerum municipality) · Sweden

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  12. Stena Aluminium AB

    smelter in Älmhult, Älmhult · Sweden

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  13. Stena Recycling AB

    Hallstahammar – shredder (fragmentering), Hallstahammar · Sweden

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  14. Stena Recycling AB

    Huddinge – shredder (fragmentering), Huddinge · Sweden

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  15. Stena Recycling AB

    Stena Nordic Recycling Center, Halmstad, Halmstad · Sweden

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  16. Volvo Cars

    aluminium foundry, Skövde · Sweden

    smelter From the type of plant – not from a document C class C source

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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