Recycling · copper · Belgium
Copper scrap – Belgium
Buyers of copper scrap in Belgium according to the Companies register, and the copper 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.
- 15
- buyer plants
- 12
- companies
- 4
- plants with a documented grade
Data as of: · version 2.31 · verified at source up to · Dataset changes · Markdown · JSON
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Buyers in the country
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Beerse – recycling of complex materials, Beerse · Belgium
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Aurubis AG, Annual Report 2024/25 – Combined Management Report (druk. s. 62–63 surowce i segmenty; s. 65–66 Pi... · verified 2026-10-08
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Châtelet – separation of non-ferrous metals from shredder fractions, Châtelet · Belgium
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – plant page · verified 2026-10-08
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Gent (port) – two shredders, Gent · Belgium
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – plant page · verified 2026-10-08
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shredding complex and shredder residue processing (Comet Traitements), Châtelet, Châtelet · Belgium
Accepted grades: aluminium extrusion scrap, mixed wrought alloy scrap (sheet, clippings), aluminium castings scrap, aluminium wheels, aluminium turnings (single-alloy and mixed)
B Company website (cometgroup.be) · verified 2026-10-08
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Hemiksem – Cu alloy wire (upcasting), Al wire rod, Hemiksem · Belgium
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Lamifil nv, “High quality products” – Cu alloy wires (upcasting), Al wire rod · verified 2026-10-08
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Moen – processing of complex metal waste, Moen · Belgium
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – recycling · verified 2026-10-08
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Brecht – cable and scrap recycling, Brecht · Belgium
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – home page · verified 2026-10-08
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Malonne – non-ferrous scrap yard, Malonne · Belgium
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – contact (yard) · verified 2026-10-08
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Veurne – non-ferrous scrap yard, Veurne · Belgium
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – contact (yard) · verified 2026-10-08
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Gent (Zeehaven) – steel and non-ferrous scrapyard, Gent · Belgium
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – home page · verified 2026-10-08
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Brussel (Rederskaai) – scrap yard, Brussel · Belgium
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – locations · verified 2026-10-08
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Charleroi (Dampremy) – scrap yard, Charleroi · Belgium
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – locations · verified 2026-10-08
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Genk – steel and non-ferrous scrapyard, Genk · Belgium
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – locations · verified 2026-10-08
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Aalst – non-ferrous metal processing, Aalst · Belgium
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – home page · verified 2026-10-08
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Hoboken – precious metals smelter (Cu as by-product), Antwerp (Hoboken) · Belgium
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Umicore, Base metals – off-grade (non-Grade A) cathodes from Hoboken, approx. 36,000 t/yr · 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.
Table of years (chart data)
| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
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| 2015 | 239,574 | 105,214 | -134,359 | 3,379 | 2,517 |
| 2016 | 299,669 | 113,807 | -185,862 | 3,145 | 2,253 |
| 2017 | 295,566 | 125,246 | -170,320 | 3,418 | 2,834 |
| 2018 | 296,665 | 105,719 | -190,946 | 3,533 | 3,062 |
| 2019 | 312,249 | 115,767 | -196,482 | 3,635 | 2,806 |
| 2020 | 332,192 | 132,937 | -199,256 | 3,836 | 2,888 |
| 2021 | 339,805 | 130,401 | -209,404 | 5,116 | 3,808 |
| 2022 | 326,197 | 124,577 | -201,620 | 5,819 | 3,981 |
| 2023 | 278,610 | 108,121 | -170,489 | 5,590 | 3,913 |
| 2024 | 293,972 | 99,430 | -194,541 | 6,350 | 4,486 |
| 2025 | 298,527 | 97,897 | -200,630 | 6,907 | 5,179 |
| 2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 | 170,785 | 62,565 | -108,220 | 8,062 | 6,023 |
Largest scrap suppliers (2025)
- United States 68,961 t
- France 67,545 t
- Germany 47,582 t
- Netherlands 39,534 t
- United Kingdom 16,567 t
Largest scrap destinations (2025)
- Netherlands 23,144 t
- Germany 22,290 t
- France 17,135 t
- China 8,667 t
- India 4,682 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: 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99 .
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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