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Copper scrap – Cyprus

Buyers of copper scrap in Cyprus 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.

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buyer plants
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companies
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plants with a documented grade

Data as of: · version 2.31 · verified at source up to · Dataset changes · Markdown · JSON

Buyers in the country

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. Alpha Scrap Metals Ltd

    Ypsonas (Limassol) – scrapyard, Ypsonas · Cyprus

    processor · Cu, Al · non-ferrous scrap recycling

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – home page · verified 2026-10-08

  2. Economides Metal Recycling Ltd

    Nicosia – scrap yard and secondary aluminium smelter, Nicosia · Cyprus

    smelter · Cu, Al · non-ferrous scrap remelting

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – aluminium alloy production · 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.

Copper scrap trade – Cyprus, 2015–2025 Cyprus – copper scrap: imports 75.9 t in 2015 and 0.10 t in 2025; exports 2,400 t in 2015 and 4,952 t in 2025. 0 2 k 4 k 6 k 8 k 10 k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 exports 2015: 2,400 texports 2016: 2,387 texports 2017: 2,886 texports 2018: 2,597 texports 2019: 3,236 texports 2020: 3,947 texports 2021: 9,091 texports 2022: 4,872 texports 2023: 4,604 texports 2024: 6,284 texports 2025: 4,952 t imports 2015: 75.9 timports 2016: 25.8 timports 2017: 39.4 timports 2019: 25.3 timports 2021: 0.30 timports 2022: 0 timports 2023: 76.3 timports 2024: 87 timports 2025: 0.10 t
imports exports tonnes (scrap mass)
Table of years (chart data)
Copper scrap trade – Cyprus, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 75.92,4002,324 3,6823,765
2016 25.82,3872,361 2,4733,202
2017 39.42,8862,847 4,0163,483
2018 –2,5972,597 –3,694
2019 25.33,2363,210 3,7783,009
2020 –3,9473,947 –2,445
2021 0.309,0919,091 2,8602,201
2022 04,8724,872 –4,044
2023 76.34,6044,528 5,2024,401
2024 876,2846,197 2,6304,379
2025 0.104,9524,952 2,0406,113
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 –3,3623,362 –7,576

Largest scrap suppliers (2025)

  1. United Arab Emirates 0.10 t

Largest scrap destinations (2025)

  1. India 2,209 t
  2. Greece 829 t
  3. China 800 t
  4. Bulgaria 483 t
  5. South Korea 255 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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