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Copper scrap – Finland

Buyers of copper scrap in Finland 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. Aurubis Finland Oy

    Pori – flat products rolling mill, Pori · Finland

    smelter · Cu · plates, sheet and strip
    scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Aurubis Finland Oy (Pori) – flat product rolling mill, over 300 employees · verified 2026-10-08

  2. Boliden Harjavalta Oy

    Harjavalta – Cu-Ni smelter, Harjavalta · Finland

    smelter · Cu · smelter

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    A Boliden AB, Annual and Sustainability Report 2025 (PDF p. 23 smelters; p. 25 “Raw material sourcing” and mine–... · verified 2026-10-08

  3. Cupori Oy

    Pori – rurownia, Pori · Finland

    smelter · Cu · tubes
    scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Cupori Oy, “We are Cupori” – tube mill in Pori, approx. 120 employees · verified 2026-10-08

  4. Kuusakoski AS

    Espoo (Juvanmalmi) – metal and electronic equipment scrap yard, Espoo · Finland

    processor · Cu, Al · non-ferrous scrap recycling

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – locations in Finland · verified 2026-10-08

  5. Luvata Pori Oy

    Pori – oxygen-free copper (OF) products, Pori · Finland

    smelter · Cu · bars and profiles
    scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Luvata, plant profile in Pori (oxygen-free copper products) · verified 2026-10-08

  6. Romu Keinänen Oy

    Espoo – non-ferrous metals and cable scrap yard, Espoo · Finland

    processor · Cu, Al · non-ferrous scrap recycling

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, mixed copper-bearing scrap, copper-bearing electronic scrap (printed circuit boards, components), aluminium wire and cable scrap

    B Company website – locations and metals purchased · verified 2026-10-08

  7. Romu Keinänen Oy

    Vantaa – non-ferrous metals and cable scrap yard, Vantaa · Finland

    processor · Cu, Al · non-ferrous scrap recycling

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    B Company website – locations and metals purchased · verified 2026-10-08

  8. Uninova Oy

    Hamina – port scrapyard, Hamina · Finland

    processor · Cu, Al · non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling

    Accepted grades: brass scrap, bronze and red brass scrap

    B Company website – activities and address · 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 – Finland, 2015–2025 Finland – copper scrap: imports 18,240 t in 2015 and 33,129 t in 2025; exports 28,628 t in 2015 and 30,355 t in 2025. 0 10 k 20 k 30 k 40 k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 exports 2015: 28,628 texports 2016: 29,188 texports 2017: 32,115 texports 2018: 34,111 texports 2019: 34,085 texports 2020: 38,988 texports 2021: 38,023 texports 2022: 35,180 texports 2023: 33,096 texports 2024: 31,525 texports 2025: 30,355 t imports 2015: 18,240 timports 2016: 11,265 timports 2017: 9,896 timports 2018: 11,020 timports 2019: 9,932 timports 2020: 12,671 timports 2021: 13,072 timports 2022: 10,798 timports 2023: 16,547 timports 2024: 11,940 timports 2025: 33,129 t
imports exports tonnes (scrap mass)
Table of years (chart data)
Copper scrap trade – Finland, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 18,24028,62810,389 2,6922,375
2016 11,26529,18817,923 2,2832,096
2017 9,89632,11522,219 3,3742,684
2018 11,02034,11123,091 3,1182,799
2019 9,93234,08524,153 2,9822,550
2020 12,67138,98826,317 3,0752,568
2021 13,07238,02324,951 3,6433,795
2022 10,79835,18024,381 4,9464,555
2023 16,54733,09616,549 5,6654,574
2024 11,94031,52519,585 8,0095,045
2025 33,12930,355-2,775 3,8985,197
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 2,49124,96522,473 5,9276,215

Largest scrap suppliers (2025)

  1. Ireland 19,560 t
  2. Germany 6,533 t
  3. Netherlands 2,240 t
  4. Sweden 2,100 t
  5. France 813 t

Largest scrap destinations (2025)

  1. Germany 7,149 t
  2. Sweden 4,564 t
  3. Poland 4,188 t
  4. Latvia 4,070 t
  5. China 1,932 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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