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Copper scrap – Finland: buyers and trade

Finland imports more copper scrap than it exports – by 2.80k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Ireland; largest buyer: Germany. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99) and the Companies register.

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33.1k timports 2025 · +177.5% y/y
30.4k texports 2025 · −3.7% y/y
3,898 EUR/timport unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price

Scrap trade

Imports and exports of copper scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Imports and exports of copper scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t) Finland – copper scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 13.1, exports 38; 2022 imports 10.8, exports 35.2; 2023 imports 16.5, exports 33.1; 2024 imports 11.9, exports 31.5; 2025 imports 33.1, exports 30.4. 0 10 20 30 40 imports 2021: 13,072 t exports 2021: 38,023 t 2021 imports 2022: 10,798 t exports 2022: 35,180 t 2022 imports 2023: 16,547 t exports 2023: 33,096 t 2023 imports 2024: 11,940 t exports 2024: 31,525 t 2024 imports 2025: 33,129 t exports 2025: 30,355 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Ireland19,560
Germany6,533
Netherlands2,240
Sweden2,100
France813

Exports to (t)

Germany7,149
Sweden4,564
Poland4,188
Latvia4,070
China1,932
2015–2025 series and unit values
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

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

EU-27 context

EU-27 exports of copper scrap to non-EU countries amounted to 648.5k t in 2025 (608.4k t in 2024), imports from outside the EU – 476.3k t. Main non-EU buyers: China 309.9k t, India 109k t, Thailand 50.2k t. EU scrap market →

Buyers – Finland

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  1. Aurubis Finland Oy

    Pori – flat products rolling mill, Pori · Finland

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

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  2. Boliden Harjavalta Oy

    Harjavalta – Cu-Ni smelter, Harjavalta · Finland

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. Cupori Oy

    Pori – rurownia, Pori · Finland

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

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  4. Kuusakoski AS

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

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. Luvata Pori Oy

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

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. Romu Keinänen Oy

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

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

    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

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  7. Romu Keinänen Oy

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

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

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

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  8. Uninova Oy

    Hamina – port scrapyard, Hamina · Finland

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

    Accepted grades: brass scrap, bronze and red brass scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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