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Copper scrap – Hungary

Buyers of copper scrap in Hungary 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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plants with a documented grade

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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. Volta Energy Solutions Hungary Kft.

    Környe – folia bateryjna, Környe · Hungary

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Komisja Europejska, IP/22/182 „State aid: Commission approves €24 million Hungarian investment aid to Volta En... · 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 – Hungary, 2015–2025 Hungary – copper scrap: imports 2,794 t in 2015 and 15,605 t in 2025; exports 30,056 t in 2015 and 41,152 t in 2025. 0 10 k 20 k 30 k 40 k 50 k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 exports 2015: 30,056 texports 2016: 32,280 texports 2017: 35,244 texports 2018: 33,324 texports 2019: 33,035 texports 2020: 33,154 texports 2021: 41,469 texports 2022: 46,825 texports 2023: 39,535 texports 2024: 43,511 texports 2025: 41,152 t imports 2015: 2,794 timports 2016: 2,872 timports 2017: 4,663 timports 2018: 4,006 timports 2019: 5,013 timports 2020: 4,041 timports 2021: 9,090 timports 2022: 17,014 timports 2023: 15,321 timports 2024: 19,404 timports 2025: 15,605 t
imports exports tonnes (scrap mass)
Table of years (chart data)
Copper scrap trade – Hungary, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 2,79430,05627,263 3,0933,497
2016 2,87232,28029,409 2,8293,133
2017 4,66335,24430,581 3,8253,643
2018 4,00633,32429,317 3,5263,810
2019 5,01333,03528,022 3,4173,747
2020 4,04133,15429,112 4,0613,673
2021 9,09041,46932,379 6,6865,078
2022 17,01446,82529,811 5,7585,239
2023 15,32139,53524,214 6,9315,691
2024 19,40443,51124,107 6,4695,851
2025 15,60541,15225,547 6,5966,133
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 11,53626,65215,116 9,0067,924

Largest scrap suppliers (2025)

  1. Germany 6,507 t
  2. Slovakia 2,966 t
  3. Poland 1,931 t
  4. Romania 1,827 t
  5. Austria 761 t

Largest scrap destinations (2025)

  1. Germany 8,104 t
  2. Slovakia 7,216 t
  3. China 5,440 t
  4. Austria 4,276 t
  5. Poland 4,152 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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