# Copper scrap – Italy

> A picture of the market – not a commercial recommendation.

Buyers of copper scrap in Italy according to the Companies register, and the copper scrap trade of the country in 2015–2025 (Eurostat Comext).

- Data as of: 2026-10-20, version 2.31
- Page: https://ai-waw.com/en/recycling/copper/italy
- Search buyers with this country set: https://ai-waw.com/en/recycling?country=IT
- Metal flow analysis: [Copper Flows in Italy](https://ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/copper-flows-italy)
- imports 2025: 165,221 t (+7.9% y/y); exports 2025: 190,980 t (-1.1% y/y); import unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price: 6,671 EUR/t

## Buyers in the country (39)

| Company | Plant | Type of buyer | Accepted grades | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [A.L.M.A.G. S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/a-l-m-a-g-s-p-a.md) | ingot casthouse and extrusion plant (Roncadelle), Roncadelle | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [A] A.L.M.A.G. S.p.A., Bilancio di sostenibilità 2024 – “Materiali in ingresso” (p. 58 of the print) and annex tables (p. 110 of the print = p. 112 of the PDF) |
| [A.L.M.A.G. S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/a-l-m-a-g-s-p-a.md) | Lumezzane / Roncadelle – brass bar mill, Lumezzane | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [A] A.L.M.A.G. S.p.A., Bilancio di sostenibilità 2024 (materie prime: 133,699 t, of which scrap 113,377 t, primary metal 9,297 t, other recyclates 7,435 t) |
| [Aurubis Italia S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/aurubis-italia-s-r-l.md) | Avellino – rolling mill, Avellino | smelter | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Aurubis Italia S.r.l., Dichiarazione Ambientale rev. 10 (EMAS), 15.10.2024, ch. 7.1 – output 2019–2024 |
| [Azienda Metalli Laminati S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/azienda-metalli-laminati-s-p-a.md) | Quargnento – strip rolling mill, Quargnento | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [A] KME Group S.p.A., Annual Financial Report 2024 (p. 22: acquisition of the remaining 75.76% of AML in July 2024; p. 36: plant “Alessandria (Azienda Metalli Laminati)”); address – LEI register (GLEIF) |
| [Carprometal S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/carprometal-s-p-a.md) | Dolzago – shredder with non-ferrous fraction separation, Dolzago | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page |
| [CCI Colata Continua Italiana S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/cci-colata-continua-italiana-s-p-a.md) | Pizzighettone – wire rod mill, wire drawing plant, rails, Pizzighettone | smelter | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Informazione-aziende.it, list of enterprises ATECO 24.44 “Produzione di rame” (identification of enterprises and registered offices only) |
| [De Angeli Prodotti S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/de-angeli-prodotti-s-r-l.md) | De Angeli Prodotti S.r.l., Bagnoli di Sopra (Padua) | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website (deangeliprodotti.com) |
| [Elektrisola Atesina S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/elektrisola-atesina-s-r-l.md) | Valle Aurina – fine enamelled winding wire, Valle Aurina | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – contact, list of plants (elektrisola.com) |
| [Feinrohren S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/feinrohren-s-p-a.md) | Passirano – tube mill (casting, extrusion, drawing), Passirano | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Feinrohren S.p.A., Environmental Product Declaration EPDITALY0978 “Copper tubes” (reference year 2024; LCA report version 3 of 21.07.2025) – description of process and location |
| [Ferremi Rodolfo S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/ferremi-rodolfo-s-p-a.md) | Ferremi Rodolfo S.p.A., Agnosine | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Ferremi Rodolfo S.p.A., Zamak die-casting – profile |
| [Forelli Pietro S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/forelli-pietro-s-r-l.md) | Capriano del Colle – copper alloy refining, Capriano del Colle | smelter | cu-mosiadz, cu-braz | [B] Company website – contact, head office and plant |
| [Free Metals S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/free-metals-s-r-l.md) | Capriano del Colle – non-ferrous scrap depot, Capriano del Colle | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page |
| [Fusionmet S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/fusionmet-s-r-l.md) | Marcianise – scrap processing and casting of aluminium ingots, Marcianise | smelter | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page (data 2022–2024) |
| [HME Brass Italy S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/hme-brass-italy-s-p-a.md) | Serravalle Scrivia – brass bar mill, ingot casthouse, Serravalle Scrivia | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] HME Metal Europe, „Company” – HME Copper Germany (Menden), HME Ibertubos (Barcelona), HME Brass Germany (Berlin), HME Brass France (Rai), HME Brass Italy (Serravalle Scrivia) |
| [IRCE S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/irce-s-p-a.md) | Imola – enamelled winding wire, Imola | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [A] IRCE group financial statements for 2025 (bilancio al 31.12.2025), general information and rendicontazione di sostenibilità |
| [KME Italy S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/kme-italy-s-p-a.md) | Fornaci di Barga – rolling mill, Fornaci di Barga | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] KME Group S.p.A., Annual Financial Report 2023 (production by plant 2023) |
| [KME Italy S.p.A. (Serravalle Copper Tubes)](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/kme-italy-s-p-a-serravalle-copper-tubes.md) | Serravalle Scrivia – rurownia, Serravalle Scrivia | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] KME Group S.p.A., Annual Financial Report 2023 (production by plant 2023) |
| [Ligure Metalli S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/ligure-metalli-s-r-l.md) | Genova-Voltri – depot for zinc, bronze and stainless steel scrap, Genova | processor | cu-braz | [B] Company website – home page |
| [LME S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/lme-s-r-l.md) | Codogno – metal recovery from motors and WEEE, Codogno | processor | cu-mieszany | [B] Company website – home page and contact |
| [Lombardi Metal Recycling S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/lombardi-metal-recycling-s-r-l.md) | Bosco Marengo – non-ferrous scrap yard, Bosco Marengo | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page and contact |
| [Menoni Metalli S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/menoni-metalli-s-r-l.md) | San Zeno Naviglio – non-ferrous scrap yard, San Zeno Naviglio | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page and addresses |
| [Metallurgica San Marco S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/metallurgica-san-marco-s-p-a.md) | Calcinato (Ponte San Marco) – brass scrap remelting, Calcinato | smelter | cu-mosiadz | [B] Company website – profile and data |
| [POMETON S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/pometon-s-p-a.md) | Maerne di Martellago – copper and alloy powders, Maerne di Martellago | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] POMETON S.p.A., Stabilimento di Maerne di Martellago (VE), Allegato D.16 “Applicabilità BAT e monitoraggio in continuo”, rev. 0 of 6.03.2025 (AIA application, Città metropolitana di Venezia, prot. 2025/16695) |
| [Pomi Metalli S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/pomi-metalli-s-r-l.md) | Rottofreno (Cattagnina) – Cairo Rottami scrap yard, Rottofreno | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page and addresses |
| [Pomi Metalli S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/pomi-metalli-s-r-l.md) | Spinetta Marengo – scrap yard, Spinetta Marengo | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page and addresses |
| [RMB S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/rmb-s-p-a.md) | Polpenazze del Garda – metal shredding and separation, Polpenazze del Garda | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – production process |
| [Rottami Padana S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/rottami-padana-s-p-a.md) | Castegnato – non-ferrous and superalloy scrap yard, Castegnato | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page |
| [Rumet S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/rumet-s-r-l.md) | Castenedolo – copper and brass scrap depot, Castenedolo | processor | cu-mosiadz | [B] Company website – home page |
| [S.A. Eredi Gnutti Metalli S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/s-a-eredi-gnutti-metalli-s-p-a.md) | Brescia – brass bar mill, Brescia | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] S.A. Eredi Gnutti Metalli S.p.A., company service site (brass bars, Brescia) |
| [Sider Pagani S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/sider-pagani-s-r-l.md) | Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino – scrap yard, Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – contact (plants and offices) |
| [Sider Rottami Adriatica S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/sider-rottami-adriatica-s-p-a.md) | Jesi – scrap processing plant, Jesi | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page (permit for the Jesi plant of 2018, address) |
| [Sider Rottami Adriatica S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/sider-rottami-adriatica-s-p-a.md) | Pesaro – scrap and WEEE processing, Pesaro | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page (business activity, AIA permits for Pesaro, plant addresses) |
| [Soligon S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/soligon-s-p-a.md) | Santa Lucia di Piave – ferrous, non-ferrous and stainless scrap yard, Santa Lucia di Piave | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page |
| [Station Service S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/station-service-s-r-l.md) | Rome (Via Nomentana) – scrap processing plant, Roma | processor | cu-mosiadz | [B] Company website – home page |
| [Trafilerie Carlo Gnutti S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/trafilerie-carlo-gnutti-s-p-a.md) | Chiari – brass bar mill, Chiari | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Trafilerie Carlo Gnutti S.p.A., company site (brass bars, Chiari) |
| [Veneta Trafili S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/veneta-trafili-s-p-a.md) | Montecchio Maggiore – wire drawing plant, Montecchio Maggiore | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] La Triveneta Cavi S.p.A. (Nexans), “Organisation” – production units Brendola, Tolentino, Montecchio Maggiore (Veneta Trafili) |
| [VF S.p.A.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/vf-s-p-a.md) | Altavilla Vicentina – scrap yard and cable granulation, Altavilla Vicentina | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – cables division |
| [Zoffoli Metalli S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/zoffoli-metalli-s-r-l.md) | Gambettola – scrapyard (local unit), Gambettola | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page (operating sites) |
| [Zoffoli Metalli S.r.l.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/zoffoli-metalli-s-r-l.md) | Tamara – cable granulation and aluminium scrap sorting, Tamara | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – home page |

## Scrap trade

Imports and exports of scrap (total: within the EU and with non-EU countries), balance and unit value from trade declarations.

| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2015 | 164,641 | 176,458 | 11,817 | 3,999 | 2,612 |
| 2016 | 144,829 | 203,306 | 58,478 | 3,456 | 2,381 |
| 2017 | 162,720 | 195,448 | 32,728 | 4,076 | 2,768 |
| 2018 | 197,321 | 150,071 | -47,250 | 4,200 | 3,474 |
| 2019 | 185,543 | 169,840 | -15,703 | 3,949 | 3,216 |
| 2020 | 163,042 | 224,236 | 61,194 | 3,894 | 2,360 |
| 2021 | 207,730 | 177,659 | -30,071 | 5,525 | 4,772 |
| 2022 | 206,884 | 167,602 | -39,282 | 6,325 | 5,543 |
| 2023 | 154,505 | 196,309 | 41,804 | 5,771 | 5,484 |
| 2024 | 153,091 | 193,143 | 40,052 | 6,206 | 6,028 |
| 2025 | 165,221 | 190,980 | 25,759 | 6,671 | 6,122 |
| 2026 (incomplete year) | 100,918 | 130,832 | 29,914 | 8,170 | 7,630 |

Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price.

- Largest scrap suppliers (2025): France 60,305 t, Germany 28,556 t, Slovenia 11,366 t, Switzerland 9,609 t, Austria 5,686 t
- Largest scrap destinations (2025): China 59,491 t, Germany 27,283 t, Austria 14,219 t, Thailand 12,748 t, India 11,980 t

Straight-line distance (great circle) from the shipping point – not road distance.

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