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Copper scrap – Lithuania

Buyers of copper scrap in Lithuania 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. UAB Metruna

    Kaunas – metal scrap yard, Kaunas · Lithuania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

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

  2. UAB Metruna

    Klaipėda – metal scrap yard, Klaipėda · Lithuania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

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

  3. UAB Metruna

    Panevėžys – metal scrap yard, Panevėžys · Lithuania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

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

  4. UAB Metruna

    Šiauliai – metal scrap yard, Šiauliai · Lithuania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

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

  5. UAB Metruna

    Vilnius – metal scrap yards, Vilnius · Lithuania

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

    Accepted grades: brass scrap, bronze and red brass scrap

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

  6. UAB Žalvaris

    UAB Žalvaris, Kaunas (Palemonas) · Lithuania

    processor · Cu, Al · non-ferrous scrap recycling

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website (zalvaris.lt) · 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 – Lithuania, 2015–2025 Lithuania – copper scrap: imports 12,332 t in 2015 and 7,870 t in 2025; exports 17,674 t in 2015 and 14,538 t in 2025. 0 5 k 10 k 15 k 20 k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 exports 2015: 17,674 texports 2016: 17,042 texports 2017: 12,762 texports 2018: 16,631 texports 2019: 18,595 texports 2020: 12,256 texports 2021: 12,621 texports 2022: 14,668 texports 2023: 13,729 texports 2024: 12,922 texports 2025: 14,538 t imports 2015: 12,332 timports 2016: 7,519 timports 2017: 5,426 timports 2018: 10,178 timports 2019: 10,870 timports 2020: 5,581 timports 2021: 5,231 timports 2022: 8,899 timports 2023: 8,188 timports 2024: 8,605 timports 2025: 7,870 t
imports exports tonnes (scrap mass)
Table of years (chart data)
Copper scrap trade – Lithuania, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 12,33217,6745,342 2,8573,440
2016 7,51917,0429,523 3,2042,677
2017 5,42612,7627,336 3,1563,233
2018 10,17816,6316,453 3,5913,646
2019 10,87018,5957,726 3,4283,551
2020 5,58112,2566,675 2,9383,390
2021 5,23112,6217,390 3,5944,574
2022 8,89914,6685,769 4,4135,602
2023 8,18813,7295,541 4,4265,434
2024 8,60512,9224,317 4,3455,736
2025 7,87014,5386,668 5,0275,971
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 8,8758,511-364 3,6917,565

Largest scrap suppliers (2025)

  1. Poland 2,290 t
  2. Germany 2,225 t
  3. Latvia 815 t
  4. Estonia 528 t
  5. Czechia 509 t

Largest scrap destinations (2025)

  1. China 5,231 t
  2. Poland 3,519 t
  3. Germany 1,985 t
  4. Latvia 1,115 t
  5. India 722 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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