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Copper scrap – Portugal

Buyers of copper scrap in Portugal 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. Entroncometais

    Recolha de Sucatas, Lda. – Entroncamento – metal scrap and WEEE depot, Entroncamento · Portugal

    processor · Cu, Al · non-ferrous scrap recycling

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – home page and contact · verified 2026-10-08

  2. Wieland (spółka zależna)

    Esposende (Wieland Thermal Solutions Lda.) – finned tubes, Esposende · Portugal

    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 Wieland, karta Wieland Thermal Solutions Lda. (Esposende) · 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 – Portugal, 2015–2025 Portugal – copper scrap: imports 11,088 t in 2015 and 25,856 t in 2025; exports 32,683 t in 2015 and 50,929 t in 2025. 0 20 k 40 k 60 k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 exports 2015: 32,683 texports 2016: 36,436 texports 2017: 31,120 texports 2018: 29,800 texports 2019: 30,799 texports 2020: 38,908 texports 2021: 51,310 texports 2022: 47,211 texports 2023: 47,800 texports 2024: 48,082 texports 2025: 50,929 t imports 2015: 11,088 timports 2016: 12,862 timports 2017: 6,817 timports 2018: 11,013 timports 2019: 11,617 timports 2020: 16,473 timports 2021: 26,311 timports 2022: 29,481 timports 2023: 26,367 timports 2024: 21,804 timports 2025: 25,856 t
imports exports tonnes (scrap mass)
Table of years (chart data)
Copper scrap trade – Portugal, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 11,08832,68321,595 3,0863,345
2016 12,86236,43623,573 2,8672,859
2017 6,81731,12024,304 3,9103,526
2018 11,01329,80018,787 4,2344,043
2019 11,61730,79919,182 3,4133,875
2020 16,47338,90822,435 3,1513,796
2021 26,31151,31024,999 4,5385,198
2022 29,48147,21117,730 5,0415,929
2023 26,36747,80021,433 4,5035,816
2024 21,80448,08226,278 4,5426,081
2025 25,85650,92925,073 4,8176,357
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 27,88045,57817,698 6,3097,703

Largest scrap suppliers (2025)

  1. Spain 9,988 t
  2. France 7,458 t
  3. Italy 6,340 t
  4. Brazil 820 t
  5. Chile 320 t

Largest scrap destinations (2025)

  1. China 24,139 t
  2. Spain 22,458 t
  3. Germany 2,546 t
  4. Greece 395 t
  5. India 384 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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