Recycling · copper · Romania

Copper scrap – Romania

Buyers of copper scrap in Romania 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.

17
buyer plants
4
companies
1
plants with a documented grade

Data as of: · version 2.31 · verified at source up to · Dataset changes · Markdown · JSON

Buyers in the country

Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Romania REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Dorohoi – scrap collection and processing centre, Dorohoi (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Botoșani – scrap collection and processing centre, Botoșani (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Iași – scrap collection and processing centre, Iași (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Baia Mare – scrap collection and processing centre, Baia Mare (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Bistrița – scrap collection and processing centre, Bistrița (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Zalău – scrap collection and processing centre, Zalău (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) Cuprom S.A. – Zalău – Contirod line, Zalău (wire rod mill) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Oradea – scrap collection and processing centre, Oradea (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Cluj-Napoca – scrap collection and processing centre, Cluj-Napoca (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Mediaș – scrap collection and processing centre, Mediaș (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Galați – scrap collection and processing centre, Galați (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Arad – scrap collection and processing centre, Arad (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) S. METROM S.A. – Brașov – rolling mill, Brașov (plates, sheet and strip) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Sibiu – scrap collection and processing centre, Sibiu (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Săcălaz – scrap collection and processing centre, Săcălaz (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling) RematHolding Co. S.R.L. – București – shredder (Chitila), Zorba flotation and cable granulation (Berceni), București (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) REMATINVEST S.R.L. – Călărași – scrap collection and processing centre, Călărași (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
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. Cuprom S.A.

    Zalău – Contirod line, Zalău · Romania not established

    smelter · Cu · wire rod mill

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    C Bursa – article on the bankruptcy of Cuprom (21.11.2013)

  2. RematHolding Co. S.R.L.

    București – shredder (Chitila), Zorba flotation and cable granulation (Berceni), București · Romania

    processor · Cu, Al · shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation

    Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap, shredded aluminium fraction (including mixed non-ferrous metals)

    B Company website – technologies and equipment · verified 2026-10-08

  3. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Arad – scrap collection and processing centre, Arad · Romania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact and work sites · verified 2026-10-08

  4. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Baia Mare – scrap collection and processing centre, Baia Mare · Romania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact and work sites · verified 2026-10-08

  5. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Bistrița – scrap collection and processing centre, Bistrița · Romania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact and work sites · verified 2026-10-08

  6. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Botoșani – scrap collection and processing centre, Botoșani · Romania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact and work sites · verified 2026-10-08

  7. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Călărași – scrap collection and processing centre, Călărași · Romania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact and work sites · verified 2026-10-08

  8. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Cluj-Napoca – scrap collection and processing centre, Cluj-Napoca · Romania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact and work sites · verified 2026-10-08

  9. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Dorohoi – scrap collection and processing centre, Dorohoi · Romania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact and work sites · verified 2026-10-08

  10. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Galați – scrap collection and processing centre, Galați · Romania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact and work sites · verified 2026-10-08

  11. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Iași – scrap collection and processing centre, Iași · Romania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact and work sites · verified 2026-10-08

  12. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Mediaș – scrap collection and processing centre, Mediaș · Romania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact and work sites · verified 2026-10-08

  13. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Oradea – scrap collection and processing centre, Oradea · Romania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact and work sites · verified 2026-10-08

  14. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Săcălaz – scrap collection and processing centre, Săcălaz · Romania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact and work sites · verified 2026-10-08

  15. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Sibiu – scrap collection and processing centre, Sibiu · Romania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact and work sites · verified 2026-10-08

  16. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Zalău – scrap collection and processing centre, Zalău · Romania

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

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – contact and work sites · verified 2026-10-08

  17. S. METROM S.A.

    Brașov – rolling mill, Brașov · Romania

    smelter · Cu · plates, sheet and strip
    scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B S. METROM S.A. (C.N. ROMARM), Brașov – company service site · 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 – Romania, 2015–2025 Romania – copper scrap: imports 1,490 t in 2015 and 2,586 t in 2025; exports 32,762 t in 2015 and 45,019 t in 2025. 0 10 k 20 k 30 k 40 k 50 k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 exports 2015: 32,762 texports 2016: 30,494 texports 2017: 32,114 texports 2018: 33,200 texports 2019: 33,196 texports 2020: 33,429 texports 2021: 43,755 texports 2022: 41,733 texports 2023: 37,909 texports 2024: 43,954 texports 2025: 45,019 t imports 2015: 1,490 timports 2016: 2,978 timports 2017: 3,762 timports 2018: 3,674 timports 2019: 3,283 timports 2020: 2,038 timports 2021: 2,975 timports 2022: 4,129 timports 2023: 2,569 timports 2024: 2,597 timports 2025: 2,586 t
imports exports tonnes (scrap mass)
Table of years (chart data)
Copper scrap trade – Romania, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 1,49032,76231,272 3,2114,046
2016 2,97830,49427,515 3,1093,574
2017 3,76232,11428,352 3,7574,208
2018 3,67433,20029,525 3,9804,333
2019 3,28333,19629,913 3,7734,186
2020 2,03833,42931,391 3,3133,953
2021 2,97543,75540,780 3,9055,571
2022 4,12941,73337,604 3,9586,386
2023 2,56937,90935,340 5,0296,091
2024 2,59743,95441,357 5,4595,994
2025 2,58645,01942,433 5,7866,246
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 1,93931,67429,735 7,7637,177

Largest scrap suppliers (2025)

  1. Moldova 759 t
  2. Bulgaria 482 t
  3. Greece 442 t
  4. Serbia 311 t
  5. North Macedonia 212 t

Largest scrap destinations (2025)

  1. Bulgaria 13,709 t
  2. Poland 7,855 t
  3. Italy 5,832 t
  4. Germany 3,769 t
  5. China 2,484 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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