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Copper scrap – Slovenia: buyers and trade

Slovenia exports more copper scrap than it imports – by 11.7k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Croatia; largest buyer: Italy. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99) and the Companies register.

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12.9k timports 2025 · +14.3% y/y
24.6k texports 2025 · +8.1% y/y
6,057 EUR/timport unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price

Scrap trade

Imports and exports of copper scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Imports and exports of copper scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t) Slovenia – copper scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 12.7, exports 30.4; 2022 imports 11.4, exports 23.6; 2023 imports 11.6, exports 21.3; 2024 imports 11.3, exports 22.7; 2025 imports 12.9, exports 24.6. 0 10 20 30 40 imports 2021: 12,738 t exports 2021: 30,400 t 2021 imports 2022: 11,414 t exports 2022: 23,589 t 2022 imports 2023: 11,552 t exports 2023: 21,321 t 2023 imports 2024: 11,254 t exports 2024: 22,746 t 2024 imports 2025: 12,867 t exports 2025: 24,584 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Croatia3,810
Austria2,626
Italy1,229
Serbia1,205
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,064

Exports to (t)

Italy13,100
Germany2,761
Poland1,643
Switzerland1,601
Austria1,191
2015–2025 series and unit values
Copper scrap trade – Slovenia, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 8,92927,12918,200 3,7112,998
2016 7,70926,69818,989 3,4202,843
2017 9,00829,97920,971 3,8583,157
2018 11,19332,62421,430 4,0953,336
2019 12,75136,09023,339 4,2363,279
2020 11,28027,71616,437 4,2333,369
2021 12,73830,40017,662 5,6524,511
2022 11,41423,58912,176 6,3725,611
2023 11,55221,3219,770 5,8385,372
2024 11,25422,74611,492 6,1165,486
2025 12,86724,58411,717 6,0575,729
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 8,59115,6007,009 8,0137,342

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

EU-27 context

EU-27 exports of copper scrap to non-EU countries amounted to 648.5k t in 2025 (608.4k t in 2024), imports from outside the EU – 476.3k t. Main non-EU buyers: China 309.9k t, India 109k t, Thailand 50.2k t. EU scrap market →

Buyers – Slovenia

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  1. DINOS d.o.o.

    Celje – secondary raw materials processing centre, Celje · Slovenia

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

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  2. DINOS d.o.o.

    Ljubljana – secondary raw materials processing centre, Ljubljana · Slovenia

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. DINOS d.o.o.

    Maribor – secondary raw materials processing centre, Maribor · Slovenia

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. DINOS d.o.o.

    Naklo – secondary raw materials processing centre, Naklo · Slovenia

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. MELTAL IS, d.o.o.

    Kranj – non-ferrous metals collection point, Kranj · Slovenia

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. MELTAL IS, d.o.o.

    Ljubljana – non-ferrous metals collection point, Ljubljana · Slovenia

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  7. MELTAL IS, d.o.o.

    Maribor – non-ferrous metals collection point, Maribor · Slovenia

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  8. MELTAL IS, d.o.o.

    Slovenja vas – non-ferrous metals recycling centre, Slovenja vas · Slovenia

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-10-08

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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