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Lead scrap – France: buyers and trade

France exports more lead scrap than it imports – by 76.2k t in 2025. Largest supplier: United Kingdom; largest buyer: Spain. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7802 00 00) and the Companies register.

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15lead scrap buyers in the country smelters 3 · processors 12 Show on the map →
3.60k timports 2025 · +39.6% y/y
79.8k texports 2025 · −4.9% y/y
1,355 EUR/timport unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price

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Scrap trade

Imports and exports of lead scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Imports and exports of lead scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t) France – lead scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 1.10, exports 66.2; 2022 imports 1.90, exports 73.3; 2023 imports 1, exports 72.1; 2024 imports 2.60, exports 83.9; 2025 imports 3.60, exports 79.8. 0 20 40 60 80 100 imports 2021: 1,107 t exports 2021: 66,178 t 2021 imports 2022: 1,863 t exports 2022: 73,330 t 2022 imports 2023: 1,005 t exports 2023: 72,090 t 2023 imports 2024: 2,555 t exports 2024: 83,947 t 2024 imports 2025: 3,566 t exports 2025: 79,792 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

United Kingdom1,427
Germany894
Spain493
Belgium455
Luxembourg144

Exports to (t)

Spain54,032
Netherlands12,183
Belgium5,995
Czechia3,940
India1,421
2015–2025 series and unit values
Lead scrap trade – France, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 1,30357,65956,356 1,4291,058
2016 3,90949,32845,419 1,4661,063
2017 1,72948,29946,570 1,6911,220
2018 1,84350,98549,141 1,6491,153
2019 1,25352,83751,583 1,4791,037
2020 84444,75743,913 1,354854
2021 1,10766,17865,071 1,666962
2022 1,86373,33071,468 1,6191,105
2023 1,00572,09071,085 1,6021,067
2024 2,55583,94781,393 1,288987
2025 3,56679,79276,226 1,355851
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 82253,85753,035 1,481816

Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price. CN codes: 7802 00 00 . Lead: lead waste and scrap (7802 00 00). Spent lead-acid batteries – a separate series (battery mass, not lead content); the series are not added up. Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-11-04. Balance = exports − imports. Comext

Spent lead-acid batteries – separate series

Spent lead-acid battery scrap trade – France, 2015–2025 France – spent lead-acid battery scrap: imports 60 t in 2015 and 19,054 t in 2025; exports 4.20 t in 2015 and 97,840 t in 2025. Break in series in 2022: from this year the series also includes waste and scrap of batteries (8549 11 90) – earlier and later years are not fully comparable. 0 25 k 50 k 75 k 100 k 125 k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Break in series in 2022: from this year the series also includes waste and scrap of batteries (8549 11 90) – earlier and later years are not fully comparable.break in series exports 2015: 4.20 texports 2016: 14.5 texports 2017: 1.70 texports 2018: 1,227 texports 2019: 5,834 texports 2020: 4,090 texports 2021: 9,389 texports 2022: 90,626 texports 2023: 101,235 texports 2024: 82,306 texports 2025: 97,840 t imports 2015: 60 timports 2016: 248 timports 2017: 20.5 timports 2018: 2.10 timports 2019: 0.10 timports 2021: 24.5 timports 2022: 18,501 timports 2023: 31,635 timports 2024: 15,112 timports 2025: 19,054 t
imports exports tonnes (scrap mass)
Table of years (chart data)
Spent lead-acid battery scrap trade – France, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 604.20-55.8 2,1093,396
2016 24814.5-233 8191,232
2017 20.51.70-18.8 2,5383,274
2018 2.101,2271,225 2,670773
2019 0.105,8345,834 2,190755
2020 –4,0904,090 –665
2021 24.59,3899,364 2,618753
2022 break in series 18,50190,62672,126 8271,030
2023 31,635101,23569,600 7941,025
2024 15,11282,30667,194 661977
2025 19,05497,84078,786 528867
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 10,87463,78352,910 488770

Largest scrap suppliers (2025)

  1. Switzerland 7,128 t
  2. Belgium 4,583 t
  3. Germany 3,966 t
  4. Netherlands 3,054 t
  5. United Kingdom 322 t

Largest scrap destinations (2025)

  1. Spain 46,453 t
  2. Germany 19,002 t
  3. Belgium 15,499 t
  4. Bulgaria 11,325 t
  5. United Kingdom 5,480 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: 8548 10 21, 8549 11 10, 8549 11 90 . Spent lead-acid batteries – 8548 10 21 (2015–2021), 8549 11 10 and 8549 11 90 (from 2022). From 2022 the series also includes waste and scrap of batteries (8549 11 90) – years before and after 2022 are not fully comparable. Battery mass, not lead content. Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-11-04. Balance = exports − imports. Comext

EU-27 context

EU-27 exports of lead scrap to non-EU countries amounted to 41.1k t in 2025 (24.1k t in 2024), imports from outside the EU – 34.6k t. Main non-EU buyers: India 38.8k t, United Kingdom 1.80k t, Hong Kong 0.10k t. EU scrap market →

Buyers – France

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Map of scrap buyers in Europe – France BAUDELET SAS – Dunkerque – scrap and metal purchasing, baling of aluminium cans, Dunkerque (non-ferrous scrap recycling) BAUDELET SAS – Mouvaux – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Mouvaux (non-ferrous scrap recycling) BAUDELET SAS – Aire-sur-la-Lys – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Aire-sur-la-Lys (non-ferrous scrap recycling) BAUDELET SAS – Santes – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Santes (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Galloo – Valenciennes – steel and non-ferrous scrap yard, Valenciennes (non-ferrous scrap recycling) GALLOO FRANCE SAS – Aniche – collection, sorting and shredding of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, Aniche (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) Campine France SAS – Escaudœuvres – lead-acid battery breaking and separation (no smelting), Escaudœuvres (battery breaking and separation) Métal Blanc SA – Bourg-Fidèle – lead-acid battery recycling, smelting and casting of lead and lead alloys, Bourg-Fidèle (secondary lead smelter (battery breaking, smelting and refining)) COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DES METAUX NON FERREUX SAS – Longueil-Sainte-Marie – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Longueil-Sainte-Marie (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Campine Metals Recycling PSM SAS – Brenouille (Pont-Sainte-Maxence) – lead-acid battery recycling, lead smelting and refining, Brenouille (secondary lead smelter (battery breaking, smelting and refining)) PASSENAUD RECYCLAGE SAS – Champagné – shredder and metal processing centre, Champagné (shredder and non-ferrous fraction separation) Campine Battery Recycling BLG SAS – Bazoches-les-Gallerandes – lead-acid battery recycling, lead smelting and refining, Bazoches-les-Gallerandes (secondary lead smelter (battery breaking, smelting and refining)) Campine France SAS – Arnas (Villefranche-sur-Saône) – lead-acid battery breaking and separation (no smelting), Arnas (battery breaking and separation) Trentetrois SAS – Salaise-sur-Sanne – scrap, batteries, WEEE, vehicle shredding, Salaise-sur-Sanne (non-ferrous scrap recycling) Sirmet Fers & Métaux – Lons (Pau) – steel, non-ferrous and cable scrap yard, Lons (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
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  1. BAUDELET SAS

    Aire-sur-la-Lys – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Aire-sur-la-Lys · France

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-02

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  2. BAUDELET SAS

    Dunkerque – scrap and metal purchasing, baling of aluminium cans, Dunkerque · France

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-02

    Accepted grades: used aluminium beverage cans (UBC), post-consumer aluminium packaging

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. BAUDELET SAS

    Mouvaux – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Mouvaux · France

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-02

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. BAUDELET SAS

    Santes – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Santes · France

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-02

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. Campine Battery Recycling BLG SAS

    Bazoches-les-Gallerandes – lead-acid battery recycling, lead smelting and refining, Bazoches-les-Gallerandes · France

    smelter Scrap in a plant document A class A source · verified 2026-11-04

    Accepted grades: spent lead-acid batteries (whole or crushed)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. Campine France SAS

    Arnas (Villefranche-sur-Saône) – lead-acid battery breaking and separation (no smelting), Arnas · France

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-04

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  7. Campine France SAS

    Escaudœuvres – lead-acid battery breaking and separation (no smelting), Escaudœuvres · France

    processor Scrap in a plant document B class B source · verified 2026-11-04

    Accepted grades: spent lead-acid batteries (whole or crushed)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  8. Campine Metals Recycling PSM SAS

    Brenouille (Pont-Sainte-Maxence) – lead-acid battery recycling, lead smelting and refining, Brenouille · France

    smelter Scrap in a plant document A class A source · verified 2026-11-04

    Accepted grades: spent lead-acid batteries (whole or crushed)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  9. COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DES METAUX NON FERREUX SAS

    Longueil-Sainte-Marie – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Longueil-Sainte-Marie · France

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-02

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  10. GALLOO FRANCE SAS

    Aniche – collection, sorting and shredding of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, Aniche · France

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-02

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  11. Galloo

    Valenciennes – steel and non-ferrous scrap yard, Valenciennes · France

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  12. Métal Blanc SA

    Bourg-Fidèle – lead-acid battery recycling, smelting and casting of lead and lead alloys, Bourg-Fidèle · France

    smelter Scrap in a plant document A class A source · verified 2026-11-04

    Accepted grades: spent lead-acid batteries (whole or crushed)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  13. PASSENAUD RECYCLAGE SAS

    Champagné – shredder and metal processing centre, Champagné · France

    processor From the chain link – grades not established B class B source · verified 2026-11-02

    Accepted grades: brass scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  14. Sirmet Fers & Métaux

    Lons (Pau) – steel, non-ferrous and cable scrap yard, Lons · France

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

    Accepted grades: brass scrap, insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  15. Trentetrois SAS

    Salaise-sur-Sanne – scrap, batteries, WEEE, vehicle shredding, Salaise-sur-Sanne · France

    processor Scrap in a plant document B class B source · verified 2026-11-04

    Accepted grades: spent lead-acid batteries (whole or crushed)

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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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