# Zinc scrap – Germany

> A picture of the market – not a commercial recommendation.

Buyers of zinc scrap in Germany according to the Companies register, and the zinc scrap trade of the country in 2015–2025 (Eurostat Comext).

- Data as of: 2026-11-04, version 2.49
- Page: https://ai-waw.com/en/recycling/zinc/germany
- Search buyers with this country set: https://ai-waw.com/en/recycling?metal=zn&country=DE
- imports 2025: 15,820 t (+24.4% y/y); exports 2025: 44,586 t (-2.4% y/y); import unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price: 966 EUR/t

## Buyers in the country (70)

| Company | Plant | Type of buyer | Accepted grades | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [A. Fischer & Söhne GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/a-fischer-sohne-gmbh.md) | Bochum (Altenbochum) – scrap purchasing and scrap yard, Bochum | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – aluminium purchasing (fischersoehne.de) |
| [A. Kuhner GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/a-kuhner-gmbh.md) | Karlsruhe – granulacja kabli i odzysk miedzi, Karlsruhe | processor | cu-mosiadz, cu-kable | [B] Company website – Kabel-Recycling: copper recovery from cables on the company's own line (schrott-kuhner.de) |
| [A. Menshen GmbH & Co. KG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/a-menshen-gmbh-co-kg.md) | Werdohl – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Werdohl | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – metal scrap, including aluminium (menshen.de) |
| [A. & P. Drekopf GmbH & Co. KG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/a-p-drekopf-gmbh-co-kg.md) | Mönchengladbach – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Mönchengladbach | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – metals, list of recycling centres (drekopf.de) |
| [ALFA Recycling München GmbH & Co. KG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/alfa-recycling-munchen-gmbh-co-kg.md) | München – non-ferrous scrap recycling, München | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap and metal purchasing (alfa-recycling.de) |
| [August Leber Rohstoffe Handelsgesellschaft mbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/august-leber-rohstoffe-handelsgesellschaft-mbh.md) | Offenburg – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Offenburg | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – Offenburg and Kehl locations (leberrohstoffe.com) |
| [Behrendt Rohstoffverwertung GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/behrendt-rohstoffverwertung-gmbh.md) | Neumünster – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Neumünster | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – Schrottplatz (behrendt.com) |
| [Bernd Witz GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/bernd-witz-gmbh.md) | Villingen-Schwenningen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Villingen-Schwenningen | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page (witz-recycling.de) |
| [Bringwert GmbH & Co. KG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/bringwert-gmbh-co-kg.md) | Duisburg – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Duisburg | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – purchase price list (bringwert.de) |
| [CEDERBAUM Container GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/cederbaum-container-gmbh.md) | Braunschweig – plac recyklingu, skup metali kolorowych, Braunschweig | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap and metals (cederbaum.de) |
| [Christian und Karl Neudeck GmbH & Co. KG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/christian-und-karl-neudeck-gmbh-co-kg.md) | Biberach – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Biberach | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap and metal trading (neudeck.com) |
| [Dorr GmbH & Co. KG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/dorr-gmbh-co-kg.md) | Kempten (Allgäu) – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Kempten (Allgäu) | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap and metals (dorr.de) |
| [ELECTROCYCLING GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/electrocycling-gmbh.md) | Goslar – waste electrical and electronic equipment processing, Goslar | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – Vertrieb: secondary raw materials – copper fraction, printed circuit boards, non-ferrous granulate (electrocycling.de) |
| [EMR GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/emr-gmbh.md) | Hamburg – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Hamburg | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Group website – EMR Hamburg Borsigstraße yard (eu.emrlocal.com) |
| [F. Ehrich GmbH & Co. KG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/f-ehrich-gmbh-co-kg.md) | Rendsburg – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Rendsburg | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – non-ferrous metals (ehrich.de) |
| [Finkel GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/finkel-gmbh.md) | Gersthofen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Gersthofen | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap and metal trading (recycling-finkel.de) |
| [Föll Rohstoffhandel GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/foll-rohstoffhandel-gmbh.md) | Buchloe – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Buchloe | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap and metals (foell-rohstoffhandel.de) |
| [Föll Rohstoffhandel GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/foll-rohstoffhandel-gmbh.md) | Durach – scrap and metals yard, Durach | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap and metals (foell-rohstoffhandel.de) |
| [GMH Recycling GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/gmh-recycling-gmbh.md) | Osnabrück – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Osnabrück | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Group website – GMH Recycling, plants (gmh-gruppe.de) |
| [Götz GmbH Schrott und Metalle](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/gotz-gmbh-schrott-und-metalle.md) | Weißenhorn – scrap and metals yard, Weißenhorn | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap and metals (goetz-neu-ulm.de) |
| [GRILLO-Werke AG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/grillo-werke-ag.md) | dywizja Metall, Duisburg-Hamborn | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] GRILLO-Werke AG, ZAMAK – die-casting alloys |
| [Grün & Mücher GmbH & Co. KG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/grun-mucher-gmbh-co-kg.md) | Gevelsberg – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Gevelsberg | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – services (gruen-muecher.de) |
| [Günther Schmelzer GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/gunther-schmelzer-gmbh.md) | Ludwigshafen am Rhein – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Ludwigshafen am Rhein | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – non-ferrous metal recycling (rec-metal.de) |
| [H. Henken GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/h-henken-gmbh.md) | Friesoythe – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Friesoythe | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap price list, as at 28.09.2026 (henkengmbh.de) |
| [HAGEMANN RECYCLING GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/hagemann-recycling-gmbh.md) | Wolfenbüttel – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Wolfenbüttel | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – non-ferrous scrap (hagemann-recycling.de) |
| [Harzer Zinkoxide GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/harzer-zinkoxide-gmbh.md) | Goslar – Harzer Zinkoxide (dawniej Norzinco), Goslar | smelter (scrap intake inferred from the type of plant, not from a document) | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Norzinco GmbH, Abteilung Norzinco – Harzer Zinkoxide: public information under the Störfall-Verordnung, status 2018 |
| [Hauser Recycling & Transporte GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/hauser-recycling-transporte-gmbh.md) | Bretten-Gölshausen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Bretten-Gölshausen | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – services (hauser-gmbh.net) |
| [HEZEL GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/hezel-gmbh.md) | Mönchweiler – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Mönchweiler | processor | cu-mosiadz | [B] Company website – Schrott & Metalle: aluminium, stainless steel, copper, brass (hezel-recycling.de) |
| [Hirsch Recycling GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/hirsch-recycling-gmbh.md) | Bremen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Bremen | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Group website – scrap purchasing (hirsch-group.de) |
| [Höbel Umwelt GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/hobel-umwelt-gmbh.md) | Kaufbeuren – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Kaufbeuren | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap and metals (hoebel-umwelt.de) |
| [Hofmann GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/hofmann-gmbh.md) | Rastatt – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Rastatt | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap and metals (hofmann-entsorgung.de) |
| [INDRA Recycling GmbH Metallaufbereitung](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/indra-recycling-gmbh-metallaufbereitung.md) | Hockenheim – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Hockenheim | processor | cu-mosiadz, cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – Produkte: processing of copper, brass, Cu/Ni and other copper alloys, cables and non-ferrous fractions (indrarec.de) |
| [Karl Karletshofer GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/karl-karletshofer-gmbh.md) | Neu-Ulm – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Neu-Ulm | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – Leistungen: non-ferrous metals – copper, copper alloys, brass, bronze (karletshofer.de) |
| [Kirn Entsorgungs GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/kirn-entsorgungs-gmbh.md) | Hebertsfelden – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Hebertsfelden | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap (kirn-entsorgung.de) |
| [KSH Schleswig GmbH Metall und Recycling](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/ksh-schleswig-gmbh-metall-und-recycling.md) | Schleswig – scrap and metal purchasing, Schleswig | processor | cu-mosiadz | [B] Company website – scrap purchasing (ksh-schleswig.de) |
| [Loacker Recycling GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/loacker-recycling-gmbh.md) | Donauwörth – non-ferrous scrap yard, cables and e-scrap, Donauwörth | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Loacker website – Donauwörth location |
| [Loacker Recycling GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/loacker-recycling-gmbh.md) | Lindau – non-ferrous scrap yard, Lindau (Bodensee) | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Loacker website – Lindau location |
| [Loacker Rheinhafen Recycling GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/loacker-rheinhafen-recycling-gmbh.md) | Karlsruhe – non-ferrous scrap yard, Karlsruhe | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Loacker website – Karlsruhe location |
| [Loacker Saar Recycling GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/loacker-saar-recycling-gmbh.md) | Homburg – non-ferrous and e-scrap yard, Homburg | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Loacker website – Homburg location |
| [Mäusgeier + Döring GmbH & Co. KG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/mausgeier-doring-gmbh-co-kg.md) | Bad Hersfeld – scrap and non-ferrous metals yard, Bad Hersfeld | processor | cu-mosiadz, cu-kable | [B] Company website – non-ferrous metals, including aluminium (maeusgeier-doering.de) |
| [MDSU Mitteldeutsche Schlacken Union](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/mdsu-mitteldeutsche-schlacken-union.md) | Reesen – recovery of non-ferrous metals from incinerator bottom ash, Reesen | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Group website – Nichteisenmetall-Sortierung: recovery of non-ferrous metals from bottom ash in Reesen (die-neumann-gruppe.de) |
| [MER Metall-ElektroRecycling GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/mer-metall-elektrorecycling-gmbh.md) | Steinach – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Steinach | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Entsorgungsfachbetrieb certificate with waste list for Steinach (mer-recycling.de) |
| [MHC Metallhandel Chemnitz GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/mhc-metallhandel-chemnitz-gmbh.md) | Chemnitz – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Chemnitz | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap and metal trading, aluminium grades (metallhandel-chemnitz.de) |
| [MKM Metals e.K.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/mkm-metals-e-k.md) | Ludwigshafen am Rhein – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Ludwigshafen am Rhein | processor | cu-mosiadz, cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Company website – Wertstoffhof Ludwigshafen: purchasing of copper, cables, brass, aluminium and stainless steel (mkm-metals.de) |
| [NE-Metalle GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/ne-metalle-gmbh.md) | Doberlug-Kirchhain – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Doberlug-Kirchhain | processor | cu-mosiadz, cu-kable | [B] Company website – home page: purchase prices for copper, brass and Cu cables (ne-metalle-gmbh.de) |
| [NE-Metalle GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/ne-metalle-gmbh.md) | Spremberg – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Spremberg | processor | cu-mosiadz, cu-kable | [B] Company website – home page: purchase prices for copper, brass and Cu cables (ne-metalle-gmbh.de) |
| [Neumann Gruppe](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/neumann-gruppe.md) | Magdeburg – sorting of non-ferrous metals from incinerator bottom ash, Magdeburg | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Group website – Nichteisenmetall-Sortierung: non-ferrous sorting line in Magdeburg-Hafen (die-neumann-gruppe.de) |
| [O.M.N. Oder-Metalle GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/o-m-n-oder-metalle-gmbh.md) | Neulewin – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Neulewin | processor | cu-mosiadz, cu-kable | [B] Company website – scrap purchasing: copper, copper cables, brass, aluminium, lead, zinc, tin, stainless steel (oder-metalle.de) |
| [Paul Jost GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/paul-jost-gmbh.md) | Herne – processing of stainless steel and non-ferrous scrap, Herne | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – stainless steel scrap |
| [Resebeck GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/resebeck-gmbh.md) | Göttingen – scrap and non-ferrous metals yard, Göttingen | processor | cu-mosiadz | [B] Company website – non-ferrous metals (resebeck.de) |
| [Riwald Recycling Franken GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/riwald-recycling-franken-gmbh.md) | Sennfeld – scrap and non-ferrous metal purchasing, intake of deliveries, Sennfeld | processor | cu-mosiadz | [B] Company website – materials and services, non-ferrous metal purchasing (riwald.de) |
| [Riwald Recycling Rhein-Main GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/riwald-recycling-rhein-main-gmbh.md) | Frankfurt am Main – skup i sortowanie metali, Frankfurt am Main | processor | cu-mosiadz | [B] Company website – materials and services, non-ferrous metal purchasing (riwald.de) |
| [RKB Rohstoff-Kontor Braun GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/rkb-rohstoff-kontor-braun-gmbh.md) | Germersheim – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Germersheim | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap and metals (rohstoffkontor-braun.com) |
| [Rohstoffverwertung Reutlingen GmbH & Co. KG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/rohstoffverwertung-reutlingen-gmbh-co-kg.md) | Nehren – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Nehren | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – non-ferrous metals: copper, aluminium, lead and zinc, sites in Reutlingen and Nehren (rv-reutlingen.de) |
| [Rohstoffverwertung Reutlingen GmbH & Co. KG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/rohstoffverwertung-reutlingen-gmbh-co-kg.md) | Reutlingen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Reutlingen | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – non-ferrous metals: copper, aluminium, lead and zinc, sites in Reutlingen and Nehren (rv-reutlingen.de) |
| [RVR Rohstoffverwertung Regensburg GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/rvr-rohstoffverwertung-regensburg-gmbh.md) | Regensburg – non-ferrous scrap yard and cable processing, Regensburg | processor | cu-kable, al-kable | [B] Loacker website – Regensburg location |
| [Schrott Nasz GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/schrott-nasz-gmbh.md) | Weiherhammer – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Weiherhammer | processor | pb-akumulatory | [B] Company website – scrap and metal trading in Weiherhammer (schrott-nasz.de) |
| [Schrott Wetzel GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/schrott-wetzel-gmbh.md) | Mannheim – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Mannheim | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – about the company, supply programme and plants (schrott-wetzel.de) |
| [Sinsheim Metall- und Schrotthandel GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/sinsheim-metall-und-schrotthandel-gmbh.md) | Sinsheim – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Sinsheim | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – services, list of materials (snh-recycling.de) |
| [Strobl GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/strobl-gmbh.md) | Amberg – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Amberg | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – aluminium purchasing (strobl-entsorgung.de) |
| [Theo Steil GmbH Schrott- und Metallgroßhandel](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/theo-steil-gmbh-schrott-und-metallgrohandel.md) | Eberswalde – shredder, kondirator and non-ferrous metal processing, Eberswalde | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – metal trading, aluminium (steil.de) |
| [Theo Steil GmbH Schrott- und Metallgroßhandel](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/theo-steil-gmbh-schrott-und-metallgrohandel.md) | Köln (Godorf) – scrap and metals yard, large shears, Köln | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – metal trading, aluminium (steil.de) |
| [Theo Steil GmbH Schrott- und Metallgroßhandel](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/theo-steil-gmbh-schrott-und-metallgrohandel.md) | Trier – scrap yard and non-ferrous metals processing, Trier | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – metals trading |
| [Trillhof Handelsgesellschaft mbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/trillhof-handelsgesellschaft-mbh.md) | Kassel – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Kassel | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap and metals (trillhof.de) |
| [Volker Bülow & Partner GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/volker-bulow-partner-gmbh.md) | Holthusen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Holthusen | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – scrap and metals (buelowundpartner.de) |
| [Walter Roeder GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/walter-roeder-gmbh.md) | Emmendingen – scrap and metal purchasing, Emmendingen | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – metal purchasing, acceptance points (roeder-verwertung.de) |
| [Walter Roeder GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/walter-roeder-gmbh.md) | Freiburg im Breisgau – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Freiburg im Breisgau | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – metal purchasing, acceptance points (roeder-verwertung.de) |
| [Weinand Entsorgungs-GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/weinand-entsorgungs-gmbh.md) | Bad Kreuznach – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Bad Kreuznach | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – home page, metal purchasing (weinand.de) |
| [Wesermarsch Metallrecycling GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/wesermarsch-metallrecycling-gmbh.md) | Brake – scrap and non-ferrous metals yard, Brake | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – metal recycling (wmr-online.de) |
| [Wilhelm Walkling e.K.](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/wilhelm-walkling-e-k.md) | Peine – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Peine | processor | grades not established in the register documents | [B] Company website – aluminium purchasing (schrott-walkling.de) |

## Scrap trade

Imports and exports of scrap (total: within the EU and with non-EU countries), balance and unit value from trade declarations.

| Year | Imports (t) | Exports (t) | Balance (t) | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2015 | 17,123 | 45,865 | 28,742 | 1,252 | 1,518 |
| 2016 | 22,202 | 42,956 | 20,754 | 1,382 | 1,470 |
| 2017 | 18,751 | 46,279 | 27,528 | 1,661 | 1,883 |
| 2018 | 12,608 | 42,323 | 29,715 | 1,887 | 1,977 |
| 2019 | 15,762 | 35,725 | 19,963 | 1,734 | 1,832 |
| 2020 | 8,996 | 35,625 | 26,629 | 1,517 | 1,671 |
| 2021 | 7,692 | 46,545 | 38,853 | 1,664 | 1,890 |
| 2022 | 7,334 | 48,898 | 41,564 | 2,076 | 2,479 |
| 2023 | 10,364 | 38,100 | 27,736 | 1,102 | 2,100 |
| 2024 | 12,714 | 45,697 | 32,982 | 1,167 | 2,035 |
| 2025 | 15,820 | 44,586 | 28,766 | 966 | 2,077 |
| 2026 (incomplete year) | 10,274 | 31,530 | 21,256 | 940 | 2,455 |

Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price.

- Largest scrap suppliers (2025): France 2,908 t, Netherlands 2,693 t, Poland 2,234 t, Slovenia 1,927 t, Austria 1,290 t
- Largest scrap destinations (2025): Italy 18,136 t, India 7,911 t, Thailand 6,146 t, Poland 4,196 t, Belgium 3,897 t

Straight-line distance (great circle) from the shipping point – not road distance.

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