Recycling · zinc · Netherlands
Zinc scrap – Netherlands: buyers and trade
Netherlands exports more zinc scrap than it imports – by 20k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Germany; largest buyer: India. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7902 00 00) and the Companies register.
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8.30k t imports 2025 · +1.6% y/y
28.3k t exports 2025 · +10.2% y/y
1,622 EUR/t import unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price
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Scrap trade
Imports and exports of zinc scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Imports and exports of zinc scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Netherlands – zinc scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 12.4, exports 29.8; 2022 imports 12.6, exports 31.9; 2023 imports 8, exports 16.9; 2024 imports 8.20, exports 25.7; 2025 imports 8.30, exports 28.3.
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imports 2021: 12,409 t exports 2021: 29,789 t 2021
imports 2022: 12,629 t exports 2022: 31,879 t 2022
imports 2023: 8,037 t exports 2023: 16,895 t 2023
imports 2024: 8,213 t exports 2024: 25,689 t 2024
imports 2025: 8,343 t exports 2025: 28,297 t 2025
Partners 2025
Imports from (t)
Germany 3,250
France 2,106
Belgium 1,947
United Kingdom 261
Italy 170
Exports to (t)
India 16,805
Belgium 3,274
Thailand 2,628
Germany 2,265
Italy 1,561
2015–2025 series and unit values
Zinc scrap trade – Netherlands, 2015–2025
Year
Imports (t) Exports (t) Balance (t)
Import unit value (EUR/t) Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015
5,417 19,753 14,336
1,394 1,846 2016
6,883 25,996 19,113
1,230 1,352 2017
7,838 39,496 31,658
1,573 2,063 2018
6,468 27,995 21,527
1,438 2,167 2019
4,935 17,081 12,146
1,372 1,729 2020
5,971 19,600 13,630
1,329 1,519 2021
12,409 29,789 17,380
1,619 1,759 2022
12,629 31,879 19,250
1,919 2,256 2023
8,037 16,895 8,858
1,642 1,923 2024
8,213 25,689 17,476
1,596 2,002 2025
8,343 28,297 19,954
1,622 2,024 2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08
4,018 18,690 14,672
1,886 2,369
Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price. CN codes: 7902 00 00 .
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 zinc scrap to non-EU countries amounted to 64.5k t in 2025 (54.3k t in 2024), imports from outside the EU – 14.1k t.
Main non-EU buyers: India 42k t, Thailand 16k t, Malaysia 1.50k t. EU scrap market →
Map of scrap buyers in Europe – Netherlands
Van der Meulen Metaal BV – Leeuwarden – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Leeuwarden (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Nehlsen Metaal Recycling – Groningen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Groningen (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
SimmereN Schroot BV – Groningen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Groningen (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Steenhuis Recycling – Winschoten – collection and sorting of non-ferrous metals, Winschoten (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Metaalhandel De Horne BV – Heerenveen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Heerenveen (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
J.J. Vos & Zn BV – Den Helder – collection and processing of old metals, Den Helder (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Van Est Metals – Heerhugowaard – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Heerhugowaard (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Emmer Schroot- en Metaalhandel BV – Emmen – skup metali i elektroniki, Emmen (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
VOF Metaalrecycling Gebr. Hendriks – Coevorden – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Coevorden (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Gebroeders Jansen BV – Coevorden – metal purchasing and processing, Coevorden (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Regelink Schroothandel – Kampen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Kampen (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Van Peperzeel – Lelystad – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Lelystad (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Schenk Recycling – Almere – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Almere (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Dolphin Metal Separation B.V. – Harderwijk – heavy-media separation of non-ferrous metals, Harderwijk (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Myne Circular Metals B.V. – Harderwijk – brass shredder and aluminium sorting plant, Harderwijk (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
IJzer- en Metaalhandel Antoon Hinderiks B.V. – Raalte – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Raalte (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
VLK Recycling – Noordwijk – metal yard with weighbridge, Noordwijk (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
IJzer en Schroothandel BV – Putten – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Putten (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Gebr. van Engelen Recycling b.v. – Borne – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Borne (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Korlaar Soest – Soest – skup metali, Soest (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Metaal Recycling Twente (MRT B.V.) – Enschede – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Enschede (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Prometaal BV – Maarssen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Maarssen (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Geelhoed Metaalhandel B.V. – Nootdorp – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Nootdorp (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
A. Theunissen Wekerom B.V. – Wekerom – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Wekerom (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
WHD Kabel- en Metaalrecycling – Den Hoorn – cable and metal recycling, Den Hoorn (cable granulation and copper recovery)
Do-Metals – Bergschenhoek – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Bergschenhoek (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Lion Metals – Rotterdam – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Rotterdam (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Krommenhoek Metals – Rotterdam – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Rotterdam (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Forest Metal Group BV – Rotterdam – metals depot and processing, Rotterdam (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
Metaalhandel Ketting – Pernis – purchasing of metals and cables, also deliveries by water, Pernis (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
WD Trading B.V. – Krimpen aan den IJssel – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Krimpen aan den IJssel (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
A&M Recycling – Rotterdam – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Rotterdam (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
J. Helmond & Zn. Metaalhandel BV – Culemborg – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Culemborg (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Van Houtum Recycling – Arnhem – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Arnhem (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Van Pelt Recycling – Ridderkerk – skup metali i elektroniki, Ridderkerk (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Bercon B.V. – Beesd – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Beesd (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Lotterjouk Metaalrecycling – Tiel – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Tiel (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Martens Metaal Elst B.V. – Elst – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Elst (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Metaalrecycling van Akelijen – Heinenoord – metal purchasing and processing, Heinenoord (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Jansen Recycling Group – Dordrecht – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Dordrecht (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
RD Metals – Dordrecht – skup metali, Dordrecht (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Aerinnova B.V. – Gameren – sorting of non-ferrous concentrates from ashes, Gameren (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Groenleer Metaalrecycling B.V. – Zierikzee – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Zierikzee (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Helmondse Schroothandel Waalwijk BV – Waalwijk – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Waalwijk (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Metaalhandel Van Erp B.V. – 's-Hertogenbosch – non-ferrous scrap recycling, 's-Hertogenbosch (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Stolwerk Metaal B.V. – Breda – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Breda (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Helmondse Schroothandel BV – Helmond – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Helmond (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Metaalhandel P. Pruymboom & Zn – Bladel – skup i recykling metali, Bladel (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Janssen IJzer- en Metaalrecycling – Venlo-Blerick – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Venlo-Blerick (non-ferrous scrap recycling)
Stevens Recycling Nederland – Born – scrap yard, Born (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
Stevens Recycling Nederland – Maastricht – scrap yard, Maastricht (non-ferrous and stainless steel scrap recycling)
EverZinc Nederland B.V. – EverZinc Eijsden, Eijsden (zinc compounds (zinc white, oxide, dust))
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Rotterdam – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Rotterdam · Netherlands
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Wekerom – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Wekerom · Netherlands
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Gameren – sorting of non-ferrous concentrates from ashes, Gameren · Netherlands
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Beesd – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Beesd · Netherlands
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Bergschenhoek – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Bergschenhoek · Netherlands
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Harderwijk – heavy-media separation of non-ferrous metals, Harderwijk · Netherlands
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Emmen – skup metali i elektroniki, Emmen · Netherlands
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B class B source · verified 2026-11-02
Accepted grades:
used aluminium beverage cans (UBC)
EverZinc Eijsden, Eijsden · Netherlands
smelter
Scrap in a plant document
B class B source · verified 2026-10-11
Accepted grades:
hard zinc spelter and galvanizing bottom dross , zinc drosses (galvanizing top dross, die casting dross, skimmings)
Rotterdam – metals depot and processing, Rotterdam · Netherlands
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Borne – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Borne · Netherlands
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Coevorden – metal purchasing and processing, Coevorden · Netherlands
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Nootdorp – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Nootdorp · Netherlands
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Zierikzee – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Zierikzee · Netherlands
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Helmond – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Helmond · Netherlands
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Waalwijk – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Waalwijk · Netherlands
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Raalte – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Raalte · Netherlands
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Putten – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Putten · Netherlands
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Culemborg – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Culemborg · Netherlands
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Den Helder – collection and processing of old metals, Den Helder · Netherlands
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Accepted grades:
aluminium wheels , aluminium wire and cable scrap
Dordrecht – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Dordrecht · Netherlands
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Venlo-Blerick – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Venlo-Blerick · Netherlands
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B class B source · verified 2026-11-02
Soest – skup metali, Soest · Netherlands
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B class B source · verified 2026-11-02
Accepted grades:
aluminium wheels
Rotterdam – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Rotterdam · Netherlands
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Rotterdam – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Rotterdam · Netherlands
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Tiel – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Tiel · Netherlands
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Elst – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Elst · Netherlands
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Enschede – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Enschede · Netherlands
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Heerenveen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Heerenveen · Netherlands
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Pernis – purchasing of metals and cables, also deliveries by water, Pernis · Netherlands
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B class B source · verified 2026-11-02
Accepted grades:
used aluminium beverage cans (UBC)
Bladel – skup i recykling metali, Bladel · Netherlands
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's-Hertogenbosch – non-ferrous scrap recycling, 's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands
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Heinenoord – metal purchasing and processing, Heinenoord · Netherlands
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B class B source · verified 2026-11-02
Accepted grades:
insulated copper wire and cable scrap , aluminium wire and cable scrap
Harderwijk – brass shredder and aluminium sorting plant, Harderwijk · Netherlands
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B class B source · verified 2026-10-25
Accepted grades:
brass scrap
Groningen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Groningen · Netherlands
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Dordrecht – skup metali, Dordrecht · Netherlands
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Kampen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Kampen · Netherlands
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Almere – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Almere · Netherlands
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Groningen – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Groningen · Netherlands
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Winschoten – collection and sorting of non-ferrous metals, Winschoten · Netherlands
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Born – scrap yard, Born · Netherlands
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Maastricht – scrap yard, Maastricht · Netherlands
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Breda – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Breda · Netherlands
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Leeuwarden – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Leeuwarden · Netherlands
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Heerhugowaard – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Heerhugowaard · Netherlands
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Arnhem – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Arnhem · Netherlands
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Ridderkerk – skup metali i elektroniki, Ridderkerk · Netherlands
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Lelystad – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Lelystad · Netherlands
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Noordwijk – metal yard with weighbridge, Noordwijk · Netherlands
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Coevorden – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Coevorden · Netherlands
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Krimpen aan den IJssel – non-ferrous scrap recycling, Krimpen aan den IJssel · Netherlands
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B class B source · verified 2026-11-02
Den Hoorn – cable and metal recycling, Den Hoorn · Netherlands
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B class B source · verified 2026-10-08
Accepted grades:
brass scrap , insulated copper wire and cable scrap , aluminium wire and cable scrap
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