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Zinc scrap – Romania: buyers and trade

Romania imports more zinc scrap than it exports – by 0.70k t in 2025. Largest supplier: Bulgaria; largest buyer: Belgium. Data: Eurostat Comext (CN 7902 00 00) and the Companies register.

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15zinc scrap buyers in the country smelters 0 · processors 15 Show on the map →
1.10k timports 2025 · +8.0% y/y
0.40k texports 2025 · −32.6% y/y
2,158 EUR/timport unit value 2025 – from declarations, not a market price

Scrap trade

Imports and exports of zinc scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t)
Imports and exports of zinc scrap, 2021–2025 (thousand t) Romania – zinc scrap, thousand t: 2021 imports 1.60, exports 0.20; 2022 imports 1.20, exports 1.50; 2023 imports 1.10, exports 0.70; 2024 imports 1, exports 0.60; 2025 imports 1.10, exports 0.40. 0 0.50 1 1.50 2 imports 2021: 1,599 t exports 2021: 231 t 2021 imports 2022: 1,192 t exports 2022: 1,457 t 2022 imports 2023: 1,111 t exports 2023: 687 t 2023 imports 2024: 1,033 t exports 2024: 644 t 2024 imports 2025: 1,115 t exports 2025: 434 t 2025 imports exports

Partners 2025

Imports from (t)

Bulgaria642
Poland362
Moldova51.9
Türkiye28.4
Italy21.1

Exports to (t)

Belgium174
India79.3
Italy42.2
Thailand27.6
Slovakia24.2
2015–2025 series and unit values
Zinc scrap trade – Romania, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 1,1996,7535,554 1,504231
2016 1,9097,6535,745 1,524140
2017 1,242501-741 2,1411,747
2018 1,6661,242-424 2,1232,231
2019 1,418533-886 2,0341,968
2020 1,144638-507 1,7432,089
2021 1,599231-1,367 1,5912,401
2022 1,1921,457265 2,7912,592
2023 1,111687-423 2,2111,940
2024 1,033644-389 2,1521,991
2025 1,115434-682 2,1581,720
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 678232-446 2,4182,005

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 →

Buyers – Romania

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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) 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) 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, zinc alloys and zinc oxide) processor Base map: Natural Earth (public domain). Location of some plants: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  1. RematHolding Co. S.R.L.

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

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

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  2. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Arad – scrap collection and processing centre, Arad · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  3. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

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

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  4. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Bistrița – scrap collection and processing centre, Bistrița · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  5. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Botoșani – scrap collection and processing centre, Botoșani · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  6. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Călărași – scrap collection and processing centre, Călărași · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  7. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

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

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  8. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Dorohoi – scrap collection and processing centre, Dorohoi · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  9. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Galați – scrap collection and processing centre, Galați · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  10. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Iași – scrap collection and processing centre, Iași · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  11. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Mediaș – scrap collection and processing centre, Mediaș · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  12. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Oradea – scrap collection and processing centre, Oradea · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  13. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Săcălaz – scrap collection and processing centre, Săcălaz · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  14. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Sibiu – scrap collection and processing centre, Sibiu · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

  15. REMATINVEST S.R.L.

    Zalău – scrap collection and processing centre, Zalău · Romania

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

    Buyer card · Source ↗

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