Buyers of copper and aluminium scrap in the European Union
Recycling
Smelters, secondary refineries, remelters, rod mills and plants with their own melting, as well as scrap processors and traders from the Companies register – by metal, scrap grade, distance from the shipping point and country. For each plant: the company, the type of buyer, the grades accepted according to documents, sources with their class and a general description of the shipment procedure.
A picture of the market – not a commercial recommendation. No prices, ratings or rankings; ordered by straight-line distance or alphabetically. Contact through the company website; the register holds no personal data.
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- buyer plants
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- companies
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- countries
- 396
- Cu – buyer plants
- 730
- Al – buyer plants
Data as of: · version 2.31 · verified at source up to · Dataset changes · Markdown · JSON · grade dictionary version 1.0 · Scrap code translator
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Choosing a metal shows all buyers of that metal in the register; a scrap grade narrows the list to plants whose documents name that grade. Shipping point – a click on the map, a NUTS 3 region or your browser location (it stays in the browser – it is not sent to the server).
Buyers
80 buyers
No shipping point – alphabetical order; distance and procedure appear once a shipping point is chosen.
Straight-line distance (great circle) from the shipping point – not road distance.
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Adriers (Vienne) – aluminium casting alloy ingots (primary and master alloys Al-Mg, Al-Si, Al-Sr and others) and zinc alloys; remelting of foundry runners (jets de coulée), Adriers (Vienne) · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Site ADIAL d'Adriers (86) – Dossier de demande d'autorisation environnementale, PJ7 Présentation non technique... · verified 2026-10-12
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plant in Linières-Bouton, Linières-Bouton (Noyant-Villages) · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Prefecture of Maine-et-Loire – ICPE decision for Affinerie d'Anjou, aluminium refining, Le Piqueron, Linières-... · verified 2026-10-08
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Cran-Gevrier (Annecy) – aluminium circles (kitchenware, technical) from own casting and rolling of recycled aluminium – press lead: Politis 2019, Cran-Gevrier (Annecy) · France idled
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B BODACC notices: ALPINE ALUMINIUM (SIREN 812576957 and 852006089), COMPAGNIE ALPINE D'ALUMINIUM (SIREN 42151177... · verified 2026-10-12
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Aludium Castelsarrasin SAS, Castelsarrasin (Tarn-et-Garonne) · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (aludium.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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Aluminium Dunkerque, Dunkirk · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (aluminiumdunkerque.fr) · verified 2026-10-08
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foundry in Ham, Ham · France not established
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (alusolutionsgroup.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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Aluminium France Extrusion Ham SAS
Ham – aluminium extruded profiles, Ham · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Avis MRAe Hauts-de-France n°2023-7317 et 2023-7399 – projet de fonderie de recyclage de chutes d'aluminium à H... · verified 2026-10-12
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Aluminium France Extrusion Saint Florentin SAS
Saint-Florentin (Germigny) – extruded aluminium profiles (construction, transport, industry); finishing: painting, anodising, thermal breaks, Saint-Florentin (Germigny) · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B OpenGate Capital – nabycie Constellium Extrusion (Saint-Florentin, Ham) i zmiana nazwy na Aluminium France Ext... · verified 2026-10-12
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Tarascon-sur-Ariège (Ariège) – aluminium billets for aerospace, space and the gas industry (status 2014), Tarascon-sur-Ariège (Ariège) · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B BODACC notices: CONSTELLIUM SABART / SABART AERO TECH (SIREN 479811408), JINJIANG SABART AERO TECH / ALUMINIUM... · verified 2026-10-12
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Andrézieux-Bouthéon – aluminium automotive parts (business object per BODACC); press lead: chassis and safety components, Andrézieux-Bouthéon · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B ANDERTON CASTINGS – jugement d'ouverture de redressement judiciaire (TC Saint-Étienne) · verified 2026-10-12
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Marquette-lez-Lille – steel and non-ferrous scrap yard, Marquette-lez-Lille · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Géorisques – raport z inspekcji instalacji sklasyfikowanej (2023) · verified 2026-10-08
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Constellium Automotive Structures
Montreuil-Juigné plant, Montreuil-Juigné · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (constellium.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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Constellium Automotive Structures
Nuits-Saint-Georges plant, Nuits-Saint-Georges · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
C Company website (constellium.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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classic foundry and Airware foundry, Issoire · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (constellium.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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Issoire – rolling mill for aerospace and space heavy plate, and plate for transport, industry and defence (plate mill, sheet mill), Issoire · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Constellium SE, Form 10-K for the year ended 31.12.2024 (first annual report on Form 10-K; previously 20-F), U... · verified 2026-10-12
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Neuf-Brisach – centrum recyklingu aluminium przy walcowni, Neuf-Brisach · France
Accepted grades: post-consumer aluminium packaging
C Light Metal Age – otwarcie centrum recyklingu w Neuf-Brisach · verified 2026-10-08
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Biesheim (Neuf-Brisach) – hot and cold rolling mill: can stock (body, end, tab), automotive sheet, heat exchangers, Biesheim (Neuf-Brisach) · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Constellium SE, Form 10-K for the year ended 31.12.2024 (first annual report on Form 10-K; previously 20-F), U... · verified 2026-10-12
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low-emission aluminium foundry in Sainte-Hermine, Sainte-Hermine · France not established
Accepted grades: aluminium extrusion scrap, mixed wrought alloy scrap (sheet, clippings)
B MRAe Pays de la Loire – opinia o projekcie odlewni aluminium Coralium w Sainte-Hermine (2023APPDL6) · verified 2026-10-08
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Lagny-sur-Marne – steel and non-ferrous scrap yard, Lagny-sur-Marne · France
Accepted grades: brass scrap
B Company website – locations · verified 2026-10-08
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Longueil-Sainte-Marie – steel and non-ferrous scrap yard, Longueil-Sainte-Marie · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – locations · verified 2026-10-08
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Le Vigeant (Vienne) – ingots of aluminium and aluminium alloys from recovered materials (affinage), Le Vigeant (Vienne) · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Avis n°MRAe 2022APNA116 – modification d'un centre de traitement de déchets métalliques, plastiques et résidus... · verified 2026-10-12
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Bassens – shredder and post-shredder lines, Bassens · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company press release (AMF) – inauguration of the platform in Bassens, 6.06.2019 · verified 2026-10-08
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Bonneuil-sur-Marne – WEEE processing (refrigerators, water heaters), Bonneuil-sur-Marne · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company press release (AMF) – inauguration of the platform in Bonneuil-sur-Marne, 16.09.2025 · verified 2026-10-08
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Domérat – WEEE recycling, Domérat · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – home page · verified 2026-10-08
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Brive-la-Gaillarde – Al die castings for the automotive industry, Brive-la-Gaillarde · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B EUROCAST BRIVE (SIREN 514050467) · verified 2026-10-12
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Le Poinçonnet (Châteauroux) – Al high-pressure die castings (HPDC) for the automotive and heavy-truck industries, with machining, Le Poinçonnet (Châteauroux) · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B EUROCAST CHATEAUROUX – modification (administration); Président: GMD EUROCAST; activité: pièces en aluminium e... · verified 2026-10-12
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Delle – aluminium (HPDC) die castings for the automotive and truck industries, with machining, Delle · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B EUROCAST DELLE – modification (administration); Président: GMD EUROCAST; activité: pièces en aluminium et/ou m... · verified 2026-10-12
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Vaulx-en-Velin – aluminium die castings (HPDC) for automotive and trucks, with machining, Vaulx-en-Velin · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B EUROCAST LYON (SIREN 522931500, dawniej FP ALU) · verified 2026-10-12
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Reyrieux – Al die castings (HPDC) for automotive and heavy trucks, with machining, Reyrieux · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B EUROCAST REYRIEUX – modification (administration); Président: GMD EUROCAST; activité: pièces en aluminium et/o... · verified 2026-10-12
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Thonon-les-Bains – aluminium die castings (HPDC) for automotive and trucks, with machining, Thonon-les-Bains · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B EUROCAST THONON (SIREN 513946558) · verified 2026-10-12
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Eurofoil France S.A.S., Rugles · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (eurofoil.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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FLANDRIA ALUMINIUM SAS, marka Exlabesa Flandria
Warneton (Nord) – extruded aluminium profiles (construction, industry, transport), painting, machining; ingots from scrap remelting for own needs, Warneton (Nord) · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Exlabesa – Fábricas de aluminio: Francia (Warneton, Exlabesa Flandria) · verified 2026-10-12
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Vaux (Allier) – aluminium castings (fonte d'aluminium, moulage, assemblage – business purpose per BODACC), Vaux (Allier) · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Fonderie Cast'Al – immatriculation (gestion confiée dans l'attente de la cession), activité: fonte d'aluminium · verified 2026-10-12
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Grosbliederstroff – Al die castings with machining: gearbox internals and housings, electric drive housings, rear axle housings, Grosbliederstroff · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B FONDERIE LORRAINE – modification (administration), objet social: pièces de fonderie de métaux légers · verified 2026-10-12
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Rouxmesnil-Bouteilles – scrap and WEEE yard, Rouxmesnil-Bouteilles · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – plant page · verified 2026-10-08
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Dunkerque – scrap yard and WEEE, Dunkerque · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – plant page · verified 2026-10-08
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Halluin – shredder with post-shredder installation, Halluin · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – plant page · verified 2026-10-08
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Marquette-lez-Lille – shredder, dismantling of small household appliances, Marquette-lez-Lille · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – plant page · verified 2026-10-08
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Valenciennes – steel and non-ferrous scrap yard, Valenciennes · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – plant page · verified 2026-10-08
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Vernouillet – processing of waste electrical and electronic equipment, Vernouillet · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – plant page · verified 2026-10-08
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Hydro Aluminium Extrusion Services S.à r.l.
Hydro Aluminium Extrusion Services S.à r.l. (Hydro Lucé), Lucé · France
Accepted grades: aluminium extrusion scrap
B Company website (hydro.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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Hydro Extrusion Lucé/Châteauroux SAS
Lucé – extrusion plant (2 presses, 7" and 10"), anodising, Lucé · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Norsk Hydro ASA – Integrated annual report 2024 (EN), includes audited financial statements and a country-by-c... · verified 2026-10-12
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casthouse at the extrusion plant in Puget-sur-Argens, Puget-sur-Argens · France
Accepted grades: aluminium extrusion scrap, mixed wrought alloy scrap (sheet, clippings)
B Company website (hydro.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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Puget-sur-Argens – extrusion plant (2 presses of 8", 2200 t), anodising, thermal breaks, Puget-sur-Argens · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Norsk Hydro ASA – Integrated annual report 2024 (EN), includes audited financial statements and a country-by-c... · verified 2026-10-12
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Albi – extrusion plant, Albi · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Aluminium Stewardship Initiative, member profile “Hydro” – Performance Standard V3.1, certificate no. 23 Rev.... · verified 2026-10-08
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Chateauroux – extrusion plant, Chateauroux · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Aluminium Stewardship Initiative, member profile “Hydro” – Performance Standard V3.1, certificate no. 23 Rev.... · verified 2026-10-08
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IMPERIALES WHEELS SAS – od 2022; wcześniej ALVANCE ALUMINIUM WHEELS SAS
Diors – aluminium alloy wheels for the automotive industry (roues en alliages légers moulés – BODACC), Diors · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B ALVANCE ALUMINIUM WHEELS – jugement d'ouverture de redressement judiciaire · verified 2026-10-12
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Le Bélier Vérac (group headquarters), Vérac · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (lebelier.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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Leroy-Somer Motors & Drives – SAMOV De Vesset
Devesset – aluminium castings and their machining (engine/reduction gear components), Devesset · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Leroy-Somer Motors & Drives SAMOV De Vesset · verified 2026-10-12
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Diors (Châteauroux) – aluminium castings for the automotive industry (per notification M.7796); cylinder heads – lead (not confirmed for Diors), Diors (Châteauroux) · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A LINAMAR LIGHT METALS (SIREN 542050794) – stan rejestrowy · verified 2026-10-12
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plant in Fontenay-sur-Loing, Fontenay-sur-Loing · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (loiretaffinage.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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Puceul – steel scrap and non-ferrous metals yard, Puceul · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – home page · verified 2026-10-08
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Laigneville plant, Laigneville · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
C Company website (linamar.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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Gond-Pontouvre – probably Al castings (cage rotors / motor housings) – inference, Gond-Pontouvre · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Leroy-Somer Motors & Drives Gond-Pontouvre · verified 2026-10-12
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processing plant in Trept, Trept · France
Accepted grades: aluminium extrusion scrap, aluminium castings scrap, aluminium wheels, used aluminium beverage cans (UBC), aluminium wire and cable scrap, aluminium-copper radiators, shredded aluminium fraction (including mixed non-ferrous metals)
B Company website (mtb-recycling.fr) · verified 2026-10-08
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Bourg-en-Bresse – MV cables with aluminium conductor (EDRMAX); EUR 15 million investment 2024–2026 (Al conductor stranding machine up to 400 mm²), Bourg-en-Bresse · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Nexans – Document d'enregistrement universel 2024 (incluant le rapport financier annuel et l'état de durabilit... · verified 2026-10-12
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European aluminium conductor plants, Jeumont · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
C Company website (nexans.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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Mérignac – non-ferrous metals preparation, Mérignac · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – group companies and plant certification · verified 2026-10-08
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Peugeot Citroën Automobiles / PSA Peugeot Citroën Mulhouse SNC
Sausheim (Mulhouse) – aluminium die castings – powertrain housings (carters) (press lead), Sausheim (Mulhouse) · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
C La fonderie Stellantis de Mulhouse passe à l'électrique · verified 2026-10-12
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Prysmian Cables et Systèmes France SAS
Amfreville-la-Mi-Voie – low-voltage power cables (grid, overhead and underground), Amfreville-la-Mi-Voie · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Prysmian et la démarche Câble de France – brochure (Les usines en France) · verified 2026-10-12
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Prysmian Cables et Systèmes France SAS
Gron – MV/HV/EHV cables (onshore and submarine) with Cu and Al conductors, Gron · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B PRYSMIAN Cables & Systems France, site de Gron – Demande d'autorisation environnementale, résumé non technique · verified 2026-10-12
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afineria Lomme/Sequedin, Lomme · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (refinal.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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afineria Prémery, Prémery · France
Accepted grades: mixed wrought alloy scrap (sheet, clippings)
C Company website (refinal.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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plant in Compiègne, Compiègne · France
Accepted grades: aluminium skimmings, drosses, spills and metallics
B Company website (affimet.fr) · verified 2026-10-08
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Récupération Valorisation Aluminium, Sainte-Menehould, Sainte-Menehould · France
Accepted grades: aluminium skimmings, drosses, spills and metallics
B Company website (aurea-france.com) · verified 2026-10-08
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plant in Montmarault, Montmarault · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (lingots-aluminium.fr) · verified 2026-10-08
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Saint Jean Industries, Belleville-en-Beaujolais (Saint-Jean-d'Ardières) · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Aluminium Stewardship Initiative, member profile “SAINT JEAN INDUSTRIES S.A.S” – Performance Standard V3.1, ce... · verified 2026-10-08
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Sanden Manufacturing Europe SAS
Tinténiac – aluminium die castings (car air-conditioning compressor housings), Tinténiac · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Sanden Manufacturing Europe – profil pracodawcy · verified 2026-10-12
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Genlis – aluminium profiles for window, door and façade systems; painting, crimping (sertissage), finishing, Genlis · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Sepalumic – Production / Extrusion · verified 2026-10-12
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Oeting (Forbach) – Al die castings – electric motor and gear motor housings, Oeting (Forbach) · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Dossier de presse 2025 – SEW USOCOME (USO 2031 – Le futur en mouvement) · verified 2026-10-12
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Bassens (Bordeaux port) – scrap and copper and aluminium cables, Bassens · France
Accepted grades: insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – plant page · verified 2026-10-08
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Colomiers – non-ferrous and special metals, Colomiers · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – plant page · verified 2026-10-08
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Lons (Pau) – steel, non-ferrous and cable scrap yard, Lons · France
Accepted grades: brass scrap, insulated copper wire and cable scrap, aluminium wire and cable scrap
B Company website – plant page · verified 2026-10-08
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plant in Chaumont, Chaumont · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (soremo.eu) · verified 2026-10-08
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Muret – non-ferrous, precious and special metals, Muret · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website – home page · verified 2026-10-08
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machining plant (aluminium foundry not confirmed), Trémery · France not established
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
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Salaise-sur-Sanne – scrap, batteries, WEEE, vehicle shredding, Salaise-sur-Sanne · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company brochure – Salaise-sur-Sanne plant · verified 2026-10-08
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Castelsarrasin – TRIMET plant, Castelsarrasin · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Aluminium Stewardship Initiative, member profile “TRIMET Aluminium SE” – Performance Standard V3.1, certificat... · verified 2026-10-08
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TRIMET France Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
B Company website (trimet.eu) · verified 2026-10-08
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Ussel – investment castings from aluminium alloys (sand mould casting) for aerospace and defence, Ussel · France
Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
A Constellium SE – Form 10-K for fiscal year 2024 (wraz z Exhibit 21.1) · verified 2026-10-12
The list shows the first 150 of 80 buyers; the full result is in the export.
No buyers with these filters. A larger radius, the area “also GB, CH, NO, TR”, the type “both” or a search without a grade widens the list.
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The export contains the result for the filters in the address; distance only with a shipping point from a NUTS 3 region (a point from the map or from the browser is not sent to the server).
Shipment procedure
- Same country
- shipment within the country – national rules
- Other EU country
- shipment between EU Member States – green-listed scrap: Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157, document in Annex VII
- Export from the EU
- export from the EU – provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 on exports from the Union and the rules of the country of import
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.
Buyers in the register
Number of buyer plants by metal and type (a plant of two metals counts in both). The numbers are not market size or shares – they are register plants meeting the buyer rule.
| Metal | smelter | smelter – type of plant | processor | plants in total | companies | with a documented grade | in GB, CH, NO, TR |
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| copper | 30 | 82 | 284 | 396 | 259 | 84 | 53 |
| aluminium | 158 | 270 | 302 | 730 | 515 | 127 | 109 |
Buyers by country
Buyer plants by country and metal; the country name leads to the “metal × country” page.
| Country | Cu – smelter | Cu – smelter – type of plant | Cu – processor | Al – smelter | Al – smelter – type of plant | Al – processor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | · | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 8 |
| Belgium | · | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Croatia | · | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · | 1 |
| Czechia | · | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Denmark | · | · | 6 | · | 1 | 7 |
| Estonia | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| Finland | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| France | 3 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 41 | 22 |
| Germany | 8 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 48 | 26 |
| Greece | · | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Hungary | · | 1 | · | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Ireland | · | · | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| Italy | 5 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 44 | 22 |
| Latvia | · | · | 2 | 1 | · | 2 |
| Lithuania | · | · | 6 | 1 | · | 6 |
| Luxembourg | · | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · |
| Netherlands | · | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Norway (outside the EU) | · | · | 8 | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| Poland | 3 | 5 | 32 | 9 | 20 | 32 |
| Portugal | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Slovakia | · | · | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Slovenia | · | · | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Spain | 4 | 5 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Switzerland (outside the EU) | · | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| Türkiye (outside the EU) | · | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
| United Kingdom (outside the EU) | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 18 |
EU scrap market
EU-27 scrap trade with non-EU countries (Eurostat Comext): imports and exports in tonnes, main partners. Scrap mass, not metal content; tonnes of copper and aluminium are not added up.
Copper scrap
Table of years (chart data)
| Year | of which from outside the EU (t) | of which to outside the EU (t) | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 570,304 | 843,290 | 3,559 | 2,831 |
| 2016 | 534,485 | 822,093 | 3,188 | 2,454 |
| 2017 | 517,357 | 873,180 | 3,676 | 2,961 |
| 2018 | 519,608 | 637,072 | 3,768 | 3,327 |
| 2019 | 554,208 | 696,487 | 3,696 | 3,107 |
| 2020 | 552,211 | 605,776 | 3,768 | 3,055 |
| 2021 | 529,241 | 678,606 | 5,119 | 4,543 |
| 2022 | 541,627 | 489,730 | 5,825 | 5,120 |
| 2023 | 451,492 | 531,200 | 5,540 | 4,891 |
| 2024 | 408,105 | 608,438 | 5,966 | 5,371 |
| 2025 | 476,276 | 648,532 | 6,330 | 5,652 |
| 2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 | 319,196 | 492,141 | 7,824 | 7,078 |
Largest scrap suppliers (2025)
- United States 152,221 t
- Switzerland 70,043 t
- United Kingdom 67,738 t
- Norway 19,958 t
- Morocco 11,090 t
Largest scrap destinations (2025)
- China 309,896 t
- India 109,038 t
- Thailand 50,168 t
- Pakistan 26,076 t
- Japan 24,985 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: 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
Aluminium scrap
Table of years (chart data)
| Year | of which from outside the EU (t) | of which to outside the EU (t) | Import unit value (EUR/t) | Export unit value (EUR/t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 465,295 | 679,385 | 1,257 | 1,221 |
| 2016 | 520,286 | 681,610 | 1,106 | 1,070 |
| 2017 | 567,587 | 717,534 | 1,257 | 1,194 |
| 2018 | 611,053 | 704,414 | 1,278 | 1,196 |
| 2019 | 665,746 | 834,518 | 1,124 | 1,028 |
| 2020 | 602,187 | 946,776 | 998 | 946 |
| 2021 | 563,142 | 1,114,384 | 1,406 | 1,368 |
| 2022 | 702,956 | 992,253 | 1,876 | 1,772 |
| 2023 | 607,586 | 1,165,920 | 1,580 | 1,545 |
| 2024 | 657,263 | 1,257,738 | 1,692 | 1,646 |
| 2025 | 652,372 | 1,277,301 | 1,788 | 1,774 |
| 2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 | 462,043 | 853,182 | 2,149 | 2,139 |
Largest scrap suppliers (2025)
- Switzerland 158,719 t
- United Kingdom 113,738 t
- Norway 46,146 t
- Türkiye 34,172 t
- Israel 32,887 t
Largest scrap destinations (2025)
- India 382,981 t
- Thailand 149,624 t
- China 127,142 t
- Hong Kong 106,680 t
- Pakistan 103,840 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: 7602 00 11, 7602 00 19, 7602 00 90 .
Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-10-20. Balance = exports − imports. Comext
Rules
- Buyer from the Companies register
- A scrap buyer is a register plant in a smelting link (smelter, secondary refinery, ingot caster, rod mill) or a processing link (recycling, shredding, granulation, e-waste recycling), with copper or aluminium, not closed, in the EU-27 or – as an option – in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway and Türkiye.
- Semi-finished product plants and foundries
- Rolling mills, wire drawing plants, extrusion plants and foundries with copper or aluminium are “smelter” buyers: scrap intake is inferred from the type of plant, not from a document – marked and can be excluded with a filter.
- Grade only from a document
- A grade entry for a plant exists only when a primary document (purchase page, grade list, permit with waste codes, register) names the grade, the waste code or the scrap CN code for that plant. A general “we buy scrap” without the metal is not an entry.
- Distance
- Distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance from the shipping point; it is not road distance or transport cost.
- Unit value
- The trade unit value (EUR/t) comes from Comext trade declarations – it approximates the price level and is not a market price. The portal publishes no price agency or LME quotations.
- Procedure
- The description of the shipment procedure is general, with the legal act and the date of the legal status – it is not legal advice.
- Picture of the market
- The list of buyers is a picture of the market – not a commercial recommendation; no rankings, ratings or personal data.
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