🇧🇪 Belgium — Melting Scrap Directory
A small country with world-class metals recycling. The list below contains 11 companies in Belgium active in melting scrap, grouped by metal speciality.
Major hubs: Ghent, Antwerp, Beerse, Olen, Menen, Hoboken
Belgium in the Global Melting Scrap Trade
Belgium hosts some of the most advanced metals recycling operations in the world. Aurubis Beerse — formerly Metallo — is one of Europe's leading recyclers of complex copper scrap, Aurubis Olen produces copper rod, and Umicore's plant at Hoboken near Antwerp is a global reference for recycling precious-metal-bearing and electronic scrap.
Steelmaking is anchored by ArcelorMittal Belgium at Ghent, with stainless production at Aperam's Genk and Châtelet sites. Galloo, headquartered at Menen, operates one of Europe's largest shredding and scrap processing networks across Belgium and northern France.
Companies by Metal
The same company may appear under multiple metals where it handles more than one category.
⚙️ Steel (5)
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✨ Stainless Steel (1)
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🟠 Copper (3)
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⚪ Aluminium (1)
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🔵 Zinc (1)
→ View Zinc companies across all countries
📈 Metal Prices & Exchanges
Melting scrap itself does not trade on any exchange. Its price is calculated by traders against the underlying metal prices on the major exchanges, with adjustments for grade and condition. The links below lead to the official pages of the exchanges and price-reporting services most often referenced by the trade.
Belgian recyclers price copper scrap against the LME minus grade discounts. Steel scrap follows North European domestic and export benchmarks; stainless follows LME nickel.
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