59 named firms across 6 scrap hubs — Bremerhaven, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart
Germany has a long tradition in metals production and recycling. The country supports steel, copper, aluminium, zinc, and stainless steel industries through a mix of publicly listed companies and private operators.
The sector is concentrated in the Rhine-Ruhr industrial corridor, with additional operations across Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Saxony, and Lower Saxony. Hamburg and Bremerhaven are the principal export ports for material moving to international destinations.
The Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Rohstoffwirtschaft (BDSV) represents the German scrap industry.
The exchanges and price services the trade in Germany quotes against. Scrap is priced as a discount to these.
A firm that handles several metals appears under each.
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThyssenKrupp Materials Services | Essen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel, Copper — Diversified metals | |
| Salzgitter AG | Salzgitter, Germany | Steel & Iron — Steel producer, FSE-listed | |
| ArcelorMittal Germany | Hamburg, Germany | Steel & Iron — Steel producer | |
| Buderus Edelstahl GmbH | Wetzlar, Germany | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — Specialty steel | |
| TSR Recycling GmbH | Lünen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Major German scrap recycler | |
| Scholz Recycling GmbH | Essingen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Diversified recycler | |
| Alba Group plc & Co. KG | Berlin, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — European recycler | |
| Remondis SE & Co. KG | Lünen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Recycling group | |
| Theo Steil GmbH | Trier, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper — Scrap exporter | |
| Salzgitter Recycling GmbH | Salzgitter, Germany | Steel & Iron — Salzgitter Group subsidiary | |
| Georgsmarienhütte (GMH Gruppe) | Georgsmarienhütte, Germany | Steel & Iron — EAF special steel group | |
| Badische Stahlwerke (BSW) | Kehl, Germany | Steel & Iron — Scrap-fed EAF long products | |
| Lech-Stahlwerke | Meitingen, Germany | Steel & Iron — EAF steelmaker | |
| Deutsche Edelstahlwerke (Swiss Steel Group) | Witten, Germany | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — Special and stainless steels | |
| Dillinger | Dillingen, Germany | Steel & Iron — Heavy plate producer | |
| Stahlwerk Thüringen | Unterwellenborn, Germany | Steel & Iron — EAF sections producer | |
| Feralpi Stahl (ESF) | Riesa, Germany | Steel & Iron — EAF long products | |
| Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) | Duisburg, Germany | Steel & Iron — Integrated steelworks | |
| ArcelorMittal Bremen | Bremen, Germany | Steel & Iron — Flat steel producer | |
| Saarstahl | Völklingen, Germany | Steel & Iron — Long products steelmaker | |
| Peiner Träger (Salzgitter) | Peine, Germany | Steel & Iron — EAF sections producer | |
| BGH Edelstahl | Freital, Germany | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — Special and stainless steel | |
| Interzero (Interseroh+) | Cologne, Germany | Steel & Iron — Recycling group, metals and materials | |
| TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG | Düsseldorf Port, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap yard, trading & port processing | |
| Cronimet Holding GmbH | Unterbilk, Düsseldorf, Germany | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — Global scrap trader & recycler | |
| TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG | Osthafen, Frankfurt, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap processing yard & water transshipment | |
| ArcelorMittal Hamburg GmbH | Waltershof, Hamburg, Germany | Steel & Iron — Direct reduced iron (DRI) & Electric arc furnace (EAF) mill | |
| TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG | Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap yard, shredder & deep-water transshipment | |
| Gotthilf Benz Metall-GmbH & Co. KG | Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap yard & recycling processor | |
| Galloo Bremerhaven | Überseehafen, Bremerhaven, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap metal yard & port terminal | |
| Schrott-Karl (Karl Recycling) | Aubing, Munich, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap yard, shearing & processing | |
| TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG | Bremerhaven, Labradorhafen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — port scrap yard, deep-sea bulk ship loader, shear operator | |
| Scholz Recycling GmbH | Frankfurt am Main, Gutleutviertel / Hafen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — scrap yard, barge loader, shear operator | |
| Max Aicher Recycling GmbH | Munich, Freimann, Germany | Steel & Iron — scrap yard, supplier to Annahütte EAF mill | |
| Scholz Recycling GmbH (Esslingen / Stuttgart) | Stuttgart, Wangen / Neckarhafen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — river port scrap yard, mega-shear, automotive scrap specialist |
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThyssenKrupp Materials Services | Essen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel, Copper — Diversified metals | |
| TSR Recycling GmbH | Lünen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Major German scrap recycler | |
| Scholz Recycling GmbH | Essingen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Diversified recycler | |
| Alba Group plc & Co. KG | Berlin, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — European recycler | |
| Remondis SE & Co. KG | Lünen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Recycling group | |
| Theo Steil GmbH | Trier, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper — Scrap exporter | |
| Aurubis AG | Hamburg, Germany | Copper — Copper producer/recycler, FSE-listed | |
| Wieland-Werke AG | Ulm, Germany | Copper — Copper alloy producer | |
| KME Germany GmbH (Cunova) | Osnabrück, Germany | Copper — Copper alloys producer | |
| MKM Mansfelder Kupfer und Messing | Hettstedt, Germany | Copper — Copper alloys producer | |
| Diehl Metall Stiftung & Co. KG | Nuremberg, Germany | Copper — Copper alloys | |
| Otto Fuchs KG | Meinerzhagen, Germany | Copper, Aluminium — Forged copper alloys | |
| Heraeus Metals Recycling | Hanau, Germany | Copper — Precious metals + copper alloys | |
| Berzelius Metall GmbH | Braubach, Germany | Copper — Lead specialist | |
| Schwermetall Halbzeugwerk | Stolberg, Germany | Copper, Zinc — Copper alloy sheets | |
| TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG | Düsseldorf Port, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap yard, trading & port processing | |
| TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG | Osthafen, Frankfurt, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap processing yard & water transshipment | |
| TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG | Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap yard, shredder & deep-water transshipment | |
| Gotthilf Benz Metall-GmbH & Co. KG | Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap yard & recycling processor | |
| Galloo Bremerhaven | Überseehafen, Bremerhaven, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap metal yard & port terminal | |
| Schrott-Karl (Karl Recycling) | Aubing, Munich, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap yard, shearing & processing | |
| TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG | Bremerhaven, Labradorhafen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — port scrap yard, deep-sea bulk ship loader, shear operator | |
| Scholz Recycling GmbH | Frankfurt am Main, Gutleutviertel / Hafen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — scrap yard, barge loader, shear operator | |
| Scholz Recycling GmbH (Esslingen / Stuttgart) | Stuttgart, Wangen / Neckarhafen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — river port scrap yard, mega-shear, automotive scrap specialist |
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSR Recycling GmbH | Lünen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Major German scrap recycler | |
| Scholz Recycling GmbH | Essingen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Diversified recycler | |
| Alba Group plc & Co. KG | Berlin, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — European recycler | |
| Remondis SE & Co. KG | Lünen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Recycling group | |
| Otto Fuchs KG | Meinerzhagen, Germany | Copper, Aluminium — Forged copper alloys | |
| Norsk Hydro Deutschland | Düsseldorf, Germany | Aluminium — Norsk Hydro subsidiary, aluminium | |
| Trimet Aluminium SE | Essen, Germany | Aluminium — Aluminium producer, publicly listed | |
| Constellium Singen GmbH | Singen, Germany | Aluminium — Aluminium plant | |
| Speira | Grevenbroich, Germany | Aluminium — Aluminium rolling and recycling | |
| Novelis Nachterstedt | Nachterstedt, Germany | Aluminium — Aluminium recycling and rolling | |
| Oetinger Aluminium | Weißenhorn, Germany | Aluminium — Secondary aluminium alloys | |
| Aluminium Norf (Alunorf) | Neuss, Germany | Aluminium — Largest aluminium rolling mill in the world | |
| TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG | Düsseldorf Port, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap yard, trading & port processing | |
| TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG | Osthafen, Frankfurt, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap processing yard & water transshipment | |
| TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG | Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap yard, shredder & deep-water transshipment | |
| Gotthilf Benz Metall-GmbH & Co. KG | Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap yard & recycling processor | |
| Galloo Bremerhaven | Überseehafen, Bremerhaven, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap metal yard & port terminal | |
| Schrott-Karl (Karl Recycling) | Aubing, Munich, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Scrap yard, shearing & processing | |
| TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG | Bremerhaven, Labradorhafen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — port scrap yard, deep-sea bulk ship loader, shear operator | |
| Scholz Recycling GmbH | Frankfurt am Main, Gutleutviertel / Hafen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — scrap yard, barge loader, shear operator | |
| Scholz Recycling GmbH (Esslingen / Stuttgart) | Stuttgart, Wangen / Neckarhafen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — river port scrap yard, mega-shear, automotive scrap specialist |
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schwermetall Halbzeugwerk | Stolberg, Germany | Copper, Zinc — Copper alloy sheets | |
| Grillo-Werke | Duisburg, Germany | Zinc — Zinc products and zinc recycling | |
| Nordenham Metall (Glencore) | Nordenham, Germany | Zinc — Zinc smelter |
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThyssenKrupp Materials Services | Essen, Germany | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel, Copper — Diversified metals | |
| Buderus Edelstahl GmbH | Wetzlar, Germany | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — Specialty steel | |
| Deutsche Edelstahlwerke (Swiss Steel Group) | Witten, Germany | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — Special and stainless steels | |
| BGH Edelstahl | Freital, Germany | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — Special and stainless steel | |
| VDM Metals GmbH | Werdohl, Germany | Stainless Steel — Nickel alloys, specialty | |
| Outokumpu Nirosta | Krefeld, Germany | Stainless Steel — Stainless flat products | |
| Cronimet Holding | Karlsruhe, Germany | Stainless Steel — Stainless and alloy scrap specialist | |
| Oryx Stainless | Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany | Stainless Steel — Stainless scrap processor | |
| Cronimet Holding GmbH | Unterbilk, Düsseldorf, Germany | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — Global scrap trader & recycler |
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wieland Group | Ulm, Germany | Brass — Copper and brass semis producer and recycler | |
| Diehl Brass Solutions | Röthenbach, Germany | Brass — Brass semis producer, Diehl Metall |
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