[H1 Germany Maintained Its Position as the World's Third Largest Aluminum Scrap Importer]

Published: Sep 12, 2025 09:11

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Germany's aluminum scrap import value reached $919 million in H1 2024 and $851 million in H1 2025 (January-May only), with its share among the top five globally declining slightly from 17.8% to 16.2%. Imports decreased from 526,873 mt to 446,476 mt (January-May data), remaining largely stable after time-dimension adjustment. However, Germany's aluminum scrap industry faces structural challenges: attracted by US tariff advantages, substantial European aluminum scrap flows to the US, causing a local supply deficit; Turkey, with lower energy costs and access to Russian resources, competes with Germany in aluminum processing, weakening its industry competitiveness; weak demand from the construction and EV sectors, coupled with high energy costs and inflationary pressures, further suppresses aluminum scrap imports.

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