Energy Is Getting More Expensive – What Does This Mean for Businesses and Households?
Forecasts regarding natural gas prices in Poland for the coming months are far from optimistic. According to market analyses, tariffs for individual consumers and businesses may increase by several dozen percent compared to current rates. The government has announced protective measures, but their scope and effectiveness remain a matter of debate. In practice, this means one thing: both homeowners and business owners need to find ways to cut expenses or generate additional income from other sources.
In this situation, it is worth taking a closer look at resources that may have been sitting idle for a long time in a warehouse, basement, or factory yard. Non-ferrous scrap metal, copper and aluminium cables, old industrial infrastructure – all of these have real market value, which under current macroeconomic conditions is significantly higher than it was a few years ago.
How Do Rising Energy Costs Affect Scrap Metal Prices?
There is a close connection between energy prices and the prices of secondary raw materials. Producing aluminium, copper, or steel from primary raw materials is an extremely energy-intensive process. When gas and electricity prices rise, smelters and processing plants increasingly turn to recycled materials, as their processing requires far less energy. This directly translates into higher demand for scrap metal and keeps its prices at a relatively high level.
Copper, aluminium, brass, stainless steel – each of these metals has its current market price, dependent on stock exchange rates, currency exchange rates, and energy production costs. By selling scrap metal at the right moment, you can obtain a better rate than by waiting for "better times" that may never actually come.
What Can You Sell at EURO-SCRAP?
EURO-SCRAP is a scrap buying facility operating in Poznań and throughout the Greater Poland region. We accept a wide range of secondary raw materials, including:
- Steel and cast iron scrap – structures, pipes, sheet metal, machine components
- Non-ferrous metals – copper, aluminium, brass, bronze, lead, zinc
- Copper and aluminium cables – electrical installations, industrial wiring
- Paper and cardboard – cardboard boxes, office paper, paperboard
- Glass – cullet from manufacturing and service activities
- Aluminium and steel kegs – from beverages, fuels, and technical substances
All materials are weighed on certified scales, ensuring settlement based on actual weight with no risk of error or underestimation. The buying process is conducted in compliance with the requirements of the BDO system (Database of Products, Packaging and Waste Management), which means businesses receive full documentation confirming the transfer of waste to an authorised entity – which is important during environmental audits and reporting to authorities.
Who Benefits Most from Selling Scrap Metal When Energy Costs Are Rising?
Businesses and Manufacturing Plants
Companies that regularly generate metal waste – workshops, metalworking plants, electrical installers, construction companies – can consistently sell secondary raw materials and earn additional income in return. In the face of higher gas and electricity bills, every additional source of revenue matters. Furthermore, systematic scrap metal sales streamline a company's waste management and eliminate the costs of disposing of waste through other means.
Individual Customers
Home renovations, electrical installation replacements, or demolishing an old garage – these are situations in which an ordinary property owner may come across a significant amount of scrap metal. Old cables, copper pipes, aluminium radiators, or steel offcuts are money that, instead of ending up in a landfill, can go back into your pocket. At current non-ferrous metal buying prices, the amounts received for several dozen kilograms of copper can genuinely help cover rising utility bills.
Where to Sell Scrap Metal in Poznań and Greater Poland?
EURO-SCRAP has several buying points located in strategic areas of the region, allowing convenient access regardless of where the supplier is coming from. You can use the scrap metal buying point Poznań Smochowice and Wola or scrap metal buying point Poznań Franowo and Żegrze – both operate on a daily basis and serve both individual customers and businesses arriving with larger quantities of materials.
If you are outside Poznań, take advantage of our buying points in nearby towns. The scrap metal buying point Komorniki and Głuchowo serves the south-western part of the agglomeration, while the scrap metal buying point Kórnik and Gądki is a convenient option for customers from the eastern outskirts of Poznań and surrounding areas.
Recycling as a Real Response to Rising Primary Raw Material Costs
Rising energy prices are not only a burden on personal finances – they are also a systemic signal: the linear economy, based on extraction, processing, and disposal, is becoming increasingly costly. Metal recycling is one of the most energy-efficient processing operations – producing aluminium from recycled materials uses up to 95% less energy than producing it from bauxite. In the context of rising gas prices, this is not just an ecological argument, but a purely economic one.
Every tonne of copper or aluminium that goes to a scrap buying facility instead of a landfill genuinely reduces the energy required to produce those same metals from scratch. By selling scrap metal, you are not only earning money – you are participating in a cycle that reduces pressure on resources and energy prices in the long run.
Check Current Prices and Visit Us Without an Appointment
Buying prices for non-ferrous metals, copper cables, and steel scrap are updated on an ongoing basis and depend on current market rates. We encourage you to contact us before visiting to find out about current prices and the potential possibility of collecting larger quantities of materials directly from the customer's premises.
Whether you have a few kilograms of old cables or several tonnes of scrap left over after renovating a production hall – at EURO-SCRAP, every quantity is welcome, and every weighing is carried out on certified scales with a corresponding receipt document issued.
Source of inspiration: Business Insider Poland
