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Analyses

The Chamber’s analyses measure what public statistics do not show directly: the value of the non-ferrous metals and recycling industry to the economy, the climate and security of supply. Each one rests on official data, a transparent model and an uncertainty band.

Latest analysis · November 2026

The value of non-ferrous scrap recycling to the Polish economy

A billion euros of value added, 17,000 jobs and 3.3 million tonnes of avoided emissions a year. The first full measurement of the contribution of companies that collect, process and remelt aluminium, copper, lead, zinc and tin scrap.

1.03EUR bn of gross value added in Poland – including the domestic supply chain
17,033jobs in the industry and its Polish suppliers
3.26Mt CO₂e of emissions avoided in metal supply chains
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The Chamber’s standard for analyses

Official data first

Eurostat, Statistics Poland, Comext, PRODCOM and input–output tables; company reports only where statistics are missing.

Process physics

Every economic result is anchored in a metal mass balance – tonnes of scrap collected, remelted and refined.

Uncertainty in the open

Each central value comes with a 90% uncertainty band from Monte Carlo simulation.

Reproducibility

Code, input data and parameters are archived by the Chamber; sources are listed with a reliability class.

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