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Materials & grades

Every grade below is traded against written specifications. If what you buy or sell isn't listed, ask — our network covers most ISRI grades.

Non-ferrous

Copper, aluminium, brass, zinc, lead and stainless — priced against LME with assay-based settlement.

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Copper Scrap

MillberryBerryBirch/CliffCandy

Bare bright wire, No.1 and No.2 copper, and copper tube scrap. Traded against LME with transparent, assay-based pricing.

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Intertwined copper wire scrap ready for recyclingCopper Scrap
Millberry Cu≥ 99.9%
Birch/Cliff Cu94–96%
Pricing basisLME Cu, agreed discount/premium
Supply formBaled or loose, containerised

Aluminium Scrap

Taint/TaborTenseUBCZorbaWheels (Troma)

Sheet, cast and mixed aluminium including used beverage cans and shredded Zorba, for secondary alloy producers and rolling mills.

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Crushed used beverage cans at a recycling centerAluminium Scrap
Taint/TaborClean mixed sheet, min 95% Al
Zorba90–98% metal content, graded
Pricing basisLME Al, agreed formula
Supply formBaled, briquetted or loose

Brass, Zinc, Lead & Stainless

HoneyOceanScoreRadio/RainsSS 202/304/410

Yellow brass solids, mixed shipboard brass, zinc diecast, lead battery plates and stainless solids (SS 202, 304, 410) — sourced and supplied to specification.

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Stacked stainless steel pipes in an industrial warehouseBrass, Zinc, Lead & Stainless
Brass HoneyYellow brass solids, clean
Zinc ScoreOld zinc diecast
Stainless202, 304 (Sabot) & 410 solids, Ni basis pricing
Supply formDrummed, baled or loose

Ferrous

Steel and iron scrap for electric arc furnaces, mini mills and foundries.

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HMS 1 & 2

ISRI 200–20680:2090:10

Heavy melting steel scrap — plate, structural cuttings and demolition steel. The workhorse feedstock for electric arc furnaces and mini mills.

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Pile of heavy melting steel scrap in a yardHMS 1 & 2
Typical blend80:20 or 90:10 (HMS1:HMS2)
Piece size≤ 1.5 m × 0.6 m, furnace-ready
Density≥ 0.7 t/m³ loose
Supply formBulk, containerised 20–25 t/TEU

Shredded Steel

ISRI 210ISRI 211

Homogeneous fragmentised steel scrap with high density and consistent melt behaviour. Preferred charge material for quality-sensitive melts.

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Heap of twisted shredded steel fragmentsShredded Steel
Density≥ 1.1 t/m³
Fe content≥ 92% typical
FinesControlled, per contract
Supply formBulk or containerised

Cast Iron & Rebar

Machinery castCI boringsRebar cuttings

Machinery castings, engine blocks, CI borings and TMT/rebar end cuttings for foundries and re-rolling mills.

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Stacked steel rebar close-upCast Iron & Rebar
FormsBroken castings, borings, end cuts
ContaminationFree of non-metallics per grade
Supply formLoose or bundled

Trading a grade not listed here?

We regularly handle adjacent grades and mixed lots. Send the details and we'll tell you straight whether we can work it.

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