Materials

Grades we trade

We trade non-ferrous only. Every grade below is contracted to ISRI (ReMA) specification, with purity, moisture and contamination limits written into the contract and verified by independent inspection before loading.

Copper

Copper is graded by purity and by the presence of coatings or contamination. The cleaner the grade, the closer it prices to the LME copper cash settlement.

GradeISRI codeTypical contentDescription
Bare Bright Copper WireBarley99.9%+Clean, uncoated, unalloyed bright wire, 1.6 mm and above. No insulation or attachments.
Millberry (bright copper wire)Berry / Barley99.9%+Trade term for baled bright bare copper wire. Contracted to Barley specification.
No.1 CopperBerry / Candy99%+Clean copper pipe, bus-bar and heavy wire, free of solder, paint and coatings.
No.2 CopperBirch / Cliff94–96%Copper with light contamination — solder, paint or thin coatings. Unalloyed.
No.1 Heavy Copper SolidsDream99%+Clean tube, bus-bar and solids.
Copper OC / recovered wireVariableOxidised or mixed recovered wire, contracted on assay.

Aluminium

Our principal aluminium grade is baled UBC (ISRI Taldon). Aluminium is lower in value per tonne than copper but higher in volume, and is the backbone of India's secondary alloy industry.

GradeISRI codeTypical contentDescription
Baled UBC (used beverage cans)Taldonmin 99% AlBaled aluminium can stock to ISRI density and banding specification.
Aluminium wire & cableTalonEC gradeClean drawn aluminium wire, free of insulation.
Extrusion 6063Tata / Tato6063 alloyClean (Tata) or painted (Tato) extrusion profile.
Aluminium wheelsTromaCast alloyClean cast road wheels, iron-free.
Mixed clippingsTaint / TaborMixedLow-copper aluminium sheet and clippings.
Shredded non-ferrousZorbaAssayAluminium-rich shredded non-ferrous fraction, contracted on assay.

A note on specification

We contract to grade, not to adjective. "99.99% pure" is not a specification; Barley, Birch/Cliff or Taldon are. Every offer we make and every purchase we agree states the ISRI code, the permitted contamination, the packing and the inspection standard. If a counterparty cannot describe material in those terms, we do not trade it.

Have material to offer?

Send the grade, tonnage, load port and your preferred Incoterm. We will respond with terms, and we will tell you plainly if it is not something we buy.

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