Materials
Copper and aluminium grades
Our grade matrix is a commercial starting point. Final chemistry, preparation, packaging, tolerance, inspection and claims provisions are transaction-specific and contractually agreed.
Specification before shipment
Material descriptions are commercial controls—not marketing labels.
Copper
High-value grades requiring precise description
| Commercial grade | Reference | Typical requirement | Key controls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bare bright / Millberry | Barley | Clean, unalloyed, uncoated copper wire; purity agreed by contract | No burnt wire; moisture, attachments and insulation controlled |
| No.1 copper | Berry / Candy | Clean copper wire, tubing or solids meeting agreed preparation | Solder, paint, oil, brass and non-copper attachments limited |
| No.2 copper | Birch / Cliff | Mixed copper scrap within agreed recovery and contamination limits | Representative inspection and clear deduction methodology |
| Heavy copper solids | Dream or agreed equivalent | Heavy, unalloyed copper solids and clippings | Size, coatings, attachments and alloy content confirmed |
Aluminium
Grades aligned to downstream recovery and chemistry
| Commercial grade | Reference | Typical requirement | Key controls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baled UBC | Taldon | Used aluminium beverage cans prepared and baled to agreed density | Moisture, free iron, plastics, dirt and bale integrity |
| Aluminium extrusion | Tata / Tato | Clean 6063 or mixed extrusion as specifically contracted | Alloy segregation, thermal breaks, attachments and coatings |
| Aluminium wire | Talon | Clean aluminium wire and cable meeting agreed recovery | Steel core, insulation, grease and mixed alloy content |
| Wheels / clippings | Troma / Taint-Tabor | Prepared wheel or sheet/clipping grades | Fe attachments, valve stems, contamination and alloy mix |
| Mixed non-ferrous | Zorba | Mechanically processed mixed non-ferrous fraction | Sample protocol, metal distribution, fines and payable recovery |
Offer information we need
Origin, exact grade description, photographs/video, quantity, loading location, packing, assay or composition data where relevant, available licences, preferred Incoterm, target price basis and earliest shipment date.