Daily Scrap Metal Price Report

North American Scrap Metal Prices See Widespread Declines on the Index- March 5, 2026

The prices of Old Cast and UBC dipped by $0.01 per Lb over the previous day.

Chinese Scrap Metals See Varied Price Movements on the Index– March 5, 2026

#1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery prices were down by CNY 250 per MT.

Chinese Scrap Metal Market Shows Mixed Price Direction on the Index – March 4, 2026

316 SS Solid prices edged higher by CNY 150 per MT.

North American Copper and Aluminum Scrap Prices Edge Higher on the Index- March 4, 2026

Mixed Aluminum Turnings prices also edged higher by $0.01 per Lb.

China Scrap Metal Prices Show Mixed Performance on the Index – March 3, 2026

Copper Transformer and Cu Yokes scrap prices were down by CNY 100 per MT each on the Index.

North American Scrap Metal Prices Mostly End Lower on the Index- March 3, 2026

The prices of #1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery and #2 Insulated Copper Wire 50% Recovery inched lower by $0.02 per Lb each on the Index. 

Chinese Scrap Metal Prices Maintain Flat Trend on the Index – March 2, 2026

Aluminum Ingots prices were also flat on the Index.

North American Scrap Metals Show Mixed Price Trends on the Index- March 2, 2026

Cu Yokes prices were flat over the previous day’s prices.

Chinese Scrap Metal Prices Rise Across Key Categories on the Index– February 27, 2026

Heater Cores gained CNY 400 per MT.

North American Scrap Metal Prices Remain Flat on the Index- February 27, 2026

Copper Transformer scrap prices held steady on the Index.

North American Scrap Metals Show Mixed Price Trends on the Index- February 26, 2026

Cu Yokes prices were flat over the previous day’s prices.

Chinese Scrap Metal Prices Show Modest Decline on the Index– February 26, 2026

The price of #2 Copper Wire and Tubing also edged lower by CNY 200 per MT.

Chinese Scrap Metal Prices Rise Sharply Across Major Grades on the Index– February 25, 2026

Overall, the copper scrap market displayed consistent upward momentum across most categories.

North American Scrap Metal Prices Trend Higher Across Key Grades on the Index- February 25, 2026

The price of #1 Copper Wire and Tubing, #2 Copper Wire and Tubing, #1 Copper Bare Bright, and #3 Copper- Light Copper increased by $0.08 per Lb.  

Chinese Scrap Metal Prices Surge Across Key Grades on the Index– February 24, 2026

316 SS Solid prices were up by CNY 200 per MT over the previous day’s prices.

North American Scrap Metal Prices See Slight Gains on the Index- February 24, 2026

309 SS and 310 SS prices saw no change in price from the previous day’s level.

Chinese Scrap Metal Prices Maintain Flat Trend on the Index – February 23, 2026

Copper Transformer and Cu Yokes scrap prices continued to hold steady on the Index.

North American Copper Scrap Prices Post Mixed Trend on the Index- February 23, 2026

The price of #1 Copper Bare Bright edged lower by $ 0.06 per Lb.

Chinese Scrap Metal Prices Hold Steady on the Index – February 20, 2026

Copper Transformer and Cu Yokes scrap prices continued to hold steady on the Index.

North American Copper Scrap Prices Post Modest Gains on the Index- February 20, 2026

Old Sheet, Painted Siding, and Zorba 90% NF prices also were flat on the Index.

North American Copper Scrap Prices Record Slight Decline on the Index- February 19, 2026

The price of #1 Copper Wire and Tubing declined by $0.01 per Lb.

Chinese Scrap Metal Prices See No Change on the Index – February 19, 2026

Copper Transformer and Cu Yokes scrap prices continued to hold steady on the Index.

Chinese Scrap Metal Market Stable as Prices Show No Change on the Index – February 18, 2026

316 SS Solid prices were flat from the previous day’s prices.

North America Scrap Prices Advance Across Key Metal Grades on the Index- February 18, 2026

Copper Transformer scrap and Cu Yokes prices were flat on the Index.

Chinese Scrap Metal Prices See Stable Trend on the Index– February 17, 2026

The price of #2 Copper Wire and Tubing also were flat on the Index.