Daily Scrap Metal Price Report

Chinese Scrap Metals Report Sharp Drop in Prices on the Index – January 16, 2026

Also, 316 SS Solid prices edged lower by CNY 200 per MT.

North American Scrap Metal Prices Dip on the Index- January 16, 2026

330 SS prices were down by $0.04 per Lb.

North American Scrap Metal Prices Show Mixed Trends on the Index- January 15, 2026

Aluminum Radiators and Aluminum Radiators/Fe prices held steady. 

Chinese Scrap Metal Prices Record Mixed Movements on the Index – January 15, 2026

The price of #2 Copper Wire and Tubing also edged lower by CNY 1,200 per MT.

Chinese Scrap Metal Prices Jump on the Index – January 14, 2026

Heater Cores prices were up by CNY 500 per MT.

North American Scrap Metal Prices Show Mixed Trends on the Index- January 14, 2026

The price of Alternator scrap was flat over the previous day.

Chinese Scrap Metal Prices Post Sharp Declines on the Index – January 13, 2026

Aluminum Radiator and Aluminum Transformer prices each slipped by CNY 100 per metric ton on the Index.

Copper and Stainless Steel Scrap Prices Fall Across North America on the Index– Jan 13, 2026

Harness Wire 35% Recovery, Romex Wire and Heater Cores prices witnessed no change over the day.

Chinese Scrap Prices Rise Across Key Categories on the Index– January 12, 2026

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

North American Scrap Metal Prices show Significant Gains on the Index– Jan 12, 2026

Brass Radiator /Fe prices saw an increase of $0.01 per Lb on the Index.

Chinese Scrap Metal Market Records Mixed Price Movements on the Index– January 9, 2026

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

North American Scrap Metals Show Steep Price Increase on the Index– Jan 9, 2026

The prices of #1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery and #2 Insulated Copper Wire 50% Recovery were up by $0.03 per Lb each on the Index. 

North American Scrap Metal Prices Slide Across Most Categories on the Index- January 8, 2026

The prices of Old Cast and UBC witnessed no change over the previous day.

Chinese Scrap Metal Prices Slide Sharply on the Index – January 8, 2026

Also, 316 SS Solid prices edged lower by CNY 100 per MT.

Chinese Scrap Metal Market Sees Divergent Price Trends on the Index – January 7, 2026

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

North American Scrap Metal Prices Show Mixed Performance on the Index- January 7, 2026

330 SS prices were up by $0.05 per Lb.

Chinese Scrap Metal Prices Climb on the Index – January 6, 2026

Copper Transformer and Cu Yokes scrap prices edged higher by CNY 100 per MT and CNY 150 per MT respectively on the Index.

North American Scrap Metal Prices Rally on the Index- January 6, 2026

Copper Radiator scrap prices recorded a jump of $0.02 per Lb.

Chinese Scrap Prices Move Higher Across Key Categories on the Index – January 5, 2026

The price of #2 Copper Wire and Tubing also edged higher by CNY 2,400 per MT.

Scrap Metal Price Index Signals Strong Gains Across North America- January 5, 2026

Old Sheet, Painted Siding, and Zorba 90% NF prices also recorded increase by $0.01 per Lb on the Index.

Scrap Metal Prices Trend Higher on the Index Across North America- January 2, 2026

330 SS prices were up by $0.03 per Lb on the Index.

North American Scrap Metal Prices Jump Sharply on the Index- December 26, 2025

In the meantime, Red Brass, Red Borings and Yellow Brass prices were up by $0.07 per Lb on the Index. 

North American Scrap Metal Prices Post Broad Gains on the Index- December 23, 2025

Cu Yokes prices edged higher by $0.01 per Lb.

North American Copper Scrap Prices Decline on the Index – December 22, 2025

The prices of Copper Radiator scrap recorded no variation on the Index.

North American Scrap Metal Prices Witness Broad Uptrend on the Index- December 19, 2025

The price of Alternator scrap recorded no variation over the previous day.