Aluminum Scrap Prices: Weekly Market Report- September 19, 2025

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The weekly trend in aluminium scrap prices across worldwide aluminum scrap metal markets for the period from September 12 to 18, 2025 on the Scrap Monster Price Index are provided below:

North America Prices

The aluminum scrap prices in the region witnessed increase over the prior week. However, a few commodities held steady.

The prices of Breakage 50% Recovery and Mixed Aluminum Turnings reported the largest increase on the Index.  The other scrap commodities to witness notable jump in prices were E.C. Aluminum Wire and 6063 Extrusions/Fe.

Prices of Breakage 50% Recovery recorded an increase of 2.70% from the previous week. From $0.37 per pound at the beginning of the week, prices increased by $0.01 per pound to close at $0.38 per pound on the Index.

The chart below represents the price movement in Breakage 50% Recovery during the past week:

The price of Mixed Aluminum Turnings also recorded a jump by 2.04% during the previous week. E.C. Aluminum Wire and 6063 Extrusions/Fe prices increased as well, by 1.67% and 1.43% respectively.

The only aluminum scrap commodities to maintain previous week price levels were Aluminum Radiators, Al/Cu Radiators, Al/Cu Radiators/Fe, Aluminum Radiators/Fe and Aluminum Transformers.

USA East Coast Prices

The regional scrap aluminum prices mostly edged higher when compared with the prior week. The top three gainers were Breakage 50% Recovery, Mixed Aluminum Turnings and E.C. Aluminum Wire.

The prices of 6063 Extrusions, Litho Sheets, Painted Siding, 1100 Scrap, 3003 Scrap, 356 Aluminum Wheels (Clean), 5052 Scrap, 6061 Extrusions, 6063 Extrusions/Fe, Chrome Wheels, MLC Clips, Old Cast, Old Sheet, Zorba 90% NF and UBC also recorded increase over the previous week.

In the meantime, Aluminum Radiators, Al/Cu Radiators, Al/Cu Radiators/Fe, Aluminum Radiators/Fe and Aluminum Transformers prices held steady over the prior week.

USA Midwest Prices

The prices mostly reported increase when compared with the week before.

The price of Breakage 50% Recovery increased 2.78% during the course of the week, from $0.36 per pound at the start of the week to $0.37 per pound at the close.

The prices of Mixed Aluminum Turnings witnessed a jump of 2.08% on a weekly basis, from $0.48 per pound to $0.49 per pound in the week that ended on September 18, 2025. Below is the weekly price chart for the commodity:

E.C. Aluminum Wire prices were up by 1.67% on a weekly basis.

All other aluminum scrap categories in the region saw price increases during the course of the week, with the exception of Aluminum Radiators, Al/Cu Radiators, Al/Cu Radiators/Fe, Aluminum Radiators/Fe and Aluminum Transformers.

USA West Coast Prices

The regional prices of all scrap aluminum categories, except a few, posted week-on-week jump.

Breakage 50% Recovery, Mixed Aluminum Turnings and E.C. Aluminum Wire recorded the highest jump in prices during the week.

The prices of Breakage 50% Recovery on the Index closed at $0.39 per pound, up $0.01 per pound. The commodity saw an increase of 2.63% in price week over week.

Mixed Aluminum Turnings increased from $0.49 per Lb at the beginning of the week to close at $0.50 per Lb.

When compared to the previous week, the prices of E.C. Aluminum Wire scrap went up by 1.67%. The commodity's price increased from $1.20 per Lb to $1.22 per Lb over the previous week. The weekly price movement for E.C. Aluminum Wire scrap is seen in the chart below:

5052 Scrap witnessed the least increase, with prices recording nominal week-on-week rise by 0.92%.

In the meantime, prices of Aluminum Radiators, Al/Cu Radiators, Al/Cu Radiators/Fe, Aluminum Radiators/Fe and Aluminum Transformers held steady upon comparison with the previous week’s price.

China Prices

The aluminum scrap commodities in the region witnessed decline during the week ending September 18, 2025.

The prices of Old Cast and Old Sheet registered the biggest move, falling by 2.66% each when compared with the previous week’s price. The closing price of both the above commodities stood at CNY 18,300 per MT.

The prices of 6063 Extrusions recorded a decline of 2.63%. Also, E.C. Aluminum Wire and Aluminum ingots prices were down by 2.38% and 2.35% respectively over the previous day’s prices. The below chart depicts the weekly price variation in the prices of Aluminum ingots:

Also, prices of Aluminum Radiators, Aluminum Transformers, UBC, and Zorba 90% NF recorded marginal decline on the Index during the week ended September 18, 2025.

India Prices

The Aluminum utensil scrap prices witnessed a decline of 0.80% from the prior week’s prices. The commodity’s prices closed at INR 249,000 per Ton as of Thursday, September 18, 2025. The weekly price chart of Aluminum utensil scrap is provided below: 

The Aluminum ingots prices also recorded slight fall by 0.77% on the ScrapMonster Index. 

Europe Prices

The prices of all aluminium scrap categories (Aluminum Cuttings, Mixed Aluminum Turnings, Old Cast and UBC) witnessed no change during the week.

LME Aluminum Market Update

The closing price of LME Aluminum 3-Month contract stood at USD 2,685.00 per tonne as of September 18, 2025. The LME Aluminum Cash Settlement contract recorded marginal increase from $2,691.00 a day before to $2,693.00 per tonne.

The LME Aluminum stocks edged higher modestly over the previous day to close at 513,900 tonnes as of September 18, 2025, as compared with 483,775 tonnes a day before.

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