UK Scrap Metal Prices

National average prices for the year to date. This is good indicator of market trends. If you do not see this months prices click refresh in your browser.

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Ferrous scrap metal prices: £ per tonne

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
0A plate & girder	209	199	195	195	195	205
No 1 old steel scrap	189	180	170	170	170	180
No 2 old steel scrap	189	180	170	170	170	170
4A low residual bales	209	200	195	195	195	205
4C new production bales	209	200	195	195	195	205
light iron	209	180	160	160	160	170
7B mixed steel turnings	210	190	170	170	170	180
8B mixed steel cuttings	199	190	185	185	185	195
foundry heavy cast iron	204	185	180	180	180	190
No 9 cast	204	185	175	175	175	185
No 10 light cast	204	185	170	170	170	180
11 cast iron borings	190	175	165	165	165	175
12A new production heavy steel scrap	209	190	185	185	185	195
	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
0A plate & girder	205
No 1 old steel scrap	180
No 2 old steel scrap	170
4A low residual bales	205
4C new production bales	215
light iron	170
7B mixed steel turnings	180
8B mixed steel cuttings	200
foundry heavy cast iron	190
No 9 cast	185
No 10 light cast	180
11 cast iron borings	175
12A new production heavy steel scrap	195

Non-ferrous scrap prices: £ per tonne

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Dry bright wire	5000	5100	5100	4900	4600	4500
Heavy copper	4700	4800	4800	4500	4200	4100
No 2 copper wire	4300	4400	4400	4100	3800	3700
Brazier copper	4200	4300	4200	3900	3600	3500
Insulated copper cable	1500	1400	1400	1400	1200	1100
Brass cuttings	3000	3000	2900	2900	2700	2700
Brass swarf	2750	2650	2550	2600	2400	2400
Brass and copper radiators	2400	2300	2200	2300	2000	2000
Mixed brass	2700	2700	2600	2600	2400	2400
Heavy brass	2900	2900	2800	2800	2600	2600
Gunmetal	3200	3200	3100	3100	2900	2900
Pure aluminum cuttings	1050	1050	1100	1100	1150	1050
Aluminum alloy cuttings	1050	1050	1050	1000	1000	1000
Old rolled aluminum	800	800	850	850	800	800
Clean cast aluminum	900	900	950	950	900	900
Aluminum turnings	650	650	650	650	650	600
Aluminum foil	60	60	60	60	60	60
Lead scrap	1050	1000	1050	1100	1050	800
Batteries	400	450	480	460	470	400
Zinc mixed scrap	600	600	650	550	550	550
Zinc cuttings	600	600	650	600	650	600
18:8 stainless steel solids	1300	1350	1400	1300	1300	1100
	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Dry bright wire	4800
Heavy copper	4300
No 2 copper wire	4000
Brazier copper	3900
Insulated copper cable	1300
Brass cuttings	2900
Brass swarf	2500
Brass and copper radiators	2100
Mixed brass	2500
Heavy brass	2700
Gunmetal	3000
Pure aluminum cuttings	1050
Aluminum alloy cuttings	1000
Old rolled aluminum	800
Clean cast aluminum	900
Aluminum turnings	600
Aluminum foil	60
Lead scrap	900
Batteries	470
Zinc mixed scrap	600
Zinc cuttings	650
18:8 stainless steel solids	1050