North American copper scrap prices rise marginally on Apr 24th, 2015

Published: Apr 28, 2015 11:06 (GMT+8)

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The North American copper scrap prices climbed higher marginally on ScrapMonster Price Index as on April 24th, Friday.

Author: Paul Ploumis 27 Apr 2015 Last updated at 09:08:59 GMT

TORONTO (Scrap Monster): The North American copper scrap prices climbed higher marginally on ScrapMonster Price Index as on April 24th, Friday.

The price of Alternator scrap remained unchanged over the previous day. The price of #1 Copper Wire and Tubing rose marginally by $0.03 per Lb. #2 Copper Wire and Tubing prices were also up by $0.03 per Lb. The price of #1 Copper Bare Bright went higher by $ 0.03 per Lb.

The prices of #1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery increased by $0.01 per Lb over the day. #2 Insulated Copper Wire 50% Recovery prices remained flat at $1.09 per Lb. #3 Copper-Light copper prices went higher by $0.03 per Lb to reach $2.19 per Lb.

The prices of Copper Radiator scrap witnessed marginal rise of $0.01 per Lb from previous day’s levels. Copper Transformer Scrap prices remained unchanged. CuYokes and Cu/Al Radiator Ends prices too witnessed no change from the previous day.

Meanwhile, the prices of Cu/Al Radiators and Cu/Al Radiators/Fe remained flat on Apr 24th, 2015.

Harness Wire 35% Recovery and Heater cores prices remained flat over the day.

The price of Romex Wire increased by $0.01 per Lb to reach $2.12 per Lb.

The prices of Scrap Electric Motors, Sealed units, Starters and Xmas Lights maintained previous day price levels.

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