North American copper scrap prices edged higher on May 12th, 2015

Published: May 13, 2015 17:23
The North American copper scrap prices climbed higher marginally on ScrapMonster Price Index as on May 12th, Tuesday.

Author: Paul Ploumis13 May 2015 Last updated at 05:43:34 GMT

TORONTO (Scrap Monster): The North American copper scrap prices climbed higher marginally on ScrapMonster Price Index as on May 12th, Tuesday.

The price of Alternator scrap remained unchanged over the previous day. The price of #1 Copper Wire and Tubing rose marginally by $0.02 per Lb. #2 Copper Wire and Tubing prices were also up by $0.02 per Lb. The price of #1 Copper Bare Bright went higher by $ 0.02 per Lb.

The prices of #1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery edged higher by $0.01 per Lb over the previous day. #2 Insulated Copper Wire 50% Recovery prices were up marginally by $0.01 per Lb. #3 Copper-Light copper prices went higher by $0.02 per Lb to reach $2.36 per Lb.

The prices of Copper Radiator scrap saw slight uptick 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.

Cu/Al Radiator prices increased marginally by $0.01 per Lb.

Meanwhile, the prices Cu/Al Radiators/Fe remained flat on May 12th, 2015.

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

The price of Romex Wire witnessed an increase of $0.01 per Lb.

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

 

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