North American copper scrap prices see marginal rise on May 28th, 2015

Published: May 29, 2015 19:01

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The North American copper scrap prices climbed higher marginally on ScrapMonster Price Index as on May 28th, Thursday.

Author: Paul Ploumis29 May 2015 Last updated at 05:40:29 GMT

TORONTO (Scrap Monster): The North American copper scrap prices climbed higher marginally on ScrapMonster Price Index as on May 28th, Thursday.

The price of Alternator scrap remained unchanged over the previous day. The price of #1 Copper Wire and Tubing rose marginally by $0.01 per Lb. #2 Copper Wire and Tubing prices were also up by $0.01 per Lb. The price of #1 Copper Bare Bright went higher by $ 0.01 per Lb.

The prices of #1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery remained unchanged 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 $0.01 per Lb to reach $2.41 per Lb.

The prices of Copper Radiator scrap witnessed no change in prices 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 May 28th, 2015.

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

The price of Romex Wire witnessed no change in price.

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

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