21st July, 2017-North American Scrap Metal Prices Except Copper Held Steady on Index

Published: Jul 24, 2017 15:18
The North American copper scrap prices remained mostly unchanged on ScrapMonster Price Index  as on July 21st, Friday.

July 24, 2017 02:00:41 AM

TORONTO (Scrap Monster): The North American copper scrap prices remained mostly unchanged on ScrapMonster Price Index  as on July 21st, Friday. Aluminum and Steel scrap prices witnessed no change on Index. Copper scrap prices registered marginal increase, whereas Stainless Steel, Brass scrap and Bronze scrap prices held steady on Index when matched with the day before.

Copper Scrap Prices

The price of Alternator scrap remained unchanged over the previous day. The price of #1 Copper Wire and Tubing rose 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 previous day. #2 Insulated Copper Wire 50% Recovery prices were also flat on Index. #3 Copper-Light copper prices edged higher by $0.01 per Lb to touch $2.27 per Lb.

The prices of Copper Radiator scrap reported no change relative to previous day’s levels. Copper Transformer Scrap prices did not see any price variation. 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 steady on July 21st, 2017.

Heater Cores and Harness Wire 35% Recovery prices were flat on Index.

Romex Wires prices witnessed no change over the previous day.

The prices of Scrap Electric Motors, Starters, Sealed units and Xmas Lights too reported no change from previous day price levels.

Aluminum Scrap Prices

1100 Scrap prices remained flat over the day. The prices of 3003 Scrap too were flat at $0.63 per Lb. The prices of 356 Aluminum Wheels and 6063 Extrusions/Fe too were unchanged.

The prices of 6063 Extrusions held steady over the day.

Meantime, prices of 5052 Scrap and 6061 Extrusions remained flat at $0.60 per Lb and $0.58 per Lb respectively.

The prices of Al/Cu Radiators and Al/Cu Radiators/Fe remained flat. Aluminum Radiators and Aluminum Radiators/Fe prices held steady. Aluminum Transformers and Breakage 50% Recovery prices remained unchanged on 21st July, 2017.

E.C Aluminum Wire prices declined slightly by $0.01 per Lb over the day.

Chrome Wheels, Litho Sheets and MLC Clips held steady at $0.54 per Lb, $0.63 per Lb and $0.61 per Lb respectively.

Mixed Aluminum Turnings prices too remained unchanged.

The prices of Old Cast and UBC witnessed no change over the previous day.

Old Sheet, Painted Siding and Zorba 90% NF prices too held flat.

Steel Scrap Prices

#1 Bundle prices remained flat at $350 per MT.

The prices of #1 Busheling and #1 HMS too reported no change on 21st July, 2017.

HMS 80/20 prices held steady at $265 per MT.

Sheet Metal, Shredded Auto Scrap and Structural Steel also saw no change in prices when compared with the previous day.

Stainless Steel Scrap Prices

201 SS and 301 SS prices held steady.

304 SS Solid prices remained unchanged at $0.48 per Lb over the previous day. 309 SS prices too reported no change in prices.

304 SS Turning witnessed no variation in prices on 19th July, 2017.

310 SS and 330 SS prices saw no change in prices from the previous day.

Meantime, 316 SS Solid prices were flat at $0.68 per Lb.

Brass/Bronze Scrap Prices

The Brass/Bronze Scrap prices in the North American region held steady on Index.

70/30 Brass Scrap, 80/20 Brass Scrap, 85/15 Brass Scrap and Brass Radiator scrap prices reported no change in daily prices on July 21st, 2017.

Brass Radiator /Fe and Brass Radiator Ends prices remained flat over the day.

Red Brass, Red Borings and Yellow Brass prices too remained unchanged on Index.

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