🟠 Copper Melting Scrap
Non-ferrous melting scrap traded as Barley, Berry, Birch, Candy, Cliff and other named grades.
📅 Last Updated: May 2026
About Copper Melting Scrap
Copper melting scrap is a high-value non-ferrous category that is closely tracked in the trade. It is recovered from wire and cable, plumbing tube, electrical machinery, and automotive radiators, among other sources.
The grading system, maintained by the Recycled Materials Association, gives each variety a short name. Bare bright copper wire — clean, uncoated, electrolytically pure — trades under the name Barley. Number 1 copper — clean, unalloyed, uncoated — trades as Berry, Candy, or Cliff depending on form. Number 2 copper, which may carry light coatings or solder, trades as Birch or Cliff. Insulated copper wire, which still contains copper but mixed with the insulation, trades as Daniel, Druid, Dream, and others depending on the recovery yield.
Principal Grades
The principal grades of copper melting scrap, as defined in the ReMA specifications:
Barley (Bare Bright Copper Wire)
Clean, untinned, uncoated, unalloyed copper wire, free of burnt material and brittle wire. The highest grade — close to refined metal in purity.
Berry
Clean copper wire — Number 1 grade, free of insulation, tin, solder, or other coatings. Untinned, unalloyed.
Candy / Cliff
Number 1 copper — pipe, tube, bus bar, commutator, and similar wrought copper. Free of solder, brazed joints, and excessive corrosion. Minimum 98% copper.
Birch
Number 2 copper — miscellaneous unalloyed copper scrap with coatings, paint, light tinning, solder, or attached fittings. Minimum 96% copper.
Cliff
Number 2 copper wire — covered with coatings, tin, or solder. Also includes light copper such as flashing and gutters.
Cobra
Number 1 copper wire nodules — chopped or shredded clean copper wire.
Druid
Copper-bearing insulated wire, mixed plastic-insulated copper wire scrap with high recovery yield.
Daniel
Heavy copper wire scrap with insulation, lower recovery yield.
Dream
Mixed copper-bearing material — low-yield mixed wire and cable scrap.
Elias
Insulated aluminium wire, listed here because it often appears alongside copper wire in scrap streams.
Companies Active in Copper — By Country
Companies grouped by country. Each handles copper melting scrap among other categories.
🇮🇳 India (23)
Hindalco Industries (Aditya Birla)
🔍 Search on GoogleVedanta Ltd (Sterlite Copper, BALCO)
🔍 Search on GoogleHindustan Copper Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleJain Resource Recycling Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleCMR Green Technologies Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleGravita India Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleMTC Business Pvt Ltd (Modi Group)
🔍 Search on GoogleNathani Group of Companies
🔍 Search on GoogleBright Metals India Pvt Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleIndustrial Metallics India Pvt Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleSiyaram Impex Pvt Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleUniexcel Group
🔍 Search on GoogleBhageria Industries Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleRajputana Industries Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleMehta Tubes Ltd (Mehta Group)
🔍 Search on GoogleMettube India Pvt Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleVimlesh Industries Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleMetco Ventures LLP
🔍 Search on GoogleAla Group of Companies
🔍 Search on GoogleSterlite Copper (Vedanta)
🔍 Search on GoogleBirla Copper (Hindalco)
🔍 Search on GoogleGlobal Scrap Traders
🔍 Search on GoogleAnant Metal & Scraps
🔍 Search on Google🇺🇸 United States (28)
Sims Metal Management
🔍 Search on GoogleRadius Recycling (Schnitzer Steel)
🔍 Search on GoogleDavid J. Joseph Company (DJJ)
🔍 Search on GoogleOmniSource Corporation
🔍 Search on GoogleCommercial Metals Company (CMC)
🔍 Search on GoogleEMR USA Metal Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleSA Recycling LLC
🔍 Search on GoogleAlter Trading Corporation
🔍 Search on GooglePSC Metals Inc
🔍 Search on GoogleCohen USA / Cohen Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleHugo Neu Corporation
🔍 Search on GoogleNewell Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleLiberty Iron & Metal
🔍 Search on GoogleJoseph Behr & Sons Inc
🔍 Search on GoogleMetro Metals Northwest
🔍 Search on GoogleTrademark Metals Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleMervis Industries
🔍 Search on GoogleC&Y Global Holdings LLC
🔍 Search on GoogleGlobal Scrap Trading LLC
🔍 Search on GoogleFrontier Metal Recycling
🔍 Search on GooglePacific Steel & Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleRecology Metals Recovery
🔍 Search on GoogleMueller Industries Inc
🔍 Search on GoogleWieland North America
🔍 Search on GoogleOlin Brass / Global Brass & Copper
🔍 Search on GoogleAurubis Buffalo
🔍 Search on GoogleChase Brass & Copper Co
🔍 Search on GoogleRevere Copper Products
🔍 Search on Google→ View all United States companies
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (18)
European Metal Recycling (EMR)
🔍 Search on GoogleS. Norton & Co. Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleWard Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleCF Booth Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleBird Group of Companies
🔍 Search on GoogleSims Group UK Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleSackers Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleMayer Parry Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleMetalcom UK Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleMetal & Ores Limited
🔍 Search on GoogleMark Lyndon Petroleum & Metals
🔍 Search on GoogleRecyclus Group plc
🔍 Search on GoogleBiffa plc Metal Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleVeolia Environmental Services UK
🔍 Search on GoogleSuez Recycling UK
🔍 Search on GoogleAurubis Birmingham
🔍 Search on GoogleHadfield Wood Recyclers
🔍 Search on GoogleAlbion Steel & Metals
🔍 Search on Google→ View all United Kingdom companies
🇨🇳 China (17)
Jiangxi Copper Corporation
🔍 Search on GoogleTongling Nonferrous Metals Group
🔍 Search on GoogleYunnan Copper Industry Group
🔍 Search on GoogleNingbo Jintian Copper Group
🔍 Search on GoogleChina Hailiang Group
🔍 Search on GoogleDaye Nonferrous Metals Co
🔍 Search on GoogleAnhui Xinke New Materials
🔍 Search on GoogleHunan Nonferrous Metals Holdings
🔍 Search on GoogleChinalco (Aluminum Corp of China)
🔍 Search on GoogleZijin Mining Group
🔍 Search on GoogleChina Minmetals Corporation
🔍 Search on GoogleCitic Metal Group
🔍 Search on GoogleXiamen C&D Inc
🔍 Search on GoogleAurubis China Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleGEM Co Ltd
🔍 Search on GoogleChiho Tiande Group
🔍 Search on GoogleZhejiang Hailiang Co Ltd
🔍 Search on Google🇩🇪 Germany (15)
Aurubis AG
🔍 Search on GoogleWieland-Werke AG
🔍 Search on GoogleKME Germany GmbH (Cunova)
🔍 Search on GoogleMKM Mansfelder Kupfer und Messing
🔍 Search on GoogleDiehl Metall Stiftung & Co. KG
🔍 Search on GoogleOtto Fuchs KG
🔍 Search on GoogleHeraeus Metals Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleThyssenKrupp Materials Services
🔍 Search on GoogleTSR Recycling GmbH
🔍 Search on GoogleScholz Recycling GmbH
🔍 Search on GoogleAlba Group plc & Co. KG
🔍 Search on GoogleRemondis SE & Co. KG
🔍 Search on GoogleBerzelius Metall GmbH
🔍 Search on GoogleSchwermetall Halbzeugwerk
🔍 Search on GoogleTheo Steil GmbH
🔍 Search on Google🇯🇵 Japan (7)
Sumitomo Metal Mining
🔍 Search on GoogleMitsubishi Materials Corporation
🔍 Search on GooglePan Pacific Copper (JX-Sumitomo)
🔍 Search on GoogleDowa Holdings
🔍 Search on GoogleFurukawa Electric
🔍 Search on GoogleMitsui Mining & Smelting
🔍 Search on GoogleMitsubishi Shindoh
🔍 Search on Google🇰🇷 South Korea (5)
LS MnM (formerly LS-Nikko Copper)
🔍 Search on GooglePoongsan Corporation
🔍 Search on GoogleIljin Holdings
🔍 Search on GoogleSungeel HiTech
🔍 Search on GoogleDaewoo International Metals
🔍 Search on Google→ View all South Korea companies
🇹🇷 Turkey (5)
Sarkuysan
🔍 Search on GoogleER-BAKIR Elektrolitik Bakır
🔍 Search on GoogleEti Bakır (Cengiz Holding)
🔍 Search on GoogleMetallum Group
🔍 Search on GoogleAydın Metal
🔍 Search on Google🇻🇳 Vietnam (9)
Hoa Phat Group
🔍 Search on GoogleThai Hung Trading JSC
🔍 Search on GoogleAn Khanh JSC
🔍 Search on GoogleVietnam Copper Recycling JSC
🔍 Search on GoogleSaigon Brass Recycling Industries
🔍 Search on GoogleTrafigura Vietnam JSC
🔍 Search on GoogleGlencore Vietnam Trading
🔍 Search on GoogleViet Nhat Scrap Co
🔍 Search on GoogleSaigon Metal Trading Corporation
🔍 Search on Google🇲🇾 Malaysia (9)
Tashin Holdings Berhad
🔍 Search on GoogleLion Group Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleKim Soon Lee Group
🔍 Search on GoogleCMC Materials (M) Sdn Bhd
🔍 Search on GoogleMayer Industries (M) Sdn Bhd
🔍 Search on GoogleRecycle Energy Sdn Bhd
🔍 Search on GoogleHap Seng Consolidated Berhad
🔍 Search on GoogleMalayan Cables Berhad
🔍 Search on GooglePantech Group Holdings
🔍 Search on Google🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (19)
Ducab (Dubai Cable Company)
🔍 Search on GoogleLucky Group of Companies
🔍 Search on GoogleEmirates Recycling LLC
🔍 Search on GoogleUniversal Metal Trading FZCO
🔍 Search on GoogleAl Reyami Recycling LLC
🔍 Search on GoogleAl Ghurair Resources Group
🔍 Search on GoogleAl Bahar & Bardawil Specialties
🔍 Search on GoogleNational Recycling Co LLC
🔍 Search on GoogleTrafigura Middle East DMCC
🔍 Search on GoogleGlencore Middle East FZE
🔍 Search on GoogleMercuria Energy & Metals UAE
🔍 Search on GoogleAl Sharq Metals Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleModern Metal Trading FZE
🔍 Search on GoogleGalaxy Metal Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleGulf Metal & Scrap Trading
🔍 Search on GoogleNadeem Metal Trading
🔍 Search on GoogleHamriyah Metal Recycling FZE
🔍 Search on GoogleStar Metal Trading LLC
🔍 Search on GoogleArabian Recycling Industries
🔍 Search on Google→ View all United Arab Emirates companies
🇮🇹 Italy (5)
KME Italy
🔍 Search on GoogleEural Gnutti
🔍 Search on GoogleFonderie 06 Group
🔍 Search on GoogleBonaiti Recycling
🔍 Search on GoogleEredi Gnutti Metalli
🔍 Search on Google🏛️ Global Trade Associations
Public industry bodies covering ferrous and non-ferrous melting scrap worldwide. Tap any link to visit their official site.
BIR — Bureau of International Recycling
🌍 Global • Brussels. International recycling industry federation with members across many countries.
🔗 Visit bir.orgMRAI — Material Recycling Association of India
🇮🇳 India • Mumbai. Industry body for ferrous and non-ferrous metal recyclers. Affiliated with BIR and ReMA.
🔗 Visit mrai.org.inReMA — Recycled Materials Association (ISRI)
🇺🇸 USA • Washington DC. Industry body that publishes the ReMA (ISRI) scrap specifications used internationally.
🔗 Visit recycledmaterials.orgBMRA — British Metals Recycling Association
🇬🇧 UK. Trade body for the UK metals recycling industry.
🔗 Visit britmetrec.org.ukBMR — Bureau of Middle East Recycling
🇦🇪 Dubai. Regional association for the GCC and Middle East scrap industry.
🔗 Visit bmr.aeEuRIC — European Recycling Industries Confederation
🇪🇺 Brussels. Umbrella body for Europe's recycling industries.
🔗 Visit euric-aisbl.euCMRA — China Nonferrous Metals Recycling
🇨🇳 Beijing. Operates under CNIA — governs non-ferrous metal scrap import standards.
🔗 Visit cmra.cnMRA Malaysia — Malaysian Recycling Alliance
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur. Industry body coordinating with SIRIM on scrap import standards.
🔗 Visit mra.org.myBDSV — German Steel & Metal Recycling
🇩🇪 Düsseldorf. Represents Germany's ferrous and non-ferrous scrap industry.
🔗 Visit bdsv.orgVRA — Vietnam Recycling Association
🇻🇳 Hanoi. Coordinates Vietnam's non-ferrous and ferrous metals recycling sector.
🔗 Visit vra.com.vnLME — London Metal Exchange
🌍 Global. Industrial metals exchange — copper, zinc, lead, aluminium, tin, nickel, steel.
🔗 Visit lme.comICSG — International Copper Study Group
🇵🇹 Lisbon. Intergovernmental copper trade statistics and analysis.
🔗 Visit icsg.orgWorld Steel Association
🇧🇪 Brussels. The global trade body for the steel industry.
🔗 Visit worldsteel.orgInternational Lead & Zinc Study Group
🇵🇹 Lisbon. Intergovernmental lead and zinc statistics and analysis.
🔗 Visit ilzsg.org⚠️ Disclaimer
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