🇬🇧 United Kingdom — Melting Scrap Directory

A country with deep industrial heritage in metals. The list below contains 24 companies in United Kingdom active in melting scrap, grouped by metal speciality.

📅 Last Updated: May 2026

Major hubs: Birmingham, London, Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool, Tilbury, Felixstowe

United Kingdom in the Global Melting Scrap Trade

The United Kingdom has a long industrial history with metals. The country supports steel production, copper refining, aluminium handling, and stainless steel manufacturing, along with an active recycling sector.

Operations are spread across England, Wales, and Scotland, with concentrations in the Midlands, the North West, Yorkshire, and around the principal ports of Tilbury, London Gateway, Felixstowe, Liverpool, and Immingham. The sector includes both publicly listed companies and a long-established base of privately held recyclers and traders.

The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) is the trade body for the sector. The Environment Agency's end-of-waste framework applies to the trade.

Companies by Metal

The same company may appear under multiple metals where it handles more than one category.

⚙️ Steel (16)

European Metal Recycling (EMR)

Warrington • Diversified scrap, privately held

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel

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S. Norton & Co. Ltd

Liverpool • Long-established exporter

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Ward Recycling

Middlesbrough • Diversified UK operator

🏷️ Steel · Copper

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CF Booth Ltd

Rotherham • Established 1920

🏷️ Steel · Copper

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Sims Group UK Ltd

Long Marston • Sims UK subsidiary

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Mayer Parry Recycling

Erith, London • Scrap exporter

🏷️ Steel · Copper

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Biffa plc Metal Recycling

High Wycombe • Publicly listed waste/metals

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Veolia Environmental Services UK

London • Multinational

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Suez Recycling UK

Maidenhead • Multinational

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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British Steel

Scunthorpe • Major UK steel producer

🏷️ Steel

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Tata Steel UK

Port Talbot, Wales • Tata Steel UK operations

🏷️ Steel

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Liberty Steel UK

Rotherham • GFG Alliance steel operations

🏷️ Steel

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Sheffield Forgemasters

Sheffield • Specialty steel forger

🏷️ Steel · Stainless Steel

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Wm. Cook Holdings

Sheffield • Foundry-grade castings

🏷️ Steel

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Hadfield Wood Recyclers

Manchester • Manchester operator

🏷️ Steel · Copper

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Albion Steel & Metals

Cardiff • Welsh operator

🏷️ Steel · Copper

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→ View Steel companies across all countries

🟠 Copper (18)

European Metal Recycling (EMR)

Warrington • Diversified scrap, privately held

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel

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S. Norton & Co. Ltd

Liverpool • Long-established exporter

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Ward Recycling

Middlesbrough • Diversified UK operator

🏷️ Steel · Copper

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CF Booth Ltd

Rotherham • Established 1920

🏷️ Steel · Copper

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Bird Group of Companies

Stratford-upon-Avon • UK trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Sims Group UK Ltd

Long Marston • Sims UK subsidiary

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Sackers Recycling

Ipswich • East Anglia operator

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Mayer Parry Recycling

Erith, London • Scrap exporter

🏷️ Steel · Copper

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Metalcom UK Ltd

London • Copper alloy trader

🏷️ Copper

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Metal & Ores Limited

London • LME-registered trader

🏷️ Copper · Zinc

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Mark Lyndon Petroleum & Metals

London • Metals trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Recyclus Group plc

London • AIM-listed recycler

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Biffa plc Metal Recycling

High Wycombe • Publicly listed waste/metals

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Veolia Environmental Services UK

London • Multinational

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Suez Recycling UK

Maidenhead • Multinational

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Aurubis Birmingham

Birmingham • Aurubis UK subsidiary, copper

🏷️ Copper

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Hadfield Wood Recyclers

Manchester • Manchester operator

🏷️ Steel · Copper

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Albion Steel & Metals

Cardiff • Welsh operator

🏷️ Steel · Copper

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→ View Copper companies across all countries

⚪ Aluminium (10)

European Metal Recycling (EMR)

Warrington • Diversified scrap, privately held

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel

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S. Norton & Co. Ltd

Liverpool • Long-established exporter

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

🔍 Search on Google

Bird Group of Companies

Stratford-upon-Avon • UK trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Sims Group UK Ltd

Long Marston • Sims UK subsidiary

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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Sackers Recycling

Ipswich • East Anglia operator

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Mark Lyndon Petroleum & Metals

London • Metals trader

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

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Recyclus Group plc

London • AIM-listed recycler

🏷️ Copper · Aluminium

🔍 Search on Google

Biffa plc Metal Recycling

High Wycombe • Publicly listed waste/metals

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

🔍 Search on Google

Veolia Environmental Services UK

London • Multinational

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

🔍 Search on Google

Suez Recycling UK

Maidenhead • Multinational

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium

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→ View Aluminium companies across all countries

🔵 Zinc (1)

Metal & Ores Limited

London • LME-registered trader

🏷️ Copper · Zinc

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→ View Zinc companies across all countries

✨ Stainless Steel (3)

European Metal Recycling (EMR)

Warrington • Diversified scrap, privately held

🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel

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Outokumpu Stainless UK

Sheffield • Stainless producer

🏷️ Stainless Steel

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Sheffield Forgemasters

Sheffield • Specialty steel forger

🏷️ Steel · Stainless Steel

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→ View Stainless Steel companies across all countries

📈 Metal Prices & Exchanges

Melting scrap itself does not trade on any exchange. Its price is calculated by traders against the underlying metal prices on the major exchanges, with adjustments for grade and condition. The links below lead to the official pages of the exchanges and price-reporting services most often referenced by the trade.

🇬🇧 LME — London Metal Exchange

Industrial metals — copper, zinc, lead, aluminium, tin, nickel, steel rebar/scrap.

→ View LME prices

🇺🇸 COMEX (CME Group) — Copper Futures

US copper futures with live prices, charts, and contract specifications.

→ View COMEX copper

🇨🇳 SHFE — Shanghai Futures Exchange

China's domestic copper, zinc, aluminium, lead and nickel futures.

→ View SHFE prices

🇨🇳 SMM — Shanghai Metals Market

Non-ferrous and ferrous metals price portal — copper, zinc, aluminium, steel scrap.

→ View SMM prices

🇮🇳 MCX India — Copper, Zinc, Aluminium

India's Multi Commodity Exchange — copper, zinc, aluminium, lead, nickel futures.

→ View MCX prices

🇩🇪 Westmetall — LME Tracker

Daily LME price tracker — copper, tin, lead, zinc, aluminium, nickel.

→ View Westmetall

🇦🇪 DGCX — Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange

Dubai commodity exchange — copper futures and other metals.

→ View DGCX

📊 Trading Economics — Metals Dashboard

Commodity prices across copper, steel, zinc, aluminium with charts.

→ View Trading Economics

📰 SteelOrbis — Steel & Steel Scrap Prices

Steel scrap and steel product price reporting and news.

→ Visit SteelOrbis

📰 Argus Metals

Argus Media commodity pricing for ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

→ Visit Argus Metals

📰 Fastmarkets MB

Metal Bulletin — pricing and news across all metal scrap categories.

→ Visit Fastmarkets

📰 S&P Global Platts Metals

S&P Global Platts metals pricing benchmarks.

→ Visit Platts

Steel scrap follows the Turkish HMS export benchmark and the CME rebar contract. Copper scrap follows the LME copper price minus a grade-based discount. Aluminium scrap follows the LME aluminium price.

🏛️ 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.org

MRAI — Material Recycling Association of India

🇮🇳 India • Mumbai. Industry body for ferrous and non-ferrous metal recyclers. Affiliated with BIR and ReMA.

🔗 Visit mrai.org.in

ReMA — Recycled Materials Association (ISRI)

🇺🇸 USA • Washington DC. Industry body that publishes the ReMA (ISRI) scrap specifications used internationally.

🔗 Visit recycledmaterials.org

BMRA — British Metals Recycling Association

🇬🇧 UK. Trade body for the UK metals recycling industry.

🔗 Visit britmetrec.org.uk

BMR — Bureau of Middle East Recycling

🇦🇪 Dubai. Regional association for the GCC and Middle East scrap industry.

🔗 Visit bmr.ae

EuRIC — European Recycling Industries Confederation

🇪🇺 Brussels. Umbrella body for Europe's recycling industries.

🔗 Visit euric-aisbl.eu

CMRA — China Nonferrous Metals Recycling

🇨🇳 Beijing. Operates under CNIA — governs non-ferrous metal scrap import standards.

🔗 Visit cmra.cn

MRA Malaysia — Malaysian Recycling Alliance

🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur. Industry body coordinating with SIRIM on scrap import standards.

🔗 Visit mra.org.my

BDSV — German Steel & Metal Recycling

🇩🇪 Düsseldorf. Represents Germany's ferrous and non-ferrous scrap industry.

🔗 Visit bdsv.org

VRA — Vietnam Recycling Association

🇻🇳 Hanoi. Coordinates Vietnam's non-ferrous and ferrous metals recycling sector.

🔗 Visit vra.com.vn

LME — London Metal Exchange

🌍 Global. Industrial metals exchange — copper, zinc, lead, aluminium, tin, nickel, steel.

🔗 Visit lme.com

ICSG — International Copper Study Group

🇵🇹 Lisbon. Intergovernmental copper trade statistics and analysis.

🔗 Visit icsg.org

World Steel Association

🇧🇪 Brussels. The global trade body for the steel industry.

🔗 Visit worldsteel.org

International Aluminium Institute

🇬🇧 London. The global aluminium industry body.

🔗 Visit IAI

International Lead & Zinc Study Group

🇵🇹 Lisbon. Intergovernmental lead and zinc statistics and analysis.

🔗 Visit ilzsg.org

Nickel Institute

🇨🇦 Toronto. Nickel industry body.

🔗 Visit nickelinstitute.org

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