So China is falling - How far down are your prices?

In Ottawa, Canada, where I live, Shred price is down to $75/MT from $90/Mt in 2 weeks. Copper #1 is down to $2.30 from $2.50 and #2 is down to $2.10 from $2.30.

I've been doing a lot more small engine repairs and disassembly of scrap - also thinking of getting into value added plastics recycling.





Interested to hear what is going on elsewhere.

jumped from 90 to 100 other day. ill check tomorow

My yard stopped buying unprepared steel today. Closed out at $20 per short ton.

Still 120 a ton here. It was 50 back in January.

Originally Posted by farrarrecycling

$40 / ton here in eastern Maine for light iron

wow, Topsfield...been awhile since I've been there. Did some deer hunting up in Codyville. Population 6 I think

no I seen an increase in heavy and shred this past few months I do shred local because of bulk so only 3.25clb but for heavy I ship out and its went up a little last week to 10.5clb so doing good with prices for now lol

Originally Posted by AdmiralAluminum

I've been getting .065/lb for shred and .0775/lb for clean iron, .09/lb for heavy melt for a few months, but then I've noticed my yards prices are always 2-4 weeks behind the American's that post on the forum. I always know when the prices will drop significantly because you guys give me a heads up. Thanks.

150 / NT Here! Getting a great price and am really liking taking in steel, copper is down at $2.30 #1 though

Called Schnitzers and got quoted $50 for shred. Then he put a buyer on the line and HE offered $90 for light/$110 for heavy.
A quick phone call to my Pacific guy and he said they'd match it.
Competing nicely. Now, if only Pacific had a magnet.....

I took a trunk lot of shred in today before work to my new nearby yard (loving that big place!!). "Tin" is up to $80 a ton which is a 100% increase in th elast 2 months. I sold a little Cu at $2.00 for #1 (Devin, I consider this "good" for around here recently) and $1.80 for #2. Only had a few pounds each though. $2 a pound is about the best there is for any scrap metal around here. Sounds like the "heartland" for shred is ok compared to the coasts. I suspect middle of the continent buyers have end-users in the general region or next one over whereas West and East Coast guys are feeling the full affects of China's economic flu...

Steel down $80 a ton since Jan around here

Port perry is 125-130 for mix /shred

I took in some metal yesterday.
Light gauge was NZ$10 a ton.... That's US$7 Per 1000kgs....

Lucky I don't scrap ferrous....

Got NZ$6.25 / kg for Copper #2. Great price!!! Was expecting less than $6. Even $5....
Ali prices were good too, above $1.10/ kg
I think I am getting 'special prices' now. Ssssshhh don't tell anyone...

NZ$360 in my pocket ($300 US$?)

Heavy steel still has a proper price

Oh, they forgot to pay me for the copper domestic. I know what happened though. I had things seperated and they pulled my 'burnt copper wire' out of my 'domestic copper' sack and gave me 'Copper #2' price for it.
Then we put the domestic copper sack aside and forgot about it.

Oh, I did get a low price for my car battery's. 45cents a kg rather than the 70cents/kg that I thought it was worth.. That was weird. ('roll the r when you say "weirrrrd") cost me $20 odd.

in the SE steel will drop the first of next month expect to see retail pricing slip immediately