Volta Redonda is Cidade do Aco, built around Companhia Siderurgica Nacional, Brazil's second largest steel producer. A city of roughly 260,000 people with a major steelworks inside it has a scrap market shaped by the plant rather than by household collection.
Scrap metal prices per kg in Volta Redonda
| Scrap type | Price (BRL) | Change | Global reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-ferrous (per kg) | |||
| Copper Scrap | R$59.23 / kg | ▲ +2.30% | $5.78 / lb |
| Aluminum Scrap | R$8.30 / kg | ▲ +1.25% | $0.81 / lb |
| Brass Scrap | R$35.87 / kg | ▲ +1.45% | $3.50 / lb |
| Stainless Steel Scrap | R$5.84 / kg | ▲ +0.00% | $0.57 / lb |
| Lead Scrap | R$6.05 / kg | ▲ +0.00% | $0.59 / lb |
| Zinc Scrap | R$9.22 / kg | ▲ +0.00% | $0.90 / lb |
| Battery Scrap | R$2.36 / kg | ▲ +0.00% | $0.23 / lb |
| Radiator Scrap | R$34.02 / kg | ▲ +2.15% | $3.32 / lb |
| Wire Scrap | R$28.59 / kg | ▲ +2.20% | $2.79 / lb |
| Cable Scrap | R$19.06 / kg | ▲ +2.20% | $1.86 / lb |
| Electronic Scrap | R$8.20 / kg | ▲ +2.56% | $0.80 / lb |
| Ferrous and bulk (per tonne) | |||
| Steel Scrap | R$1,537 / tonne | ▲ +0.00% | $300 / ton |
| Iron Scrap | R$1,353 / tonne | ▲ +0.00% | $264 / ton |
| Car Scrap | R$1,844 / tonne | ▲ +0.00% | $360 / ton |
| Cast Iron | R$1,476 / tonne | ▲ +0.00% | $288 / ton |
Indicative dealer prices for clean, sorted scrap in Brazil, shown here for Volta Redonda. Individual yards quote around this level by grade, volume and condition; the derivation from exchange benchmarks and the exchange rate (1 USD = 5.22 BRL) is described in the methodology section below.
Volta Redonda scrap price chart (BRL)
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The scrap market in Volta Redonda
Volta Redonda sits on a bend of the Paraiba do Sul river in Rio de Janeiro state and was formally founded in 1954 around the steelworks. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional, Brazil's second largest steel producer, is located here, and the city's nickname, Cidade do Aco, is not decorative. The 2022 census recorded a population of 261,563, which makes this a mid-sized city with a heavy industrial plant at its centre rather than a metropolis with industry on its edge.
For scrap that produces a distinctive market. The material generated is weighted toward industrial and maintenance scrap from the works and its supply chain rather than household metal, and the consuming plant is inside the city rather than a province away. That shortens the freight component that suppresses ferrous prices across most of Brazil. It also means the local trade is smaller and more specialised than in Sao Paulo or Rio: fewer buyers, more contract supply, and less walk-in business.
- State
- Rio de Janeiro
- Currency
- Brazilian real (BRL), per kilogram
- Nickname
- Cidade do Aco, the City of Steel
- Population
- 261,563 at the 2022 census
Where the scrap yards are in Volta Redonda
- The steelworks and its immediate industrial surroundings.
- The supply-chain and maintenance businesses serving the plant.
- Ferro velhos serving the city and the wider Paraiba valley.
What pays well in Volta Redonda
- Industrial and maintenance ferrous, with a consumer in the same city.
- Heavy structural steel, where short freight is a real advantage.
- Separated non-ferrous, which travels regardless.
Selling scrap metal in Volta Redonda: rules, ID and payment
The national position applies. In a market this size, industrial supply moves on contract and documentation is expected: a plant or supplier disposing of scrap has its own audit trail, and a buyer who cannot issue a Nota Fiscal is not part of that chain.
Before any sale, check the live board above, sort by grade and get quotes from two or three buyers; the best scrap price guide covers the routine and the calculator turns a weight into a figure at today's price. To judge whether a local quote is competitive, our note on telling a well-paying yard from a headline rate sets out the benchmark test.
Volta Redonda scrap price FAQ
What is the scrap copper price in Volta Redonda today?
As of the latest update, the indicative price for clean number 1 copper is about R$59.23 per kg in BRL. Volta Redonda yards typically quote within a few percent of that figure either side, depending on grade, volume and the buyer; the live board above shows all fifteen grades.
Why is Volta Redonda called the City of Steel?
Because it was built around the steelworks. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional, Brazil's second largest steel producer, is located here, and the city was formally founded in 1954 around the plant on a bend of the Paraiba do Sul river.
Are ferrous prices better here?
On heavy material the freight advantage is real, because the consumer is in the same city rather than a province away. The trade-off is a smaller market with fewer competing buyers, so a single quote is less of a market rate here than in Sao Paulo.
Is this a good market for household scrap?
It is a working market but a specialised one. Supply is weighted toward industrial and maintenance scrap moving on contract, so there is less walk-in business than in a large metropolitan area.
Are Volta Redonda prices different from the national board?
The board on this page is the Brazil indicative level, and Volta Redonda yards trade around it rather than exactly on it. Local competition, freight to the nearest consumer and the day's export demand set the spread, which is why two quotes in the same city can differ by several percent on the same morning.
Sources and methodology
The Volta Redonda board uses the Brazil indicative prices: global exchange benchmarks (COMEX copper, CME aluminum and steel, NYMEX platinum and palladium, IMF monthly lead, zinc and nickel) multiplied by typical yard recovery shares, a local market factor of 0.89 and the day's exchange rate. The full method, the recovery shares and the correction policy are on our editorial policy page; local notes on this page are reviewed against published dealer information and reader corrections sent to info@scrappricetoday.com.
Prices are indicative and for information only; they are not offers to buy or sell. Yard quotes in Volta Redonda vary by grade, volume, condition and buyer.
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