Every copper grade priced in EUR per , updated daily from exchange settlements and this market's own level.
Copper scrap in Belgium is worth €3.34 to €11.93 per kg today, depending on grade. Bare Bright Copper sits at the top of the board and communication wire at the bottom, a spread of about 3.6 times. Prices are quoted in EUR per kg and move daily with the exchange settlement.
Yards grade copper by cleanliness, coating and gauge. The spread from the top grade to the bottom runs 25 to 35 percent, so identifying what you hold matters more than the day you sell.
Converted from the exchange settlement at this market's rate and level. Indicative reference prices, not offers. Aluminium, brass and steel prices in Belgium.
Belgian dealers quote non-ferrous scrap in euros per kilogram and ferrous scrap per tonne, following LME prices in euros. Zinc scrap is quoted actively because of domestic smelting demand.
Against the global reference: Belgian prices match the European level with a small premium for zinc and copper because of local refining.
Grade names travel less well than the metal does. Whatever a local merchant calls it, the specification behind each grade is the same one used on export contracts, which is why the ReMA code appears on every card above.
The board above is the national indicative level. City yards trade around it rather than exactly on it, because local competition, freight to the nearest consumer and export demand all move the spread. Two quotes in the same city can differ by several percent on the same morning.
Antwerp combines a major port with the Belgian non-ferrous processing tradition, so both clean grades and export material have local buyers competing for them.
Copper that moves here: Bare bright and number 1 copper for domestic refining; Copper granules and processed wire.
Brussels produces renovation and institutional scrap rather than industrial offcuts, and most of it moves to Flanders or Antwerp for processing.
Copper that moves here: Building wire and plumbing copper; Roofing copper and zinc from older buildings.
Belgium banned cash payments for scrap metal to fight copper theft: dealers must pay by transfer and identify the seller. Dealers are registered with the regional environmental authorities.
Copper attracts more scrutiny than any other scrap metal because it is the most stolen. A yard that asks for identification is following the law; one that does not is the greater risk to you, since a load with no paper trail is the load a buyer can dispute later.
Belgium combines a large port trade through Antwerp with real domestic demand from the steelworks at Ghent, non-ferrous refiners and one of the world's biggest precious metals recyclers. Zinc and copper grades find ready buyers at home; ferrous scrap moves to Ghent or out through the port.
Flanders has the densest network of dealers and the best prices; Wallonia's sellers rely on fewer buyers.
Copper sits differently in that picture from the ferrous grades. It is worth enough per kilogram to travel, so a merchant a long way from a refinery can still pay close to the reference by shipping to one. That is why the spread between the best and worst copper quote in a country is usually narrower than the spread on steel, where freight eats the margin.
Grade decides more of your payment than timing does. Four checks settle almost every load.
Sorting into separate piles before you weigh is the highest-paid work in this trade. A mixed load is graded at the lowest grade present, so one soldered joint in a clean pile can regrade the lot.
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
|---|---|
| Price units | Per kg for non-ferrous, per tonne for ferrous |
| Benchmarks | LME prices in euros |
| Main hubs | Antwerp, Ghent, Brussels, Liege, Charleroi |
| Trade position | Port trader with domestic refining demand |
Between €3.34 and €11.93 per kg depending on grade, quoted in EUR. The board above shows every grade, updated daily.
Because they have different outlets. A merchant who can sell straight to a refinery pays closer to the reference than one who has to ship material onward, and both build their freight into the quote. Local competition does the rest, which is why calling two or three merchants is worth more than picking the day.
Bare Bright Copper, at €11.93 per kg today. It is the strictest grade on the board: clean, uncoated, unalloyed wire of heavier gauge, with no oxidation and no attachments.
Above roughly 48 percent copper recovery, usually yes. Below it, usually not. Thick building cable strips quickly and pays; thin communication cable does not. Burning insulation is never the answer: it is unlawful in most jurisdictions and it downgrades the copper rather than improving it.
Yes, though less than most sellers expect. The board on this page is the national indicative level and city yards trade around it. What moves a local quote is how many buyers can economically reach you, how far the material has to travel to a consumer, and whether there is an export outlet nearby.
Daily. Copper settles on the exchange every business day and every scrap grade moves with it, because each grade is priced as a share of the refined metal price rather than set independently.
$6.22 / lb
C$8.34 / lb
£9.74 / kg
A$18.08 / kg
€12.04 / kg
€11.81 / kg
€12.16 / kg
€11.81 / kg
€11.81 / kg
CN¥90.30 / kg
¥2,077 / kg
₩18,096 / kg
₹1,193 / kg
৳1,483 / kg
Rs 3,274 / kg
AED 47.84 / kg
SAR 47.82 / kg
₺691.10 / kg
R 186.00 / kg