Every copper grade priced in BDT per , updated daily from exchange settlements and this market's own level.
Copper scrap in Bangladesh is worth ৳415 to ৳1,483 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 BDT 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 Bangladesh.
Dealers quote non-ferrous scrap in taka per kilogram and ferrous scrap per tonne, with ship plate and heavy melting scrap quoted separately from mixed and light scrap. Quotes from mills and importers are often given per tonne in US dollars for imported material.
Against the global reference: Bangladeshi non-ferrous prices sit below the US reference in taka, while ferrous scrap is priced off imported material.
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.
Dhaka's scrap prices are set between the old-city trade and the mills: Dholaikhal and the Old Dhaka lanes grade and deal the metal, and the re-rolling mills toward Narayanganj and Demra buy the ferrous. Rates convert world benchmarks to taka per kilogram, with ship-plate from Chattogram anchoring steel.
Copper that moves here: Copper and brass, graded in the Islambagh lanes.
Chittagong sits beside the world's largest ship-recycling beach at Sitakunda, and that defines its prices: plate, machinery and marine metal flow straight from the yards to the region's steel mills, so ferrous trades closer to mill buying prices here than anywhere else in Bangladesh.
Copper that moves here: Copper and cable through the specialist dealers.
Ship recycling is regulated under the Bangladesh Ship Recycling Act and yard certification rules; scrap importers need import licences and pay duties. Local collection and small dealer sales are largely informal, so keep receipts for larger lots and deal with established traders.
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.
Bangladesh's scrap market has two engines: the ship-recycling yards at Sitakunda near Chattogram, which supply heavy steel plate to re-rolling mills, and imports of ferrous scrap for the large electric arc furnace mills that make the country's rebar. Both keep ferrous scrap in strong demand, and imported scrap sets the benchmark price.
Non-ferrous scrap such as copper wire, brass and aluminium is collected through Dhaka's Dholaikhal and Narayanganj markets and Chattogram, priced off international quotes converted to taka. Prices move with the exchange rate and with letter-of-credit costs for importers.
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 | Bangladeshi taka (BDT) |
|---|---|
| Price units | Per kg for non-ferrous, per tonne for ferrous |
| Benchmarks | Imported scrap prices in USD per tonne, LME in taka |
| Main hubs | Chattogram and Sitakunda, Dhaka, Narayanganj |
| Trade position | Net importer of ferrous scrap; ship-recycling supplier |
Between ৳415 and ৳1,483 per kg depending on grade, quoted in BDT. 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 ৳1,483 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
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CN¥90.30 / kg
¥2,077 / kg
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Rs 3,274 / kg
AED 47.84 / kg
SAR 47.82 / kg
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