Cilegon is nicknamed Kota Baja, Steel City, and the name is earned. Krakatau Steel, founded in 1970 as Indonesia's only integrated steel company, sits here, and the surrounding industrial zone produces around six million tonnes of steel a year.
Scrap metal prices per kg in Cilegon
| Scrap type | Price (IDR) | Change | Global reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-ferrous (per kg) | |||
| Copper Scrap | Rp 205,458 / kg | ▲ +2.30% | $5.78 / lb |
| Aluminum Scrap | Rp 28,793 / kg | ▲ +1.25% | $0.81 / lb |
| Brass Scrap | Rp 124,412 / kg | ▲ +1.45% | $3.50 / lb |
| Stainless Steel Scrap | Rp 20,261 / kg | ▲ +0.00% | $0.57 / lb |
| Lead Scrap | Rp 20,972 / kg | ▲ +0.00% | $0.59 / lb |
| Zinc Scrap | Rp 31,992 / kg | ▲ +0.00% | $0.90 / lb |
| Battery Scrap | Rp 8,176 / kg | ▲ +0.00% | $0.23 / lb |
| Radiator Scrap | Rp 118,014 / kg | ▲ +2.15% | $3.32 / lb |
| Wire Scrap | Rp 99,174 / kg | ▲ +2.20% | $2.79 / lb |
| Cable Scrap | Rp 66,116 / kg | ▲ +2.20% | $1.86 / lb |
| Electronic Scrap | Rp 28,437 / kg | ▲ +2.56% | $0.80 / lb |
| Ferrous and bulk (per tonne) | |||
| Steel Scrap | Rp 5,331,946 / tonne | ▲ +0.00% | $300 / ton |
| Iron Scrap | Rp 4,692,113 / tonne | ▲ +0.00% | $264 / ton |
| Car Scrap | Rp 6,398,335 / tonne | ▲ +0.00% | $360 / ton |
| Cast Iron | Rp 5,118,668 / tonne | ▲ +0.00% | $288 / ton |
Indicative dealer prices for clean, sorted scrap in Indonesia, shown here for Cilegon. Individual yards quote around this level by grade, volume and condition; the derivation from exchange benchmarks and the exchange rate (1 USD = 17,915.06 IDR) is described in the methodology section below.
Cilegon scrap price chart (IDR)
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The scrap market in Cilegon
If you want to know where Indonesian scrap ends up, this is the answer. Krakatau Steel was established on 31 August 1970 and remains the country's largest steel producer. The Krakatau industrial zone around it includes a KS-POSCO joint venture, Chandra Asri, Asahimas and Pertamina operations, and the city is served by Merak Harbour on the Sunda Strait.
That makes Cilegon a consuming market rather than a collecting one. The buyers here are mills and their suppliers, not general yards, and they buy to specification and in volume. A walk-in seller with a small load is in the wrong town; a contractor with graded ferrous by the tonne is in exactly the right one.
It also explains the import picture. Indonesia's steel industry needs feedstock, import duty on scrap sits at zero across the scrap HS codes, and the restriction on imports is regulatory rather than fiscal. The rules about direct shipment and pre-shipment verification exist because the material is wanted, not because it is not.
- Province
- Banten
- Currency
- Indonesian rupiah (IDR), quoted per kilogram
- Nickname
- Kota Baja, Steel City
- Anchor
- Krakatau Steel, founded 31 August 1970
- Zone output
- Around six million tonnes of steel a year
Where the scrap yards are in Cilegon
- The Krakatau Steel industrial zone, the largest steel complex in the country.
- Merak Harbour on the Sunda Strait, serving the industrial belt.
- The wider Banten industrial corridor running toward Serang and Tangerang.
What pays well in Cilegon
- Graded ferrous in tonnage, which is what the mills here actually consume.
- Demolition and construction steel from the Banten industrial belt.
- Industrial offcut with consistent specification, valued for predictability rather than volume alone.
Selling scrap metal in Cilegon: rules, ID and payment
Selling into a mill town works differently from selling to a yard. Buyers specify what they want, and material that does not meet the specification is worth less rather than simply being discounted a little. Know your grade before you quote, expect to be weighed and assessed properly, and remember that consistency of supply is what a mill values most. For imported material, the direct shipment rule and pre-shipment verification apply regardless of how close the mill is.
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.
Cilegon scrap price FAQ
What is the scrap copper price in Cilegon today?
As of the latest update, the indicative price for clean number 1 copper is about Rp 205,458 per kg in IDR. Cilegon 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 Cilegon called Steel City?
Because the Krakatau Steel industrial zone there produces around six million tonnes of steel a year, making it the largest steel complex in the country. Krakatau Steel was founded on 31 August 1970 as Indonesia's only integrated steel company.
Can I sell a small amount of scrap in Cilegon?
It is not the natural market for it. The buyers here are mills and their suppliers, buying to specification and in volume. A small load is better sold to a general yard elsewhere.
Is there import duty on scrap into Indonesia?
Import tax is reported at zero across the scrap metal HS codes. The barrier to importing is regulatory, through licensing, pre-shipment verification and the ban on transshipment, rather than fiscal.
Are Cilegon prices different from the national board?
The board on this page is the Indonesia indicative level, and Cilegon 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 Cilegon board uses the Indonesia 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 0.90 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 Cilegon vary by grade, volume, condition and buyer.
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