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Insulated copper wire scrap · verified sellers
Insulated wire scrap suppliers are scrap yards, demolition firms, cable makers selling offcuts, and recyclers. A real supplier can tell you the cable types in the lot, give a recovery figure from a test and accept inspection. On Copper Supply every member passes an ID check before they can message you, and you can post a free buying requirement so sellers come to you.
A real supplier knows what kind of cable is in the lot, because that decides the recovery. Thick power cable can yield much more copper than thin data cable or car harness wire. They give a recovery figure from a strip or granulation test, not a guess, and they say what is mixed in: aluminium, steel armour, lead sheath or tinned wire.
Check the rules first. Insulated cable scrap may be treated as waste under the Basel Convention and national rules, and some types count as hazardous. Many countries limit what they import. China, for example, only accepts copper scrap that meets its national standard for recycled copper raw materials, which unprocessed insulated cable generally does not. Check the rules in both countries before you sign.
Post a buying requirement with the cable types and minimum recovery you accept, tonnage, destination and payment terms. It is free. Members who sell scrap get an email within minutes.
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Copper wire or cable that still has its plastic, rubber or other insulation. It comes from demolition, cable offcuts, old electrical systems and cars. It is processed by stripping or granulating to recover the copper.
Recovery is the share of the weight that is copper once the insulation is removed. It ranges from below 40% for thin data cable and harness wire to above 80% for some thick power cable. Buyers pay on the tested recovery.
The copper content, found from the recovery, is priced as a percentage of the LME or a discount per tonne. Processing and plastic disposal costs are deducted. The cable type and contamination move the price.
Cable granulating and stripping plants and the scrap traders who supply them. Many are in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Turkey and Europe. Some countries, including China, do not accept unprocessed cable under their scrap import rules.
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Post it free. Members who trade it get an email within minutes, and only ID-checked people can contact you.
Typical insulated copper wire scrap specification
It can be. Under the Basel Convention and many national rules, cable scrap may be treated as waste, and some types are hazardous. Check the export and import rules in both countries before you ship.
Take a sample from different parts of the lot, strip or granulate it, and weigh the copper against the total. Have your inspector witness the test, and agree in the contract how recovery will be measured at the buyer's end.
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