Non-ferrous metal prices 2023
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| 2023 £ per tonne | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
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| Dry bright wire | 6400 | 6500 | 6600 | 6400 | 6100 | 6200 | 6000 | 5900 | 6000 | 6000 | 6100 | 6100 |
| Heavy copper | 5950 | 6100 | 6200 | 6000 | 5700 | 5800 | 5600 | 5500 | 5600 | 5600 | 5700 | 5650 |
| No 2 copper wire | 5700 | 5900 | 6000 | 5800 | 5500 | 5600 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5500 | 5450 |
| Braziery copper | 5300 | 5500 | 5600 | 5400 | 5100 | 5200 | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 | 5100 | 5050 |
| Insulated copper cable | 2200 | 2250 | 2250 | 2200 | 2100 | 2100 | 2100 | 2100 | 2100 | 2100 | 2100 | 2100 |
| Brass cuttings | 3300 | 3300 | 3200 | 3100 | 2900 | 2900 | 2850 | 2800 | 2800 | 2800 | 2900 | 2850 |
| Brass swarf | 3100 | 3100 | 3000 | 2900 | 2700 | 2700 | 2650 | 2600 | 2700 | 2700 | 2800 | 2750 |
| Brass and copper radiators | 3000 | 3000 | 3000 | 2900 | 2700 | 2700 | 2650 | 2600 | 2700 | 2700 | 2800 | 2750 |
| Mixed brass | 3550 | 3600 | 3500 | 3400 | 3200 | 3200 | 3150 | 3100 | 3200 | 3200 | 3300 | 3250 |
| Heavy brass | 3850 | 3900 | 3800 | 3700 | 3500 | 3600 | 3550 | 3500 | 3600 | 3600 | 3700 | 3650 |
| Gunmetal | 4800 | 4900 | 4900 | 4800 | 4600 | 4700 | 4650 | 4600 | 4650 | 4700 | 4750 | 4700 |
| Pure aluminium cuttings | 1100 | 1100 | 1050 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1050 | 1100 | 1150 | 1150 | 1100 |
| Aluminium alloy cuttings | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 900 | 950 | 1000 | 1050 | 1050 | 1000 |
| Old rolled aluminium | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 800 | 850 | 900 | 950 | 1000 | 950 |
| Clean cast aluminium | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 900 | 950 | 1000 | 1050 | 1050 | 1000 |
| Aluminium turnings | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 500 | 500 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 400 |
| Aluminium foil | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| Lead scrap | 1300 | 1300 | 1350 | 1300 | 1250 | 1300 | 1250 | 1300 | 1350 | 1300 | 1400 | 1300 |
| Batteries | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 480 | 500 | 470 | 480 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Zinc mixed scrap | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 |
| Zinc cuttings | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 |
| 18-8 stainless steel solids | 1100 | 1050 | 1050 | 1050 | 1000 | 900 | 800 | 850 | 900 | 950 | 900 | 850 |