Non-ferrous metal prices 2025

Metal prices are updated (alongside the accompanying market report) on the last Friday of each month.

Please view our market analysis here:

2025 £ per tonne	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Dry bright wire	6300	6600	6700	6300	6400	6500	6500	6600	7000	7400	7500	7700
Heavy copper	5850	6150	6250	5800	5900	6000	6000	6100	6500	6900	7000	7200
No 2 copper wire	5650	5950	6050	5600	5700	5800	5800	5900	6300	6700	6800	7000
Braziery copper	5150	5450	5600	5200	5300	5400	5400	5500	5900	6300	6400	6600
Insulated copper cable	2000	2100	2150	2000	2050	2100	2100	2120	2250	2350	2400	2500
Brass cuttings	2550	2700	2750	2500	2600	2650	2650	2700	2900	3100	3100	3200
Brass swarf	2450	2600	2650	2400	2500	2550	2550	2600	2800	3000	3000	3100
Brass and copper radiators	2450	2600	2650	2400	2500	2550	2550	2600	2800	3000	3000	3100
Mixed brass	2950	3100	3150	3000	3100	3150	3150	3200	3400	3600	3600	3700
Heavy brass	3150	3300	3350	3200	3300	3350	3350	3400	3600	3800	3800	3900
Gunmetal	4450	4700	4750	4600	4650	4700	4700	4750	5000	5200	5300	5400
Pure aluminium cuttings	1100	1200	1200	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100
Aluminium alloy cuttings	1000	1100	1100	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000
Old rolled aluminium	1000	1100	1100	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000
Clean cast aluminium	1050	1150	1150	1050	1050	1050	1050	1050	1050	1050	1050	1050
Aluminium turnings	350	400	400	350	400	400	400	400	400	400	400	500
Aluminium foil	200	250	250	200	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250
Lead scrap	1250	1300	1330	1250	1200	1200	1200	1200	1240	1270	1300	1250
Batteries	400	400	380	350	320	320	320	300	300	300	300	300
Zinc mixed scrap	1000	1050	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100	1200
Zinc cuttings	1000	1050	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100	1100	1200
18-8 stainless steel solids	750	700	700	700	700	670	670	600	600	600	550	550

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