TONY R Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Been running down to east yorkshire last few days, keep seeeing trucks with baled scrap look to be going to the docks, scrap must be going up is it. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.w. Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 I hope so tony I've got about eight tonnes of horse shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 I hope so tony I've got about eight tonnes of horse shoes. Well it is going some where so if they are buying it, who is selling it must be buying it, its how much for thats the interesting bit here. Hope some one is in the know on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot and be safe Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Chances are that the bails are produced "in house" in large factories (car panel plants etc) by scrap firms paying well below the market scrap price. Because of the quantities involved, these are usually shipped straight to the large scrap yards on the docks, where the market scrap price is paid. The non ferrous metal will be taken back to their own yard and shipped out when the price is more favourable. This is what the scrap firm did when I worked for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Docks haven't been buying lately they just got on the phones to say they are. Bigger yards have been sending out thier own containers and just about breaking even Steel and scrap is on the rise again but it's been seriously low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Have a yard not far from me with squashed cars 30 foot high, prices obviously not high enough for him yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archi Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Has risen by £25/t over last 2 weeks from what I was told Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 I was told £60 a ton last week. Don't know how true but they have started circling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Apparently Turkey are now buying a lot more scrap from the UK and Europe, as their previous main supplier, (China), have jacked up their price for billet by 50%, so the Turks are looking elsewhere. Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeper96 Posted May 7, 2016 Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 Took 500kg in yesterday and got £40 compared to £22 for a tonne about 8 monthe ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 got 100 solid brass coffee machine brew heads & some 18/10 stainless steel cases to take down hoping for a decent price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Brass isn't as much as many think it's copper and zinc alloy and comes in different mixes and similar looming this like silicone bronze etc so when they mix them together..... Nothing like other non ferrous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 As they was saying the other week instead of sending all of this scrap out of the country why do we not get some arc furnaces and reuse it ourself instead of importing ore and coal to make steel the hard and expensive way but hell what do I no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted May 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Australia wont let stuff out the country i heard, keep it in house. Yoy have to have owned a car a year before you can export it aparently . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) As they was saying the other week instead of sending all of this scrap out of the country why do we not get some arc furnaces and reuse it ourself instead of importing ore and coal to make steel the hard and expensive way but hell what do I no.That's what S****horpe will be doing now it been bought our own from scrap investing billions supposedly not sure of the furnace arrangements and such - it's not been said out loud Swear filter wasn't required it the town in the NE Edited May 8, 2016 by kent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamHall Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 About time as well will have get me stock pile of alloys weighed in been in me way for ages ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted May 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Go easy scraping the aloys look what you got first , i just sold some peugeot speedlines off a early 1600 gti 205 for what i though was silly money, the lad was raving for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) Some older alloys are worth a small fortune. Not many cars from the 70's and 80's came with alloys and the ones that did were usually the performance cars that kerbed and smashed a few, making them a rare thing today. Edited May 12, 2016 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 As they was saying the other week instead of sending all of this scrap out of the country why do we not get some arc furnaces and reuse it ourself instead of importing ore and coal to make steel the hard and expensive way but hell what do I no. Yes! we could call it British Steel, Oh hold on though......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Go easy scraping the aloys look what you got first , i just sold some peugeot speedlines off a early 1600 gti 205 for what i though was silly money, the lad was raving for them. AMG wheels are £100+ each even in disgraceful condition. But its less common to scrap cars these days ebay allows cars to be broken up and sold peacemeal for much greater profit. Farming is not worth getting out of bed for so the farm buildings are being used to store parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 Steel stock has gone up £ 126 per ton in the last few weeks Looks like Chinese policy of dumping cheap steel on us has given them the market for a while to gather thier losses plus a load more. Scrap is rising just slower any who have some might wish to hang on as long as they can before selling - I doubt it will drop back for a good while now it's going up slowly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph5172 Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 anyone know the current price for scrap lead plate (batteries) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 anyone know the current price for scrap lead plate (batteries) Phone local or look online just google scrap lead prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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