We buy aluminum scrap from corporate sources: extrusion offcuts (mill-finish, anodized, powder-coated), sheet and plate offcuts, cast aluminum and machined castings, alloy wheels, used beverage cans (UBC) in commercial volumes, and litho sheets from printers. Aluminum’s challenge is grade fragmentation — the same kilo can differ significantly in value by alloy and coating, so the grading table matters more here than in any other family.
Which aluminum grades do we distinguish?
- Clean extrusion (6063-type) — the family’s reference grade; coatings and thermal breaks adjust the factor.
- Sheet & plate offcuts — production offcuts, graded on alloy and cleanliness.
- Cast — housings, machined castings, die-cast; separate factor from wrought grades.
- Wheels — clean alloy wheels, commercial lots.
- UBC & litho — commercial volumes only (canteens, printers, venues), baled or loose.
What moves an aluminum load’s value most?
Contamination control. Steel screws left in extrusions, iron inserts in castings, and mixed-alloy piles all pull a load toward the lowest factor present. The fix is cheap: magnet-check at your segregation point (aluminum doesn’t stick; steel does) and keep cast separate from extrusion. Your Account Officer sets this up at survey — most sites get it right within one pickup cycle.
Typical aluminum accounts
Aluminum fabricators and glazing contractors (extrusion offcuts), manufacturers with stamping or machining lines (sheet, castings), fit-out contractors (frames, cladding), printers (litho), and facilities with canteen UBC programs. Whatever the source, the mechanics are the same: formula price, calibrated weighing, complete paper.
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