Sunday, February 3, 2013

Scrap Lead Prices Per kg US


Did you know that scrap lead prices per kg haven't dropped in the last 10 years? Every year 400 million tons of metal is recycled. The majority of it is copper and lead. 1.5 million tons of copper was recycled last year in the United States alone. That's a billion dollar industry. Scrap copper and lead are used in electronics, construction, batteries, cable, cable sheathing, and radiation shielding. These are just a few of the uses for recycled copper and lead. 90% of lead used in manufacturing is from recycled materials.

The current scrap lead prices per kg is $1.00 to $1.75 per kg or €0.80 to €1.40 per kg. Scrap copper prices per kg are $6.00 to $9.00 per kg or €4.82 to €7.23 per kg. Since 2008 the value of these 2 scrap metals has continued to rise by an average of 20% per year. As the need for scrap copper and lead increases so does the price. With so many uses for these 2 metals you can expect investing in scrap copper and lead to pay off handsomely.

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