COPPER SCRAP
Copper scrap — from Millberry to unsorted
Copper is a high-value material where the grade strongly drives the price. We buy the full range — from the cleanest Millberry to commercial unsorted Cu III — and classify every batch fairly.
What we buy in copper
In copper the gap between grades hits the price harder than in most materials. Bright Millberry, dull copper heavy and contaminated unsorted are three different prices — which is why we don’t merge them into one “copper” but settle each grade separately.
We serve power utilities, electrical plants, installers and independent scrap yards. Whether you bring bright wire or mixed copper scrap, you get paid for the grade you actually have.
The main copper grades that reach our branches. Got a mix? We separate it and price every fraction.
Millberry (bright bare copper wire)
The cleanest, bright bare copper wire, min. 99.5% — the highest-priced copper grade. Wire above 1 mm and fine “hair” wire are classified separately.
Cu I — bright copper heavy
Bright heavy copper, traction wire and busbars — the top grade of copper heavy.
Cu II — copper heavy
Clean copper in pieces, free of solder and lacquer — pipe, sheet, busbar and thicker wire with no insulation.
Cu III (unsorted)
Commercial unsorted copper with light contamination, free of mica.
Copper granules (A1, A2, A3)
Copper recovered from cable by granulation — graded by cleanliness and fraction size, from coarse granules above 1 mm to tinned granules.
Copper turnings
Waste from machining — settled by cleanliness and moisture; dry, uniform turnings are a higher grade.
Tinned copper
Tin- or nickel-coated copper — classified separately because of the type of coating.
Copper coils and windings
Coils and windings with a high copper content — classified separately from copper heavy because of insulation and lacquer.
Copper sheet and pipe
Installation and roofing parts — roofing sheet, gutters and water pipe.
What's in it for you.
Fair classification on a high-value material
With copper, every classification error is serious money. We identify Millberry, copper heavy and unsorted the way it should be done — and show you the basis for it.
Payment certainty at high value
Copper is the material where trust matters most. For over 30 years we have settled with suppliers predictably, and the scale of the company backs that up.
A market price, not a made-up one
Pricing is based on current market quotations and the real grade. We sell straight to smelters, so a shorter sales chain works in favour of your price.
Where to sell your copper
We buy copper at every non-ferrous branch. For larger loads, ask about our own collection and terms for regular suppliers.
- Warszawa TargówekPrzecławska 2, 03-879 Warszawa · +48 516 041 683
- OtwockKraszewskiego 2A, 05-400 Otwock · +48 601 336 906
- ŁódźOkopowa 70/106, 91-849 Łódź · +48 506 054 883
- Poznań (Gądki)Zbożowa 1a, 62-023 Gądki · +48 505 118 482
- WrocławOpolska 19c, 52-010 Wrocław · +48 609 889 966
- BędzinSielecka 63, 42-500 Będzin · +48 601 367 273
- Gdynia (Trójmiasto)Handlowa 10, 81-061 Gdynia · +48 504 231 190
- Biała Podlaska · Jana Pawła IIal. Jana Pawła II 200, 21-500 Biała Podlaska · +48 602 892 944
- Biała Podlaska · BiałkaBiałka 59, 21-500 Biała Podlaska · +48 501 492 204
Quality standards
We accept copper freed of insulation and foreign metals as far as it can be at source. Insulated cable is classified separately (see cables and wires) — here it’s the clean metal that counts.
For unusual alloys or suspected admixtures we reach for the handheld spectrometer at the branch. Elemental analysis settles the grade with no guesswork.
Copper — frequently asked questions
What is the difference between the Cu I, Cu II and Cu III grades?
The purity grade — and in copper that hits the price harder than in most materials. Cu I is bright heavy copper, traction wire and busbars — the top grade of copper heavy. Cu II is dull copper heavy, free of solder and lacquer: pipe, sheet, busbar and thicker wire with no insulation. Cu III is commercial unsorted copper with light contamination, free of mica. Above them all sits Millberry — the cleanest, bright bare copper wire with a copper content of at least 99.5%. Odylion settles each of these grades separately instead of merging them into one “copper”.
Do you accept insulated copper cable in this group?
No — insulated cables and wires are a separate commodity group, priced by the metal yield rather than by gross weight. In the “copper” group it is the clean metal that counts, freed of insulation and foreign metals as far as it can be at source.
How is tinned copper priced?
Separately, because of the coating. Tinned or coated copper is classified as its own item rather than settled like clean copper heavy.
Do you buy copper granules from cable granulation?
Yes. Granules — copper recovered from cable in the granulation process — are accepted and settled by cleanliness and fraction size: coarse granules above 1 mm with the highest copper content in one grade, the finer fraction below 1 mm in another, and tinned granules in a third. Dry, clean granules go into the higher grade.
Where does the copper buying price come from?
From current metal quotations and the actual grade of the delivery — not from a fixed price list. Quotations are the reference point, while the final rate is decided by the grade, quantity and quality of the material. For unusual alloys or suspected admixtures, the grade is settled by a handheld spectrometer measurement at the branch.