Wire War

[leatherback]

At my local recycling plant they have the coils laid out in sizes, pay per weight at the current copper price (last time it was 18 euros / kg)

Is this without the plastic coating? So bare copper?

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Is this without the plastic coating? So bare copper?

Nope, it's with the plastic coating. So you'll still need to strip and anneal it.

 

[leatherback]

Nope, it's with the plastic coating. So you'll still need to strip and anneal it.

ok, but then the price is not better than Ibuki I think?

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

ok, but then the price is not better than Ibuki I think?

The current copper price is roughly 5 euros/kg, given that 10-15% is plastic, and you'd need some elbow grease for stripping and coal for annealing, I think the average price of wire would be roughly 10 euros/kg from the recyling plant. Excluding labor costs.
The ibuki wire looks decently priced and it's ready to use.

 

[leatherback]

The current copper price is roughly 5 euros/kg, given that 10-15% is plastic, and you'd need some elbow grease for stripping and coal for annealing, I think the average price of wire would be roughly 10 euros/kg from the recyling plant.

ah, ok. You wrote before that is was 18 per kg .
At the 5E/KG raw it ceertainly is interesting.

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

ah, ok. You wrote before that is was 18 per kg .
At the 5E/KG raw it ceertainly is interesting.

Yeah, I thought I eyeballed a kilogram and paid 18 euros. I just weighed what I didn't use this year and there's ~3kg left with the plastic still on. It seems my hands are poor scales.
Prices seem to have dropped since then:

Metaal Recycling - Kelders Boxmeer

www.kelders-boxmeer.com