Question 1

What is UBC scrap?

Accepted Answer

Used Beverage Cans — post-consumer aluminum cans recovered from EU collection streams. ISRI Talc (baled) / Taldon (loose). Standard feedstock for can-to-can secondary smelters.

Question 2

What density do your UBC bales have?

Accepted Answer

350–500 kg/m³ in hydraulic balers.

Question 3

What is the difference between 6063 and 6061?

Accepted Answer

6063 is a magnesium-silicon architectural extrusion alloy. 6061 is higher-strength structural alloy with copper addition. Each is supplied as a separate cargo.

Question 4

What is Tata aluminum?

Accepted Answer

ISRI Tata is clean, unpainted 6063 extrusion offcuts. Tutu is painted/anodised 6063, sold at a discount.

Question 5

What is Taint/Tabor?

Accepted Answer

ISRI mixed clean low-copper aluminum (sheet and cast), max 0.4% Cu. Tense is similar with max 1.0% Cu.

Question 6

What is Troma scrap?

Accepted Answer

ISRI Troma is end-of-life aluminum wheels — A356/A357 chemistry — with tyres, valves and balance weights removed.

Question 7

What is Zorba?

Accepted Answer

Mixed non-ferrous shred from auto/electronics recycling, segregated by eddy-current sorters. Supplied separately.

Question 8

What is A7?

Accepted Answer

GOST grade primary aluminum, 99.7% Al — broadly equivalent to LME-deliverable P1020A. T-bar or sow ingot form.

Question 9

What is the HS Code for aluminum scrap?

Accepted Answer

7602.00 for aluminum waste and scrap; 7601.10 for unwrought primary aluminum (ingots).

Question 10

Do you provide chemistry on every shipment?

Accepted Answer

Yes — representative XRF analysis with every loaded container; full wet-lab analysis on request through SGS, BV or Intertek.

Question 11

Maximum iron content on Tata?

Accepted Answer

≤0.35% Fe, typical 0.20%.

Question 12

Maximum copper content on Taint/Tabor?

Accepted Answer

≤0.4% Cu on Taint/Tabor; ≤1.0% on Tense.

Question 13

What is the typical Si/Mg on Troma wheels?

Accepted Answer

6.5–7.5% Si, 0.25–0.45% Mg (A356/A357 family).

Question 14

What recovery should I expect on UBC bales?

Accepted Answer

92–95% recovery on Talc-grade densified bales in a thermal de-coater + re-melt furnace.

Question 15

Can I get a low-iron 6063 grade?

Accepted Answer

Yes — we segregate low-Fe Tata for buyers running anodising-quality re-extrusion.

Question 16

How is aluminum scrap priced?

Accepted Answer

Every offer references LME Aluminium High Grade (P1020A) cash settlement on the quotation date, less a transparent discount for grade, packaging, freight and margin.

Question 17

Why does UBC discount more than Tata?

Accepted Answer

Lower metal recovery (92–95% vs 98%+) and de-coating cost in the buyer's furnace. The wider discount compensates.

Question 18

Are quotations valid for how long?

Accepted Answer

48 hours subject to LME movement on spot. Rolling contracts use a monthly LME average.

Question 19

Do you offer CIF or FOB?

Accepted Answer

Both. CIF is most common for first-time buyers.

Question 20

Can A7 ingots be priced against LME premium?

Accepted Answer

Yes — A7 trades at LME Aluminium cash plus a Western/Asian premium reflecting regional supply-demand.

Question 21

Which inspection companies do you accept?

Accepted Answer

SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek, CCIC, TÜV.

Question 22

Do you do magnet pass on aluminum?

Accepted Answer

Yes — every container before stuffing. Ferrous tolerance is below 1%.

Question 23

How do you separate UBC from steel cans?

Accepted Answer

Magnetic separator removes steel; eddy-current sorter removes non-magnetic non-aluminum contamination.

Question 24

Are tyres and valves removed from Troma?

Accepted Answer

Yes — every wheel checked, tyres and steel valve stems removed before stuffing.

Question 25

Container weight on UBC bales?

Accepted Answer

18–20 MT per 20'GP; 22–24 MT per 40'HC.

Question 26

Container weight on Tata 6063?

Accepted Answer

24–26 MT per 20'GP; up to 26 MT per 40'HC.

Question 27

Transit time to Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

28–32 days Rotterdam → Ho Chi Minh.

Question 28

Transit time to UAE?

Accepted Answer

18–22 days Rotterdam → Jebel Ali.

Question 29

Do you offer break-bulk for high-volume UBC?

Accepted Answer

Yes — break-bulk available for ≥3,000 MT lots.

Question 30

What is the MOQ on each grade?

Accepted Answer

25 MT (one FCL) on all grades.

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