North American clean copper scrap rebounds 8 cents/lb on Oct 5, erasing Oct 1 slide
North American scrap buying benchmarks opened the week of October 5, 2026 with a sharp rebound in copper: the ScrapMonster Price Index shows major clean copper grades gained 8 cents per pound on October 5, more than reversing the 6-cent drop recorded on October 1. Insulated copper wire grades also moved higher, while brass and bronze advanced 2 cents per pound; aluminum was mostly flat and ferrous benchmarks did not move.
North American scrap buying benchmarks opened the week of October 5, 2026 with a sharp rebound in copper: the ScrapMonster Price Index shows major clean copper grades gained 8 cents per pound on October 5, more than reversing the 6-cent drop recorded on October 1. Insulated copper wire grades also moved higher, while brass and bronze advanced 2 cents per pound; aluminum was mostly flat and ferrous benchmarks did not move.
Research completed: 2026-10-07T11:58:05.000Z.
Received by Insights: 2026-10-07T12:54:44.329Z.
Source publication date: 2026-10-06.
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2026-10-06 — https://www.scrapmonster.com/news/daily-scrap-metal-price-report/north-american-scrap-prices-rise-across-major-grades-on-the-index-2026-10-6/100181
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