V-V Metals

Mentor, Ohio — Lake County

Copper Scrap Recycling in Mentor, OH

Victor Metals Inc., operating as V-V Metals, has bought industrial scrap out of Northeast Ohio since 1986. We serve the Heisley Road and Tyler Boulevard industrial parks and about thirty minutes east on Route 2 and I-90.

Copper

What does copper scrap recycling in Mentor involve?

V-V Metals buys and recycles copper scrap in nearly every industrial form -- #1 and #2 copper, bare bright and insulated wire, EDM wire, tube and bus bar cut-offs, turnings, foil, powder, oxidized red powder, spills and puckable fines.

Mentor's industrial parks are heavy on plastics tooling, precision machining and electronics assembly, which produces smaller-volume but higher-grade copper, aluminium and nickel alloy lots that reward proper segregation. That is the practical reason we grade tightly instead of buying by the container.

Copper is priced off COMEX, so the money is made or lost in the grading. Our buyers separate #1 from #2, pull alloyed and clad material out of the mix, and pay each fraction on its own merit instead of averaging a whole load down to the lowest grade in the container.

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Accepted Material

What copper do you buy in Mentor?

We buy solids, wire, turnings, foil, powder, spills and puckable fines generated across the Heisley Road and Tyler Boulevard industrial parks, in quantities from a single drum up to steady roll-off volume.

  • #1 copper solids, punchings and bus bar drops
  • #2 copper, sheet, tube and mixed unalloyed copper
  • Bare bright, insulated building wire and EDM wire
  • Copper turnings, chips and high-grade grinds
  • Copper foil, powder, oxidized and red powder
  • Copper-clad material, spills and puckable fines

How It Works

What you get on a Mentor account

Loads are weighed on a certified scale, sampled for moisture and non-metallic attachment, then graded against ISRI specifications. You get the grade breakdown on the settlement sheet, not a single lump number.

  • Certified scale weights with a printed grade-by-grade settlement sheet
  • Container, gaylord, drum or roll-off placement sized to your copper volume
  • Segregation guidance so bare bright and #1 do not get downgraded in the box
  • Scheduled or on-call pickup coordinated around your production window
  • Direct shipment to copper mills, refiners and smelters -- never to another dealer

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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you pick up copper scrap in Mentor, Ohio?

Yes. Mentor is about thirty minutes east on Route 2 and I-90, and we place containers on site and run scheduled or on-call pickups for copper generators across the Heisley Road and Tyler Boulevard industrial parks. Smaller lots can also be delivered to our certified scale at 741 East 166th Street, Cleveland, OH 44110.

What forms of copper do you accept from Mentor plants?

We take solids, wire, turnings, foil, powder, spills and puckable fines. V-V Metals buys and recycles copper scrap in nearly every industrial form -- #1 and #2 copper, bare bright and insulated wire, EDM wire, tube and bus bar cut-offs, turnings, foil, powder, oxidized red powder, spills and puckable fines.

How is my copper load priced?

Loads are weighed on a certified scale, sampled for moisture and non-metallic attachment, then graded against ISRI specifications. You get the grade breakdown on the settlement sheet, not a single lump number. Copper is priced off COMEX, so the money is made or lost in the grading. Our buyers separate #1 from #2, pull alloyed and clad material out of the mix, and pay each fraction on its own merit instead of averaging a whole load down to the lowest grade in the container.

Why sell copper scrap to V-V Metals instead of a local Mentor yard?

Unlike many scrap companies, V-V Metals does not sell purchased material to other scrap dealer houses. Everything we buy goes directly to mills, foundries or smelters, so there is one margin between your dock and the end user instead of two or three. Material from Mentor ships straight to copper refiners and rod mills, which is what lets us hold a competitive number on copper.

Moving copper out of Mentor?

Call for current copper pricing, material guidelines, or to have a container placed at your Mentor facility.

Call (440) 585-5959