Built for Wire & Cable
Stainless Steel Recycling for Wire, Cable & Electrical Manufacturers
Wire, cable and electrical equipment manufacturers generate bare bright, insulated wire, EDM wire, winding scrap, bus bar drops and copper foil. V-V Metals has bought and graded those streams out of Cleveland, Ohio since 1986.
Stainless
Why do wire & cable need specialist stainless handling?
V-V Metals recycles all common stainless grades -- 304, 316, 321, 347, 400-series and duplex -- taken as solids, plate drops, sheet clips, turnings, grindings and mill scale.
Insulated wire is only worth what its recovery yield says it is worth. Selling it against a blanket percentage instead of a real copper content figure is where wire producers give up margin.
Stainless is paid on chrome and nickel content, and a 316 drop tossed into a 304 box is money handed away. Our team analyses questionable pieces instead of defaulting the whole container to the cheapest grade present.
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What stainless do you take from wire & cable?
We buy solids, plate and sheet drops, turnings, grindings and baghouse fines, including the awkward fractions most yards would rather leave on your floor.
- 304 and 316 solids, plate drops and sheet clips
- 321, 347 and stabilized-grade off-cuts
- 400-series and duplex stainless streams
- Stainless turnings, chips and swarf
- Stainless grindings, dust and baghouse fines
- Mixed and unidentified stainless requiring analysis
Your Programme
How the account is run
Suspect material is analysed for chrome, nickel and molybdenum before settlement. Free-iron contamination and grinding-wheel residue are quantified rather than estimated, so the deduction on the ticket is one you can audit.
- Copper recovery yield established on insulated and jacketed wire before pricing
- Bare bright and #1 kept clear of clad and alloyed copper at the source
- Secure handling and reconciliation for high-value copper lots
- Direct placement with copper refiners and rod mills
Copper moves daily, so settlement timing matters as much as grading on large wire and cable lots.
- Grade analysis on mixed or unmarked stainless before a price is set
- Chrome / nickel / moly assay results supplied with the settlement
- Separate containers for 300-series, 400-series and duplex at the source
- Free-iron and abrasive contamination quantified, not guessed
- Direct delivery to stainless melt shops and specialty steel mills
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you buy stainless from wire, cable & electrical manufacturers?
Yes. wire & cable typically generate bare bright, insulated wire, EDM wire, winding scrap, bus bar drops and copper foil, and stainless steel recycling is one of our core purchasing programmes. V-V Metals recycles all common stainless grades -- 304, 316, 321, 347, 400-series and duplex -- taken as solids, plate drops, sheet clips, turnings, grindings and mill scale.
What is the biggest stainless mistake wire & cable make?
Insulated wire is only worth what its recovery yield says it is worth. Selling it against a blanket percentage instead of a real copper content figure is where wire producers give up margin. Stainless is paid on chrome and nickel content, and a 316 drop tossed into a 304 box is money handed away. Our team analyses questionable pieces instead of defaulting the whole container to the cheapest grade present.
How do you set up a stainless programme for our operation?
We walk the floor, find where solids, plate and sheet drops, turnings, grindings and baghouse fines accumulate, place the right container at each source, then agree a service frequency. Copper moves daily, so settlement timing matters as much as grading on large wire and cable lots.
Where does our material end up?
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. Stainless scrap from wire & cable moves to stainless melt shops and specialty steel mills.
Ready to fix your stainless stream?
Call to review your stainless material, agree grading, and get containers on site.
Call (440) 585-5959