The Global Directory of Melting Scrap

What Is Melting Scrap?

Melting scrap is the working term used across the metals trade for any non-virgin metal destined for the melting furnace. It is the raw material of the secondary metals industry — the steel that becomes new reinforcing bar, the copper that becomes new wire, the aluminium that becomes new sheet, the zinc that becomes new die castings, the stainless that becomes new sheet and tube. Every metal that can be remelted has its own grades, its own trade flows, and its own community of operators.

The category covers steel and iron — HMS 1, HMS 2, shredded, and bushelling among others — as well as copper scrap (Barley, Berry, Birch, Candy, Cliff), aluminium scrap (Taint/Tabor, Tense, Talon, Taldon), zinc scrap (Saves, Score, Scoot), and the family of stainless steel grades (300 series, 400 series, and specialty alloys). The grades are documented in specifications published by the Recycled Materials Association (formerly ISRI) in the United States, which has become the common reference for the trade.

MeltingScrap.com lists companies active in this trade — by metal, by country, and by their role. The directory is free, non-commercial, and broker-free. Every entry links to a Google search, so readers can verify the company on the open web, form their own view, and reach out to them directly if they wish.