Recycling & Scrap Trading
Closed-loop and open-market programs that turn industrial scrap into a strategic feedstock — lowering carbon footprint and cost in the same move.
A circular economy is built on a disciplined scrap supply chain.
Recycled non-ferrous metal carries a fraction of the carbon footprint of primary metal — sometimes less than ten percent — while delivering the same mechanical and chemical performance for the vast majority of applications. The challenge is rarely whether to use it, but how to source it consistently.
Nordely's recycling desk operates on two fronts: closed-loop programs that return process scrap from manufacturers back to qualified smelters or directly into specification, and open-market trading of pre- and post-consumer scrap streams across borders.
For producers, this is access to a steady, qualified scrap supply. For manufacturers, it's a way to convert your own scrap and end-of-life metal into a measurable cost and ESG benefit.
Two complementary models, one disciplined approach.
Closed-Loop Programs
We collect, sort and return your manufacturing scrap to a qualified smelter, recovering specification metal under a transparent toll-conversion or buy-back model.
- Skeleton, runner and machining swarf recovery
- Buy-back, toll-conversion or material exchange
- Lot-level traceability and CO₂ accounting
Open-Market Scrap Trading
We buy and sell ISRI- and EFR-classified scrap streams across regions, balancing supply and demand for refiners, mills and re-melters.
- Container and bulk-shipment trading
- Pre-sorted, sorted and processed streams
- LME-linked or fixed-price commercial structures
A wide range of qualified streams.
Copper Scrap
Bare bright, #1, #2, birch / cliff, candy / lake variations.
Brass & Bronze Scrap
Yellow brass, red brass, honey, pawn, ebony and machining swarf.
Aluminum Scrap
Tense, taint/tabor, tale, twitch, troma and UBC streams.
Zinc Scrap
Galvanizer dross, die-cast scrap and clean Zamak returns.
Lead Scrap
Soft lead, hard lead, battery scrap and cable lead.
Tin & Solder Scrap
Solder dross, lead-free returns and tin-bearing residues.
Nickel-Bearing
Stainless turnings, superalloy revert and Ni-Cu scrap streams.
Mixed & Insulated
Cable scrap, motors, radiators and electronic scrap streams.
Scrap is a regulated commodity. We treat it that way.
Cross-border movement of non-ferrous scrap requires careful classification, declarations and documentation. Our team handles the regulatory side so you don't have to.
ISRI / EFR Codes
Internationally recognized scrap classifications and code-based contracts.
Basel / EU 1013/2006
Annex VII / waste shipment notifications and customs declarations.
Recycled Content & CO₂
Recycled-content statements, mass balance and CO₂ documentation.
KYC, Sanctions, Anti-Theft
Counterparty screening and chain-of-custody for sensitive scrap streams.
Three good reasons to take recycling seriously.
Lower Carbon
Recycled aluminum and copper carry a fraction of the embedded CO₂ of primary metal.
Better Economics
Closed-loop recovery turns a cost line (scrap) into a revenue or netting position.
Reportable Impact
Documented recycled content and CO₂ savings that customers and regulators can verify.
Tell us about your scrap streams.
Whether you generate process scrap, sell end-of-life metal, or buy recycled feedstock — we can structure a program around your operational reality.
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