Copper Berry
ISRI Berry. Bare bright uncoated unalloyed copper wire
Berry is the cleanest copper scrap and prices at the smallest discount to LME. Often just 1–3¢/lb under cash. Metal-content hedging at 99.5% captures the exposure almost exactly like cathode and is standard for copper wire-rod mills and rod-to-cable manufacturers.
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Conversion recipe
Gross × MC%Sources
ISRI Scrap Specifications Circular · Copper Development Association
Industry-standard ranges shown. Actual contract terms vary per shipment; override at position entry.
Worked example
Typical shipmentCommercial qty
25 MT
As invoiced
Contained metal
24.88 MT
Copper inside the goods
Hedgeable metal
24.88 MT
Flows to hedge desk → LME Copper
25 MT of Berry × 99.5% Cu = 24.875 MT Cu hedgeable → hedge on LME Copper.
What you're actually trading
Reference specifications for contracts, counterparty conversations, and supply-chain planning. Not a substitute for the shipment's lab certificate or commercial contract.
- ISRI spec
- Berry
- Description
- Bare, bright, uncoated, unalloyed copper wire no smaller than #16 AWG
- Cu content
- 99.0–99.95% (typical 99.5%)
- Market position
- Highest-grade copper scrap
- Typical source
- Cable manufacturer offcuts, transformer rewinding
Other products traders often pair with this one
More Copper worked examples in the same catalog. Clone any of them, or configure your own variant via the wizard.
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