Copper Birch/Cliff
ISRI Birch (#1 copper wire) / Cliff (#1 copper tubing)
Birch/Cliff is the volume backbone of copper scrap trading. The grade that moves in container loads. Metal-content hedging at 98% protects the scrap dealer's margin while the catalog's consistent derivation makes audit-ready trade capture routine.
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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
24.50 MT
Copper inside the goods
Hedgeable metal
24.50 MT
Flows to hedge desk → LME Copper
25 MT of Birch/Cliff × 98% Cu = 24.5 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
- Birch / Cliff
- Description
- Birch = #1 copper wire (thinner than Berry). Cliff = #1 copper tubing / plumbing.
- Cu content
- 96–99% (typical 98%)
- Discount to Berry
- 3–5¢/lb typical
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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