MARKET NOTE | 16 AUG 2026Scrap markets in 2026: the forces behind the trade
Freight, foreign exchange, grading accuracy and documentation all shape the commercial outcome beyond the headline metal price.
Materials that keep industry moving and resources in use
Bergent works across ferrous and non-ferrous categories, from copper and cable to electric motors, compressors and mixed industrial scrap.
Copper, understood by gradeBare bright, heavy copper, cable and mixed copper units
Motors with recoverable valueElectric motors assessed by type, size and composition
Aluminium, separated clearlyExtrusion, sheet, cast and mixed aluminium categories
Cable, described preciselyInsulated and armoured cable with representative detail
Ferrous for industrial demandHeavy and light grades documented for shipment
Industrial scrap, lot by lotMachinery, production off-cuts and mixed recoverable unitsA metals trading partner built around quality and documentation
The work connects material detail with commercial terms, independent checks where required, shipment coordination and the documents agreed by the parties.
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TRADE PROCESSWhere independent inspection fits
Contract requirements determine when a third-party inspection or assay may be useful before shipment.
DOCUMENTATIONKeeping the commercial detail together
Material, freight, banking terms and the document set need to support the same agreed trade.
Materials in focus
Material guideCopper
Material guideElectric motors
Material guideAluminium
Material guideCompressors
Material guideCable
Material guideFerrous
Practical knowledge. Commercial discipline.
Practical material assessment
Material is discussed in the terms yards, traders and industrial buyers actually use: category, condition, recoverable content, weight evidence and representative photographs.
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