Commodity
Aluminium scrap
UBC, extrusion clippings, castings and mixed alloy grades.
Trade overview
Specified for real-world processing
Bergent sources used beverage cans (UBC), mixed low-copper aluminium clippings, and segregated foundry cast from European consumer streams and industrial processors. Material is supplied to re-melters and aluminium processors throughout Pakistan — including those serving the Lahore, Sialkot, and Punjab manufacturing belt — with shipments discharging at Karachi KPT or Port Qasim for onward distribution.
- Principal destination
- Pakistan (Karachi KPT / Port Qasim)
- Typical shipment format
- 20 ft / 40 ft container or bulk parcel
- Sourcing markets targeted
- Europe, UK, US, Middle East
Material in view
Form and alloy family shape the aluminium conversation
Extrusion, cast, sheet and baled material should be shown distinctly. Clean separation is easier to understand when the photographs cover both detail and scale.
Illustrative yard view
Different aluminium forms stay visibly separate
Wide photographs help show whether extrusion, cast units, sheet and mixed material have been kept in identifiable groups.
Assessment context
Alloy questions may need verification
Where alloy identity is commercially important, independent testing may complement the material description and photographs.
Trade specification
Grades we trade
| Grade / ISRI code | Specification |
|---|---|
| Used beverage cans (UBC) | Clean used beverage cans, densified or loose, painted acceptable, no plastic liners; aluminium recovery is typically high for clean material, subject to contamination and purity levels. |
| Taboo (ISRI Mixed Low-Copper Clippings and Solids) | Mixed extrusion clippings under 1.5% Cu, loose or baled, fragments under 10 mm. |
| Tense (ISRI Segregated Castings) | Sorted foundry scrap: A356, 380, AlSi alloys; ferrous under 1%, copper under 0.3%. |
| Tooth (ISRI Mixed Cast) | Unsorted mixed aluminium castings, alloys 200–800 series, under 2% foreign material. |
At destination
Applications
Illustrative end use
UBC re-melting for beverage can and foil stock production
Illustrative end use
Extrusion billet and ingot feedstock for window frames and automotive components
Illustrative end use
Foundry charge for 356/380 alloy casting
Loading context
Density and separation carry into the container
Packaging is planned around the aluminium form, agreed grade segregation and the practical weight limits of the selected equipment.
Shipping and terms
Packaging and logistics
Packaging
UBC typically baled into 1-tonne bales or loose-stowed in 40 ft containers (12–14 tonnes per box). Industrial clippings packed in 500 kg supersacks or loose bulk. Vessel lots stowed by gravity in 1,000–2,000 tonne parcels.
Incoterms available
- FOB
Free On Board
Risk and cost transfer to the buyer once the goods are placed on board the vessel at the named loading port.
- CFR
Cost and Freight
Seller pays freight to the destination port. Risk transfers to the buyer at the loading port.
- CIF
Cost, Insurance and Freight
Seller pays freight and marine insurance to the destination port. Risk transfers at the loading port.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
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