Aluminium scrap buying

We buy aluminium by grade - from electrical grade and profile to castings, mixed scrap and turnings - from suppliers in Moscow, the Moscow Region and eight Central Russia regions. Acceptance is at our yard in Nakhabino. Below are today’s prices, standard deductions and requirements for each item.

Prices valid as of Oct 28, 2026 Prices valid as of Oct 26, 2026

In short

Aluminium scrap is graded under GOST R 54564-2025. The top grade is electrical aluminium (А-1-1): cores and windings free of varnish, paint and oil, deduction from 0%. AD31 profile (А-4-1п) is from 0% plus dirt, castings (А-6-2) and mixed aluminium (А-12-2) from 0.5% + actual, cans (А-4-2) from 5%, turnings from 3%.

Today’s prices

Aluminium - Prices valid as of Oct 28, 2026
Aluminium Deduction Bank transfer Card payout Card payout
А-1-1 Electrical grade aluminium Deduction: from 0% + actual from 0% + actual ▼240 ▼236 ▼192
А-1-1е Wire bundles Deduction: from 1% + actual from 1% + actual 180 177 144
А-1-2 Food-grade aluminium Deduction: from 0% + actual from 0% + actual ▼230 ▼227 ▼184
А-1-2а Cable sheathing Deduction: from 1% + actual from 1% + actual 160 158 128
А-4-1п Profile Deduction: 0% + actual 0% + actual ▼220 ▼217 ▼176
А-4-3п Unprocessed profile Deduction: from 1% + actual from 1% + actual ▼150 ▼148 ▼120
А-1-1о Offset plates Deduction: 2% + actual 2% + actual ▼180 ▼177 ▼144
А-8-1 AMg2 alloy Deduction: from 0.5% from 0.5% 150 148 120
А-4-1 AMts alloy Deduction: from 0.5% from 0.5% ▼150 ▼148 ▼120
А-3-1 D16 duralumin Deduction: from 0.5% from 0.5% 155 153 124
А-4-2 Cans Deduction: from 5% from 5% 140 138 112
А-1-1ф Foil Deduction: from 3% + actual from 3% + actual ▼75 ▼74 ▼60
А-6-2к Wheel rims Deduction: from 0.5% from 0.5% ▼160 ▼158 ▼128
А-6-2 Engine castings Deduction: from 0.5% + actual from 0.5% + actual ▼155 ▼153 ▼124
А-12-2 Mixed aluminium Deduction: from 0.5% + actual from 0.5% + actual ▼150 ▼148 ▼120
А-10-2 Aircraft scrap Deduction: 10% + actual 10% + actual 80 79 64
А-4-3 Aluminium radiators Deduction: 20% + actual 20% + actual ▼125 ▼123 ▼100
Б-12-2 Aluminium turnings Deduction: from 3% + actual from 3% + actual 90 89 72
Б-12-3 Aluminium turnings +Zn Deduction: from 3% + actual from 3% + actual 70 69 56
  • All prices are in roubles per 1 kg delivered to our yard in Nakhabino. For collection from your region, the price is agreed separately.
  • Bank transfer: for companies.
  • Card payout: payment to a bank card for individuals.
  • Retail prices: for one-off deliveries, card payout (money is transferred to your bank card).
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Item requirements

Items are described under GOST R 54564-2025. The deduction is the percentage subtracted from the lot weight for impurities, moisture and foreign materials.

An item code consists of class, group and grade. А-1-1 means class А, scrap and lump waste, group I, unalloyed aluminium, and grade 1. GOST R 54564-2025 writes the same grade in the order class, grade, group, that is А-1-I. A trailing letter refines the item in our price list.

А-1-1 · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-1-I

Electrical grade aluminium

Standard deduction from 0% + actual
What qualifies
Electrical cores and transformer windings. Grades A8, A7, A7E, A6, A5, AD00, AD0, AD1.
Requirements
Mechanically stripped, over 2 mm thick, stranded cores from 1 mm. Delivered as a separate lot, clean bales allowed. No other metals, varnish, enamel, paint, oil or wire mesh, non-oxidised. Size up to 1000 × 1500 mm.
Extra deductions
  • With contacts the deduction is from 2% + actual.
  • Material that needs dismantling is accepted by agreement.
А-1-1е · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-1-I

Wire bundles

Standard deduction from 1% + actual
What qualifies
Dismantled aluminium wire bundles. Grades A8, A7, A7E, A6, A5, AD00, AD0, AD1.
Requirements
Dry and clean, dismantled, not clogged, no foreign matter, non-oxidised.
А-1-2 · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-2-I

Food-grade aluminium

Standard deduction from 0% + actual
What qualifies
Household food-grade scrap. Pots, flasks, tableware and pans without non-stick coating that bend rather than break.
Requirements
Over 1 mm thick. No iron attachments, rivets, paint, wood, grease or plastic, non-oxidised and no burnt deposits. Otherwise accepted as mixed aluminium А-12-2.
А-1-2а · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-2-I

Cable sheathing

Standard deduction from 1% + actual
What qualifies
Stripped aluminium cable sheathing.
Requirements
Clean, stripped, no bitumen, plastic, paper or foreign matter.
А-4-1п · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-1-IV

Profile

Standard deduction 0% + actual
What qualifies
AD31 aluminium profile.
Requirements
No iron, rubber, plastic or other foreign inclusions, non-oxidised. Deduction depends on dirt. Otherwise accepted as unprocessed profile А-4-3п.
А-4-3п · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-3-IV

Unprocessed profile

Standard deduction from 1% + actual
What qualifies
Unprocessed AD31 profile.
Requirements
Deduction depends on contamination, including bolts and inner filling.
А-1-1о · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-1-I

Offset plates

Standard deduction 2% + actual
What qualifies
Aluminium offset printing plates.
Requirements
Deduction depends on dirt.
А-8-1 · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-1-VIII

AMg2 alloy

Standard deduction from 0.5%
What qualifies
AMg2 alloy. Hot-rolled flat products, dismantled barrels, seamed irrigation pipe.
Requirements
Not baled, uniform, non-oxidised, no other metals. Delivered as a separate lot.
А-4-1 · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-1-IV

AMts alloy

Standard deduction from 0.5%
What qualifies
AMts alloy. Vehicle number plates.
Requirements
Deduction depends on contamination.
А-3-1 · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-1-III

D16 duralumin

Standard deduction from 0.5%
What qualifies
D16 alloy. LBT drill pipe, Soviet folding beds, sheet offcuts stamped D16.
Requirements
Folding beds dismantled, no fasteners. LBT pipe without tool joints. Non-oxidised.
А-4-2 · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-2-IV

Cans

Standard deduction from 5%
What qualifies
Beer, soft drink and other beverage cans, food cans.
Requirements
Loose. No metal or plastic inclusions, sand, soil, film or paper, not stuffed, non-oxidised.
А-1-1ф · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-1-I

Foil

Standard deduction from 3% + actual
What qualifies
Chocolate and packaging foil, corrugated ducting.
Requirements
No varnish, paint, paper, polyethylene or other materials, non-oxidised.
А-6-2к · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-2-VI

Wheel rims

Standard deduction from 0.5%
What qualifies
Cast alloy car wheels.
Requirements
No balance weights, valves or paint, not nickel- or chrome-plated. Otherwise accepted as castings А-6-2.
А-6-2 · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-2-VI

Engine castings

Standard deduction from 0.5% + actual
What qualifies
Engine scrap, pistons, bread moulds, AK alloy ingots, brittle cast cookware, cast motor housings, plates over 3 mm thick.
Requirements
Deduction depends on contamination. Assembled engine blocks are not accepted.
Extra deductions
  • Studs, actual deduction up to 24%.
  • Liners in blocks, 30%.
  • Spark plugs or springs on heads, 30%.
  • Spark plugs and springs on heads, 50%.
  • Iron soleplates with metal attachments and heating elements, 55%.
  • Iron soleplates with a heating element, 35%.
  • Clean iron soleplates, 0.5%.
А-12-2 · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-2-XII

Mixed aluminium

Standard deduction from 0.5% + actual
What qualifies
Mixed household wrought scrap and sheets, not baled.
Requirements
Non-oxidised. Deduction depends on contamination.
Extra deductions
  • Light oxidation on one side of a pipe, from 10%.
  • Excavated or fully oxidised aluminium, 50-70%.
  • Radiators with ferrous inserts along the full length, 70%.
  • Foam-filled roller shutters, 85%.
А-10-2 · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-2-X

Aircraft scrap

Standard deduction 10% + actual
What qualifies
Aircraft scrap. Decommissioned aeroplanes and helicopters, blades, airframes, aluminium boats.
Requirements
Not pressed, whole or cut into pieces, non-oxidised. Actual deduction depends on foreign materials.
А-4-3 · under GOST R 54564-2025 А-3-IV

Aluminium radiators

Standard deduction 20% + actual
What qualifies
Aluminium car radiators for cooling, heaters and air conditioning.
Requirements
Not clogged. Caps, rods, frames and other attachments incur an extra deduction.
Б-12-2 · under GOST R 54564-2025 Б-2-XII

Aluminium turnings

Standard deduction from 3% + actual
What qualifies
Aluminium turnings of various grades and alloys, curly and loose.
Requirements
No stones or bricks. Moisture, iron, impurities and oil are taken into account.
Б-12-3 · under GOST R 54564-2025 Б-3-XII

Aluminium turnings +Zn

Standard deduction from 3% + actual
What qualifies
Aluminium turnings containing zinc.
  • Where actual is added to the deduction, the actual contamination of the lot is added to the standard percentage.

Bales

  • Bales of dry scrap and lump waste from 3 mm thick or sheet waste 1-3 mm thick without other metals, varnish, paint or paper are accepted with 0% deduction. Otherwise the actual deduction applies.
  • Slightly magnetic bales are accepted with 8% deduction. Material of another group, plastic, rubber, tar and varnish are not allowed. Strongly magnetic bales are not accepted.

General rules for non-ferrous scrap

  • If a lot mixes different items, the whole lot is accepted at the lowest of them.
  • Dirty material may incur an extra deduction for dirt.
Extra deductions
Extra deductions
Oilfrom 3% + actual, for copper busbar, solid pieces and trolley wire from 2% + actual
Snow, ice, moistureactual, visually or by sample analysis
Thin even factory paint2%, paint containers full or empty are not accepted
Polyethylene bag0.2 kg dry, 0.25 kg wet or oily, per bag
Burlap sack0.4 kg dry, 0.5 kg wet or oily, per sack
Standard big bag2 kg dry, 3 kg wet or oily
Large big bag4 kg dry, 5 kg wet or oily
Oversize over 1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 mfrom 1% + actual

FAQ

What is the deduction on aluminium castings?

Standard - from 0.5% + actual. Extra: studs - actual up to 24%, liners in blocks - 30%, spark plugs or springs on heads - 30%, plugs and springs together - 50%. Assembled engine blocks are not accepted.

Why can food-grade aluminium be accepted as mixed?

Food-grade aluminium (А-1-2) is cookware over 1 mm thick without iron attachments, rivets, paint, plastic, grease, burnt deposits or non-stick coating. If these requirements are not met, it is accepted as mixed aluminium (А-12-2) with a deduction based on contamination.

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