Lead weighing in

I was rold recently that prices of scrap for steel (e.g. scrap cars), lead and copper were through the roof because China was buying it all.

I don't believe i butr that doesn't mean it's not true.

Mary Leeds

It is in fact true.

The price of hiring large freight ships has also risen significantly.

Density of lead is 11.3 grams per cubic centimetre

You can work out all you answers from this.

Roofing lead is classified by 'code numbers' eg 3, 4, 5 etc

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HTH Bob

China is one of the cheapest places to ship containers to because they have a shortage of empty ones to fill and send out, they export more than they import

Oh - thanks! I'd better hire one now while the price is affordable :-)

Mary Now sober

Maybe we should do a group buy. Anyone up for a hundredth of a VLCC?

Is that a model of ship or Roman numerals?

Mary

Sorry. VLCC = Very Large Crude Carrier, a ship that can carry over 200000 tons of oil.

significantly.

Thanks.

OK, I'll be in the group buy.

Where do we keep it?

Mary

Before we went metric in 1971, lead was categorised by weight per square foot, and so "6lb lead" meant 6lb per square foot. Lead thicknesses stayed the same when metrication was brought in and the metric designations used the old weight per square foot as the new "Code No". So now Code 6 lead is the same as the old

I don't know about lead scrap value, but I took some brass and copper to the merchants a few weeks back and was surprised by the amount I was paid.

Peter

Steel and copper are up. Lead and aluminium aren't (much).

Thought as much when I saw t'gyppos taking a bits bits of scrap iron out of a skip here yesterday. For as long as I can remember they've turned their noses up at it. "Too big to go in my motor, mate".

DG

Oh dear. We buy steel and copper and trade in lead and ally. Although Spouse has a new idea for lead ...

We'll have to talk to our friendly local scrap dealer. Thanks for the information.

Mary