Whether in its basic, gray form as raw material or as scrap, tungsten carbide is considered as one of the most valuable metals available. However, there’s still a number of machine shops that have it lying on their shelves and left aside for long. Fortunately, it becomes more popular due to its hardness, which is second to a diamond, and malleability, making it easy to be molded into various shapes. These attributes make the metal alloy one of the sought-after scrap for recycling. Apart from earning money out of selling carbide scrap to a reliable recycler, the practice of tungsten carbide recycling can substantially contribute to environmental sustainability goals of companies across the globe.
The current price of carbide scrap can be volatile and does fluctuate daily. But on an average estimate, recyclers are paying around $5 - $10 per pound of recyclable tungsten carbide. With the wide application of tungsten carbide and different pricing, carbide scrap should be carefully separated from other metal scraps. Scrap carbide has a much higher value per pound than standard metals. This also makes tungsten carbide recycling more attractive among consumers and machine shops. As such, there’s also a growing demand for a reliable and knowledgeable carbide recycler such as Alnor Industries. Our long history of providing the best carbide recycling processes and pricing which in turn allows for a decent extra income stream and ROI for end-use industries and scrap metal dealers.