Nickel-Bearing Material Trading
High Nickel
Scrap Buyer
Pure nickel, Monel, Nichrome, nickel-copper — every nickel-rich stream verified by XRF and moved to mills worldwide from our Singapore and Turkish bases. Clean grading, transparent pricing.
Stream Overview
Nickel-Rich Streams, Priced Properly
Nickel is the backbone metal of every high-performance alloy, and the streams that carry it in concentrated form trade closest to LME nickel levels. ABCOM buys the full high-nickel basket: pure nickel plate, bar and anodes from plating and electro-winning operations; Monel 400 and K500 from marine, desalination and chemical service; and Nichrome resistance wire from furnace and heating-element dismantling.
Two errors dominate this market. The first is misidentification — Nichrome sold as stainless steel, or nickel-plated material counted as solid nickel. The second is dilution — copper brazing, steel fasteners and insulation left mixed into otherwise clean lots. Both cost sellers real money and both are avoidable: our XRF verification reports actual composition before any number is agreed.
High-nickel material often travels alongside superalloys. Where your stream includes Inconel, Hastelloy or turbine hardware, our superalloy desk takes the whole lot under one settlement — see the grading & valuation guide for how the families separate.
Grades We Buy
- Pure nickel: Ni 200/201 plate, bar, strip, anodes
- Monel 400 & K500 tube, plate, bar, fittings
- Nichrome 80/20, 60/15 resistance wire and strip
- Nickel-copper condenser and heat exchanger tubing
- Nickel silver and electroplating anode scrap
- High-nickel turnings and meltable solids
Sources We Serve
Desalination Plants to Plating Shops
The Gulf and India generate a steady rhythm of high-nickel material: Monel tubing from desalination and offshore retubes, Nichrome from furnace rebuilds across the region's manufacturing base, pure nickel anodes from plating lines, and nickel-copper exchanger bundles from petrochemical turnarounds. ABCOM's Singapore desk and Turkish facility sit directly on those trade routes into Asian and European mills.
Sellers get the same package on every lot — inspection before commitment, verified composition, container supervision, and export documentation ready for mill acceptance. Whether it is one pallet of anodes or a vessel load of condenser tubing, the process is identical and the pricing is honest.
Common Questions
High Nickel Scrap FAQ
What counts as high nickel scrap?
Generally any material above roughly 45% nickel: pure nickel (Ni 200/201), Monel 400 and K500, Nichrome 80/20 and 60/15 resistance wire, nickel-copper condenser tubing, and the Inconel and Hastelloy families. The higher the nickel content and the cleaner the form, the stronger the valuation.
What is pure nickel scrap worth?
Pure nickel scrap trades close to LME nickel levels, adjusted for form and recovery cost. Solids such as plate, bar and anode material price above mixed loads; contamination from steel, copper brazing or insulation reduces returns. Contact the desk with lot details for a current indication.
Do you buy nickel-copper (Monel) scrap?
Yes — Monel 400 and K500 in tube, plate, bar and fittings are regular purchases, particularly from marine, desalination and chemical plant sources in the Gulf and India. K500's aluminium and titanium additions are accounted for in grading.
Is Nichrome worth recycling?
Absolutely. Nichrome resistance wire (80/20 and 60/15) carries high nickel plus chromium value and is one of the most under-sorted streams in the market — it is frequently mistaken for stainless and sold at a fraction of its worth. XRF verification at our facilities recovers its real value.
How much nickel scrap can you handle?
From single pallets to vessel loads. Our Singapore trading desk and Turkish processing base handle global volumes, with inspection, container supervision and full export documentation included in the purchase.
Knowledge Base
Related Guides
Practical grading and valuation guides from our trading desk.
Sell Your Nickel-Bearing Scrap
Verified composition before settlement — send lot details, photographs and location for a same-week indication.