The Jensen Refining department has created a series of 4 articles designed to help you obtain optimal results with your scrap returns.

what you will learn from this article:

The Important Steps to Getting the Best Scrap Rreturn

• What are the processing steps involved in determining accurate and fair value?
• Why is lot sampling accuracy the most important process step, even more than assaying?
• Why are the advantages of refining with your alloy manufacturer so compelling?

Overview:

Scrap refining is not alchemy, and understanding the process can only enhance your refining releationship. The following will shed some light on the best practices that refiners employ, arranged sequentially by the four main steps in a typical refining transaction:

• Homogenization and Sampling
• Analyzing
• Settlement
• Feedback

The refining process is both complex and time consuming, and requires precision and a meticulous attention to detail.