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Aluminum UBC (Used Beverage Cans)
Baled aluminum beverage cans, clean and dry
Certification Requirements
Required certifications, standards compliance, and verification protocols.
UBC collection, sorting, processing, baling, quality control, drying, moisture verification
Supplier must maintain active ISO 9001 certification throughout contract term
- Aluminum content: ≥95% confirmed (UBC pure specification)
- Iron content: <0.3% confirmed (ferrous contamination control)
- Moisture content: <0.5% confirmed (CRITICAL - dry specification)
- Paint/coating residue: <0.5% documented (label removal verification)
- Organic residue: <0.3% documented (beverage residue confirmation)
- Magnesium, copper, zinc: trace elements combined <1%
- Ferrous material: non-magnetic confirmed (no steel contamination)
- Bale condition: compressed stable form verified; no deterioration
- Drying status: completely dry condition verified
- No hazardous material or contamination detected
- Clean consumer beverage can origin confirmed
MUST state:
- Moisture content verified <0.5%
- UBC bales confirmed completely dry
- ready for direct smelting
- no moisture-related processing concerns
Complete elemental profile confirming UBC beverage can aluminum specification
MUST state:
- Aluminum UBC
- ISRI Taldon Grade
- Al ≥95%
- clean dry condition confirmed
- moisture <0.5%
- non-ferrous verified
- beverage can origin authenticated
Documentation that material is clean beverage cans (not contaminated industrial scrap)
- Commodity Aluminum
- Consumer Recycling Material
Rejection Criteria
Conditions and thresholds that trigger immediate rejection or downgrading.
Moisture >0.5% OR visibly wet/damp bales
FULL REJECTION or -£25-50/MT penalty
- Critical: Moisture Degrades Smelter Efficiency
- Ubc Dry Specification Violated
Moisture meter analysis or loss-on-heating test (AUTHORITATIVE)
CRITICAL - SPECIFICATION VIOLATION (ABSOLUTE)
- Automatic Rejection Unless -£25-50/Mt Penalty Accepted
- Material Requires Re-Drying
Al <95%
Full rejection or reclassification
Material purity below UBC consumer commodity specification
XRF spectrometry
CRITICAL - SPECIFICATION VIOLATION
Full lot rejection or downgrading to lower grade
Magnetic attraction detected OR Fe >0.3%
Full rejection or magnetic separation required
- Ferrous Mixing Violates Aluminum Ubc Specification
- Steel Cans Incompatible
Magnetic test + XRF spectrometry
CRITICAL - CONTAMINATION
- Full Or Partial Rejection
- Material Segregated Or Separated
Food waste apparent OR organic material >0.5%
Full rejection
- Contamination Violates Clean Beverage Can Specification
- Smelter Hazard
Visual inspection + smell test + loss-on-ignition
CRITICAL - CONTAMINATION
- Full Rejection
- Material Disqualified From Ubc Commodity Tier
Paint >0.5% OR significant label material remaining
Full rejection or stripping required
- Labels Not Properly Removed
- Coating Excess
Visual inspection + thermal analysis
MODERATE-CRITICAL - PROCESSING
Rejection or reclassification to painted commodity
Unknown aluminum alloys mixed in OR non-beverage source apparent
Full rejection
- Ubc Specification Requires Beverage Can Source
- Mixed Alloys Unacceptable
XRF alloy analysis + visual assessment
CRITICAL - MATERIAL TYPE VIOLATION
- Full Rejection
- Material Disqualified As Ubc Commodity
>0.5% detected
Full rejection
Non-aluminum contamination violates specification
XRF spectrometry + visual inspection
CRITICAL - CONTAMINATION
- Entire Lot Rejected
- Material Segregated As Mixed Metal Scrap
PCB, electronic components, or toxic substances detected
- Full Rejection
- Hazmat Protocol If Required
- Worker/Environmental Safety Violation
- Operational Hazard
Visual inspection + elemental analysis
CRITICAL - HAZMAT/SAFETY
- Full Rejection
- Potential Hazmat Disposal
- Supplier Liability