Fez is Morocco's spiritual and artisanal capital, a city of coppersmiths, tanneries and industry — and therefore a major source of copper scrap: the coppersmiths of Seffarine Square, the tanneries, the industrial zones and the construction sites produce large volumes of copper every year. Copper is the most sought-after non-ferrous metal on the market: it recycles infinitely without losing its properties, and every kilo collected avoids mining new ore. Whether you are a coppersmith in the medina, a business or an individual, selling copper scrap in Fez is simple: sort, estimate, collect. MOUMETAL buys your copper in Fez and across the region, with free estimation, transparent weighing and on-site collection. Here is what copper we buy, where it comes from in Fez, and how the sale works.
What copper scrap do we buy in Fez?
Copper comes in many forms, and every form has its own channel and its own value. Here are the categories MOUMETAL buys in Fez:
- Bare bright copper wire — Millberry: bare, shiny copper wire, with no insulation and no oxidation — the most sought-after grade, which goes straight to the foundry with no treatment.
- Insulated copper cables: electric cables with plastic insulation. The insulation means a discount, because it has to be removed before melting: sort insulated cables separately.
- Copper pipes and plumbing fittings: copper pipes, elbows, fittings, taps — the copper of bathroom and kitchen renovations, often with solder and traces of tin, to be sorted apart.
- Radiators and water heaters: copper radiators, water-heater coils, heat exchangers and air conditioners — equipment rich in copper, to be dismantled cleanly before collection.
- Motors and windings: electric motors, pumps, compressors and transformers — the copper hides in the windings.
- Coppersmith offcuts: offcuts of hammered copper sheet, cuttings from trays, teapots and lanterns — the coppersmiths of Seffarine Square produce regular offcuts of copper, brass and bronze, to be sorted by metal.
- Machining offcuts and copper turnings: chips, turnings and cutting offcuts from mechanical and turning workshops — a regular, clean and easy-to-value flow.
Our article on buying copper in Morocco details each category and how to sort it, and our article on scrap metal in Fez shows the same logic for all metals: one contact for all your scrap metal.
Where does copper come from in Fez?
Each zone of Fez produces its own copper scrap:
- Sidi Brahim: the historic industrial zone — metalwork workshops, depots and small factories — with regular flows of copper, steel and aluminium.
- Bensouda: the business zone north of the city — workshops, warehouses and service companies — sheet metal, racking, cables and machines.
- Fès Shore: the tertiary and technology business park — IT equipment, copper cabling and metal structures.
- The medina and the coppersmiths: the coppersmiths' quarter, Seffarine Square — copper, brass and bronze worked by hand — with regular offcuts.
- The tanneries: the Chouara tanneries and those of the medina — vats, stainless steel tanks and pipework.
- The Sefrou road: the route heading south out of the city — workshops, depots and construction sites — construction and demolition scrap.
- Construction sites: building and renovation across the city — reinforcing steel, copper, metal joinery — see our articles on scrap metal from building renovation and scrap metal from building demolition.
Our scrap metal in Fez page presents the service in detail, and our article on buying aluminium scrap in Fez covers the city's other non-ferrous metals.
The coppersmiths of Fez: the handmade copper of Seffarine Square
Fez is the capital of Moroccan dinanderie — the art of working copper, brass and bronze. On Seffarine Square, in the heart of Fes el-Bali, the coppersmiths — the seffarines — have hammered copper, brass and bronze for centuries to make trays, teapots, lanterns, cauldrons and decorative objects. Every workshop continuously produces offcuts: sheet cuttings, rims, flawed or worn pieces.
These offcuts are quality copper, clean and easy to identify — provided the metals are sorted: red copper must not be mixed with brass or bronze, each metal goes to its own channel. MOUMETAL buys coppersmith offcuts from the workshops of Seffarine Square and across the medina, with free estimation and transparent weighing. The medina's lanes are not accessible to trucks: we agree on an accessible meeting point, or a collection from the workshop itself, depending on the size of the lot.
How is the copper scrap price per kg determined in Fez?
It is the question everyone asks in Fez, and rightly so: copper is the metal whose value moves the most. When people search for the copper scrap price per kg, what they really want to know is what determines the value of their lot — a few factors, with no published tariff, because the copper price moves daily. Every lot gets a free estimation, on site or from your description:
- Sorting and grade: shiny bare wire, a clean pipe or a sorted winding is not worth the same as a mixed load — this is the number-one factor.
- Weight per kilo: copper is a dense metal, weighed per kilo on site, in front of you, with full transparency.
- Metal market prices: copper is quoted on international markets, notably the London Metal Exchange (LME) — when prices rise, the value of your stock rises with them.
- Volume and regularity: an electrician, a workshop or a coppersmith producing offcuts every month is worth more than a one-off lot, collection being easier to organise.
- Cleanliness of the lot: clean copper, with no insulation, no excessive solder and no attached steel or brass parts, is collected and sorted faster — which is why describing the lot from the first contact helps.
To understand how a scrap dealer sets its estimations, read our article on the price of scrap metal in Morocco: the same principles apply — weight, sorting, metal prices — with no published tariff. And for an estimation of your copper lot, contact us: it is free and with no commitment.
The copper industry in Morocco: real industrial demand
Selling your copper in Fez means selling into an industry that exists and invests. In Berrechid, the ALUCOP foundry opened in 2024 a unit dedicated to recovering non-ferrous waste — copper and aluminium — with a transformation capacity of 42,500 tonnes per year and ingot production, to supply the automotive and electrical sectors. In Kenitra, the Samta group is building a non-ferrous metal recycling complex in the Atlantic Free Zone, operational in 2026, which will process 46,000 tonnes of aluminium and copper scrap per year to produce 20,000 tonnes of aluminium-silicon alloy ingots.
Copper is a metal that recycles infinitely without losing its properties: a bare cable today can become a new cable tomorrow, using only a fraction of the energy needed to produce copper from ore. In Europe, recycling supplies about half of the copper consumed — and Morocco is developing the same logic. For Fez businesses, the lesson is clear: the copper collected here goes to Moroccan foundries, not to raw export — the formal, traceable channel MOUMETAL offers, with free estimation, transparent weighing and a tracking slip.
Selling your copper in Fez: 4 steps
The process is the same for a factory and for an individual, at a different scale:
- Contact: call us on +212 660 690 806, write to us on WhatsApp or through our form. Describe your stock: copper types, approximate quantities, address in Fez or the region.
- Free estimation: we assess the lot and give you an estimation with no commitment, based on sorting, grade, weight and metal prices.
- On-site collection: we come with the right truck, including for heavy lots and hard-to-reach sites, and weighing is done on site, in front of you. For regular collections or full clear-outs, see our collection and removal page.
- Fast payment and traceability: you are paid quickly, and you receive a tracking slip certifying the collection and its destination to approved channels.
For individuals, copper collection at home in Fez is possible: a load of cables, pipes or radiators is enough. For businesses, we organise regular, scheduled collections.
FAQ — Buying copper in Fez, Morocco
Where can I sell my copper in Fez? To a metal collection company like MOUMETAL — factories, construction sites, electrical workshops, plumbers, garages — with free estimation and on-site collection across Fez and the region.
Who buys copper in Fez? Scrap dealers and collection companies like MOUMETAL — cables, pipes, radiators, motors and coppersmith offcuts from the workshops of Seffarine Square — with transparent weighing and a tracking slip.
How is a copper lot estimated? From your description or on site: copper type, grade and sorting, approximate weight and metal market prices. MOUMETAL gives a free estimation, with no commitment.
Should I strip the cables before selling? Yes, if you can: bare bright copper wire — the Millberry grade — is worth more than insulated cable, because the insulation has to be removed before melting. If you cannot strip, we also buy insulated cables.
What happens to copper scrap after collection? It is sorted by grade and sent to Moroccan foundries that turn it into secondary ingots, reused by the electrical industry, automotive and construction.
Sell your copper in Fez with MOUMETAL
Factories, construction sites, electricians, plumbers, coppersmiths, workshops or individuals: MOUMETAL buys your copper in Fez, with free estimation, transparent weighing, fast payment, on-site collection and a tracking slip. Contact us: +212 660 690 806 — contact@moumetal.com.