Marrakech is the ochre city, Morocco's tourist capital — and therefore a major source of copper scrap in Marrakech: hotels and riads under renovation, construction sites, electrical workshops and industrial zones produce cables, pipes and copper equipment every year. Whether you are a business or an individual, selling your copper in Marrakech is simple: sort, estimate, collect. MOUMETAL buys your copper in Marrakech and across the region, with free estimation, transparent weighing and on-site collection. Here is what copper we buy, where it comes from in Marrakech, and how the sale works.
What copper scrap do we buy in Marrakech?
Copper is everywhere in Marrakech — in cables, plumbing, air conditioning and motors — and every form has its own channel:
- Bare bright copper wire (Millberry): clean, shiny bare wire, with no oxidation or varnish — the most sought-after grade, and the best valued.
- Sheathed cables: electric cables, harnesses and cable offcuts — the plastic sheath is sorted separately and removed before weighing. See our article on recovering electric cables.
- Plumbing pipes and fittings: copper pipes, elbows, fittings and taps — mixed copper, with solder joints and traces of tin, sorted separately.
- Radiators and air conditioning: copper radiators, air-conditioner coils, heat exchangers — the big hotel source in Marrakech, from hotel and riad renovations.
- Motors and windings: electric motors, pumps, transformers — the copper in the windings is recovered after dismantling. See our article on recovering used electric motors.
- Machining offcuts and turnings: chips, turnings and cutting offcuts from mechanical and metalwork workshops — a regular, clean and easy-to-value flow.
- Tinned and enamelled copper: enamelled winding wire, tinned copper from electronics and electrical panels — sorted separately, because the coating changes the value.
Our article on buying copper in Morocco details each category and how to sort it before selling.
Where does copper come from in Marrakech?
Each district of Marrakech produces its own copper scrap:
- Sidi Ghanem: the historic industrial zone — metalwork workshops, joinery, depots and small factories — with regular flows of cables, pipework and copper offcuts.
- Tamansourt: the fast-growing new town west of the city, with new construction sites, workshops and depots in development — electric cables and copper pipework from new buildings.
- Al Massar: the business zone that concentrates workshops, warehouses and service companies — cables, machines and copper equipment.
- The Aït Ourir road: the route heading east out of the city, lined with workshops, depots and construction sites — construction and demolition copper.
- Guéliz and Hivernage: the district of the big hotels — Hivernage concentrates the high-end establishments — with hospitality copper: air conditioning, kitchen plumbing and bathroom pipework. See our article on scrap metal in Marrakech.
- The medina and the riads: riad and old-house renovations produce copper continuously — copper pipework from renovations, old taps and ironwork.
- Construction sites: building and renovation across the city — electric cables, copper pipework — see our articles on scrap metal from building renovation and scrap metal from building demolition.
Our article on scrap metal in Marrakech shows the same logic for all metals.
How is the price of copper determined in Marrakech?
It is the question everyone asks in Marrakech. The answer comes down to a few factors, with no published tariff, because the price of copper in Marrakech moves with the metal markets. Every lot gets a free estimation, on site or from your description. Here is what matters:
- Sorting and grade: shiny bare copper wire (Millberry) is not worth the same as a sheathed cable or mixed copper — this is the number-one factor for copper.
- Weight of the lot: weighing is done 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 or a hotel producing cables every month is worth more than a one-off lot, because collection is easier to organise.
- Condition and cleanliness: clean copper, without sheath, paint or attached steel parts, is collected and sorted faster — which is why describing the lot from the first contact helps.
If you are looking for the copper scrap price per kg from a scrap dealer in Marrakech, the only reliable answer is a free estimation on site: describe your lot — bare or sheathed cables, pipes, approximate weight — and MOUMETAL will give you an estimation with no commitment. To understand more broadly 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, per kilo or per tonne.
The copper industry in Morocco: real industrial demand
Selling your copper in Marrakech 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 Morocco's 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 infinitely recyclable without losing its properties: yesterday's cable becomes tomorrow's cable. In Europe, recycling supplies about half of the copper consumed — and Morocco is developing the same logic, with foundries turning locally collected scrap into new metal. For Marrakech businesses, the lesson is clear: the copper collected in Marrakech goes to Moroccan foundries, not to raw export — and this is the formal, traceable and professional channel MOUMETAL offers, with free estimation, transparent weighing and a tracking slip for every collection.
Selling your copper in Marrakech: 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 Marrakech or the region.
- Free estimation: we assess the lot and give you an estimation with no commitment, based on sorting, weight and metal prices.
- On-site collection: we come with the right truck, including for heavy lots and hard-to-reach sites. Weighing is done on site, in front of you, with full transparency. For regular collections or full clear-outs, see our collection and removal pages.
- 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 Marrakech is possible: a load of cables, pipes or radiators is enough to organise a collection. For businesses, we organise regular, scheduled collections.
FAQ — Buying copper scrap in Marrakech, Morocco
Where can I sell my copper in Marrakech? To a metal collection company like MOUMETAL — hotels, construction sites, electrical workshops, garages — with free estimation and on-site collection across Marrakech and the region.
Who buys copper in Marrakech? Scrap dealers and collection companies like MOUMETAL — bare bright wire, sheathed cables, pipes, radiators, motors — with transparent weighing and a tracking slip.
How is a copper lot estimated? From your description or on site: copper type, sorting, approximate weight and metal market prices. MOUMETAL gives a free estimation, with no commitment.
Should I strip the cables before selling? It is not required: we also buy sheathed cables. But stripped cable — bare bright copper wire — is worth more than sheathed cable, because the sorting is already done. If you have the time and the volume, stripping pays off; otherwise, leave the sorting to us.
What happens to copper scrap after collection? It is sorted and sent to Moroccan foundries that turn it into secondary copper ingots, reused by the automotive, construction and electrical industries. Copper is infinitely recyclable without losing its properties.
Sell your copper in Marrakech with MOUMETAL
Hotels, construction sites, workshops or individuals: MOUMETAL buys your copper in Marrakech, with free estimation, transparent weighing, fast payment, on-site collection and a tracking slip. Contact us: +212 660 690 806 — contact@moumetal.com.