Buy Minor Metals and Raw Materials
Metal & Catalyst Resources services industrial producers and refiners by purchasing, recycling, reclaiming, and/or refining the metals contained in their spent catalysts, metal scrap, residues, sludges, and slurries. These catalysts and residues typically contain one or more of the following metals or metal compounds: Nickel (Ni), Cobalt (Co), Molybdenum (Mo), Vanadium (V), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Platinum (Pt), Palladium (Pd), Rhodium (Rh), Rhenium (Re), Ruthenium (Ru), Gold (Au), Iridium (Ir), or Silver (Ag). Although these metals comprise the majority of Metal & Catalyst Resources’ recycling, reclamation, and refining business, MCR also works with such metals as Chromium (Cr), Selenium (Se), Tellurium (Te), Tungsten (W), Yttrium (Y), Europium (Eu), Niobium (Nb), Neodymium (Nd), Gallium (Ga), Gadolinium (Gd), and others.
If you have a spent, waste, scrap, residual, or off-spec material containing metals or metal compounds that you would like to recycle; or if you would like to discuss the characteristics of your material with the staff at Metal & Catalyst Resources, please contact MCR.
Nickel Sales
MCR is a seller of alnico (aluminum, nickel, cobalt) alloy, nickel carbonate, nickel oxide, as well as nickel spent materials, nickel concentrates, nickel residues, and nickel containing scrap.
Please contact the Commercial Department of Metal & Catalyst Resources to describe your requirements for Nickel products.
Nickel Oxide
MCR is a manufacturer of black nickel oxide. This oxide is produced from a nickel carbonate raw material with a compound purity of 99.8%. Typical specification ranges for this black nickel oxide are:
- 68 – 78% Nickel Content
- 10 – 100 m2/g Surface Area
- mv of 2 – 25 μm Particle Size
The reason for the range in specifications is that MCR has the capability during production of the black nickel oxide to selectively target various nickel content and surface area parameters, and has the post-production ability to mill the nickel oxide to finer particle sizes, based on customer requirements.
Please contact MCR’s Commercial Department to discuss your nickel oxide requirements and/or if you have any questions about our products.
Cobalt Sales
Metal & Catalyst Resources is a seller of Cobalt products for metallurgical and chemical uses.
MCR’s Cobalt products include:
- +99% pure Cobalt Oxide
- Alnico (Aluminum Nickel Cobalt) alloy of varying compositions
- Cobalt containing spent catalysts and residues
- Cobalt Salts
The actual compositions of these products vary based on client needs and end-use applications. Please contact MCR’s Commercial Department to discuss your specific needs.
Molybdenum Sales
Metal & Catalyst Resources sells molybdenum products for chemical, catalyst, and metallurgical use.
MCR’s molybdenum products take the form of:
- Ammonium Hepta Molybdate
- Ammonium Di Molybdate
- Molybdenum Disulfide
- Calcium Molybdate
- Chemical Grade Molybdenum Oxide (MoO3)
The actual compositions of these products vary based on client needs and end-use applications. Please contact MCR’s Commercial Department to discuss your specific needs.
MCR is also a seller of inert ceramic support, or diluent (sized 5mm or 6mm in diameter), that are often mixed with molybdenum catalysts. These beads are separated from spent catalyst, and are then washed, cleaned, and dried. The beads can then be reused as refurbished inert rings.Contact Metal & Catalyst for more information.
Vanadium Sales
Metal & Catalyst Resources sells vanadium products for metallurgical use, and for use in pigments, chemical products, and catalysts.
MCR’s vanadium products take the form of:
vanadium pentoxide (in powder or fused flake form) (V2O5)
sodium vanadate
sodium ammonium vanadate
ammonium metavanadate
ferrovanadium
The actual compositions of these products vary based on client needs and end-use applications. Please contact MCR’s Commercial Department to discuss your specific needs.
Copper Sales and Zinc Sales
MCR sells various types and compositions of copper concentrates, spent materials, and residues; as well as zinc oxide dust, spent materials, and residues; for use in agricultural and metallurgical applications.
Please contact Metal & Catalyst Resources’ Commercial Department to discuss your requirements for copper or zinc products.
Tellurium Dioxide Sales
Metal & Catalyst Resources’ Tellurium Dioxide is packaged, as a standard, in 25 kilogram (55.11 pound) pails. Nonstandard packaging can be accommodated if necessary, and must be discussed with MCR’s commercial department prior to shipment
A typical analysis of MCR’s TeO2 is as follows:
- Te: 79.72%
- Na: 0.045%
- Al: <0.001%
- S: 0.013%
- Ca: 0.004%
- Cr: <0.001%
- Mn: <0.001%
- Fe: 0.002%
- Ni: <0.001%
- Cu: <0.001%
- As: <0.001%
- Se: <0.001%
- Pb: <0.001%
- Mg: <0.001%
- Cd: <0.001%
To inquire about MCR’s tellurium dioxide, please contact the Commercial Department.
Other Minor Metals For Sale
MCR is supplying now, or has in the past supplied, the following products to its customers:
- +98.5% purity Sulfur
- Magnesium ingots
- Calcium Magnesium ingots
- Ammonium Perrhenate
- Selenium metal powder
- Rhenium metal
- Tantalum metal scrap
- Niobium ingots
- Ores of manganese, tantalum, or tungsten
The above lists are not all inclusive, and we at MCR will happily work with you on a case by case basis to locate low cost suppliers of raw materials. Please contact the Commercial Department at MCR to discuss your needs.
Frequently Asked Questioins About Raw Minor Metals
MCR offers a comprehensive range of minor metals for sale, including nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, vanadium, copper, zinc, and tellurium dioxide. We also supply magnesium ingots, niobium ingots, calcium/magnesium ingots, sulfur, selenium metal powder, rhenium metal, tantalum metal scrap, and various ores. Our raw minor metals are available in different forms and purities to meet specific metallurgical and chemical applications.
To buy minor metals from MCR, contact our Commercial Department at (713) 664-0050 or through our contact page. We work with clients to understand their specific requirements, including material composition, purity levels, quantities, and delivery timelines. Each order is customized based on client needs and end-use applications.
As an established minor metals supplier, MCR combines decades of industry experience with direct manufacturing capabilities. We produce our own black nickel oxide with customizable specifications and maintain relationships with global suppliers for consistent material availability. Our expertise spans both purchasing spent materials and selling refined products, giving us unique market insights.
Our raw minor metals specifications vary by material and customer requirements. For example, our black nickel oxide contains 68-78% nickel content with a customizable surface area (10-100 m²/g) and particle size (2-25 μm). We can provide detailed specifications and certificates of analysis for all materials upon request.
Yes, we accommodate custom packaging and quantities based on customer needs. Our standard tellurium dioxide packaging is often packaged in 25-kilogram pails, depending upon the quantity requested. We can arrange alternative packaging when necessary. For other materials, packaging, and quantities are discussed during the ordering process to meet your specific handling and storage requirements.
Our minor metals serve diverse industries, including metallurgical, chemical, catalyst manufacturing, electronics, aerospace, and specialty alloy production. Customers use our materials for applications ranging from catalyst production and metal alloying to chemical processing and specialized manufacturing processes.