Metalex provides an environmentally-friendly service in recycling batteries, selling refined lead and plastic to companies for a wide range of industrial applications and commercial products. Here we provide answers to the most common questions we get from new customers.
2511 No. 5 Road
Richmond, BC
V6X 2S8
CANADA
(Intersection of No. 5 Road and Vulcan Way)
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Office Hours: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
Shipping & Receiving: 7:00 am to 2:00 pm
We produce one standard size and dimension DESCRIBED HERE.
Yes, we can produce lead to match your specific requirements. Some of our most common types of lead produced include:
Yes. Every ingot can be traced to an analysis of its composition for tin, antimony, copper, arsenic and other trace metal content. Every ingot is stamped with a tracking number, so we know exactly it’s composition. We will send along the analysis on request.
Yes. While we often send out shipments weighing one ton or more, our minimum order is one ingot of lead.
Lead and antimonial lead alloy are used in a wide range of products, including:
While lead has many useful purposes, it can be harmful to human health, causing a range of ailments such as high blood pressure, anemia and kidney damage. That is why there are very strict environmental regulations that Metalex must follow in processing and shipping lead for customers.
Yes, but in large quantities only, 100 units or 2 skids.
It’s reclaimed and used for making alum (aluminum sulphate), which is used in water treatment for paper.
This is very dangerous and not recommended. You’ll be lucky to reclaim 4-5 lbs of lead.