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  • US scrap prices likely to slide in June: market

    May 17, 2012

    U.S. steel mills, dealers and brokers say they are anticipating a softer domestic scrap market in June, with early speculation ranging from "soft sideways" pricing to a drop of between $5 and $20 per gross ton across all grades, market participants told AMM. More »

  • Aluminum billet premiums strike one-year high

    May 17, 2012

    U.S. aluminum billet premiums reached a one-year high this week as producers and traders reported tight supply amid growing demand and continued outages. More »

  • W. Coast structural tubing prices continue fall

    May 17, 2012

    West Coast producers of structural steel tubing and their service center customers are looking for signs that the market is ready to firm, but prices have instead been slipping. More »

  • CaNickel idles Bucko Lake mill on falling prices

    May 17, 2012

    Canadian junior nickel miner CaNickel Mining Ltd. has temporarily suspended mill operations at its Bucko Lake Mine in Manitoba due to low nickel prices. More »

  • Milwaukee facing suit over bids for scrap cars

    May 17, 2012

    Two Milwaukee-based recyclers plan to file a lawsuit against the city unless they are given the right to compete for the purchase of abandoned vehicles. More »

  • NLMK expects a ‘mild’ recovery in 2d qtr.

    May 17, 2012

    Russia’s OJSC Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) forecast a 10-percent rise in global sales for the second quarter after logging a marginal 1.3-percent gain in sales from the fourth quarter. More »

  • Global auto suppliers shift focus from Europe

    May 17, 2012

    North America has emerged as a bright spot for global automotive suppliers this year, but difficulties elsewhere have them amending earlier sales and profit expectations. More »

  • ‘Robust’ aerospace market bolsters PCC

    May 17, 2012

    Gains in its aerospace and industrial gas turbine units helped push Precision Castparts Corp.’s (PCC) fiscal fourth-quarter earnings up 24 percent. More »

  • Wainscott touts steel’s changing auto role

    May 17, 2012

    Steel’s role in the rapidly changing automotive sector has come a long way over the course of the past decade, AK Steel Corp. chairman, president and chief executive officer James L. Wainscott told attendees at the 11th annual Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) seminar in Livonia, Mich., this week. More »

  • Mining engineering facing big hurdles

    May 17, 2012

    Funding and a lack of qualified teachers are the biggest obstacles to keeping the U.S. mining engineering industry alive, the head of the University of Arizona’s Department of Mining and Geological Engineering told AMM Wednesday in an interview ahead of the Copper Club’s annual dinner in Phoenix. More »

  • Oklahoma City eyes 3d shredder in fierce mart

    May 17, 2012

    Plans are under way to install a third auto shredder in Oklahoma City, but local players contend the area is already oversaturated. More »

  • Alcoa breaks ground on $90M Ind. expansion

    May 17, 2012

    Alcoa Inc. has broken ground on a $90-million expansion at its Lafayette, Ind., facility, which is expected to boost the company’s production of aluminum-lithium alloys for the aerospace sector. More »

  • Calif. mulls UBC changes to speed payments

    May 17, 2012

    California has proposed changes to its Beverage Container Recycling Program intended to expedite payments to recyclers and address cash shortages as the program faces concerns over its ongoing solvency. More »

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  • Letter to the Editor: Russian production a factor in decline of scrap exports by

    To the Editor: In your Feb. 27 article “Groups seek action on Russian export ban,” addressing new government obstacles to Russian scrap exports, trade attorney Alan Price was quoted as having attributed the decline in Russian scrap exports after 2007 to a combination of restraints imposed by the Russian government.

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    A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report outlining the possible outcomes of restrictions on electronic waste exports has drawn different interpretations from two groups sitting on either side of the debate.

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