Ferrous scrap price index posts 8.4 percent gain

Jan 14, 2011 | 11:53 AM |

Metal price indices generally gained in December, although two aluminum categories defied the monthly trend.

The iron and steel scrap price index jumped to 581.8, up 8.4 percent from November and 39.5 percent higher than in December 2009, according to the latest producer price index (PPI) report from the U.S. Bureau of....





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