Nonferrous scrap buyers split on Sandy’s effect

Nov 01, 2012 | 12:44 PM | Daniel Fitzgerald

Tags  Nonferrious scrap, hurricane sandy, scrap flow

NEW YORK — Nonferrous scrap buyers are divided over whether Hurricane Sandy will produce enough scrap metal to have a meaningful impact on flows and pricing, particularly as the market moves into a seasonal slowdown.

A number of buyers contacted by AMM this week estimated that damage caused by Hurricane Sandy would have a marked impact on scrap flows.....





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