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Three Florida men have been arrested in a purported crime ring that allegedly scrapped more than 70 tractor-trailers since 2010.
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A former employee of a Louisiana-based recycler is headed to prison after pleading guilty to stealing scrap metal and selling it to a competitor.
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Brazilian trade federation Fecomercio is fighting a proposal to tax ferrous scrap exports, Brazil’s institute of iron and steel scrap companies, Inesfa, said.
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Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) will lower its scrap surcharge on special bar quality (SBQ) products by $20.33 per ton ($1.02 per hundredweight) effective May 1.
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Demand for special bar quality (SBQ) products has softened further over the past two weeks, sources told AMM, and only a portion of an announced April 1 price hike reportedly has taken hold.
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The scrap futures market has been eerily quiet following an influx of activity in early March that resulted in the fledgling contract’s second-strongest performance since its launch.
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Prices for A380.1 have remained steady despite a sustained lull in the LME’s Nasaac cash price, with aluminum scrap tags also largely unchanged.
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Many Thai steel mills are shying away from importing ferrous scrap at the moment, according to an industry source in the country.
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DMI Metals Inc. has entered the real estate arena, purchasing a 192-acre former mill site in Port Edwards, Wis.
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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries has awarded Arnold Gene Gachman the ISRI Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Stainless steel scrap consumer buying prices have fallen along with broker/processor prices as market participants report ongoing low demand.
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As the House and Senate mull proposals for immigration reform, some trade groups have evinced general support for reform while others are holding back as they wait to see what emerges.
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The United Steelworkers union supports immigration reform and believes that a sensible change in policy would benefit the metals industry and the broader economy, a USW official said.
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Browder Metal Recycling is seeking to open a metals recycling facility in Knoxville, Tenn.
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Due to a reporting error, an article published in the April 10 edition incorrectly implied that all containers mentioned in a lawsuit filed by Akjay International LLC, Madison, Conn., and International Alloys Inc., Mendham, N.J., were sold to both parties. The actual number of containers that are alleged to have been double-sold is four.
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Spanish energy solutions provider Abengoa SA, through its industrial recycling division Befesa Medio Ambiente SA, has signed an agreement to manage all of Novelis Inc.’s aluminum dross from its recycling plant in Nachterstedt, Germany, which is currently under construction.
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The Blase family has purchased an auto shredder for its new recycling facility in Lithonia, Ga.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published its final interpretation of regulations that would allow the recycling of plastics recovered from scrap metal shredder residue.
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A Chicago-area scrap company has completed a two-year expansion at one of its facilities after finalizing the installation of a baler this month.
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Japanese ferrous scrap export prices continue to fall as South Korean mills, in particular, move to cut their scrap purchasing prices both at home and abroad.
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RPM Recycling Inc., Wind Gap, Pa., quietly closed its doors April 9 and is now for sale, according to customers of the facility.
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East Coast bulk ferrous scrap export prices shed more than $10 per tonne April 10 after a single sale to Turkey broke a nearly monthlong deadlock between U.S. exporters and Turkish buyers.
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Midwest ferrous scrap prices shed at least $20 per gross ton across all grades in April as mill buyers fought off dealer resistance amid lower overall demand.
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Highlight Networks Inc. has signed a deal with SiteXpedite LLC to process electronic and metal scrap, the electronic waste recycler said April 9, estimating its value at more than $1 million.