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A scrap metal bill that would require anyone selling copper in Arkansas to first make a stop at a local law enforcement agency is being frowned upon by local recyclers.
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Producers of secondary aluminum alloys are preparing for production cutbacks, namely for spot A380.1 material, as shrinking margins and high scrap prices continue to create unfavorable conditions, sources say.
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The Indiana Recycling Coalition (IRC) has requested that the state fully reinstate its dedicated recycling fund.
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Prices for scrap aluminum wheels have fallen 2 cents per pound from last month, but tags continue to be buoyed by strong demand from producers of 356.1 alloy, market participants said.
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Rising aluminum scrap costs have forced some secondary aluminum producers to re-evaluate their product mixes and buying strategies, according to market participants.
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Pennsylvania’s 611 Metals Recycling has opened a second scrapyard to expand its reach within the state.
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Scrap metal recyclers in Indiana are one step closer to being required to obtain proof of ownership of certain metals.
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An ongoing copper scrap shortage and a decline in Comex copper prices caused discount spreads to narrow March 20, as availability concerns began to present significant headwinds for scrap dealers, sources said.
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The Jackson (Mich.) Planning Commission will hold a public hearing April 3 on whether to allow an automobile wrecking and salvage yard to operate.
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Many U.S. ferrous scrap exporters have lowered buying prices at docks along the East and West coasts amid falling offshore demand, market participants say.
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The owner of a recycling operation in Washington has been jailed for causing thousands of gallons of oil to spill into the Columbia River.
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Serbian police have arrested more than a dozen individuals for allegedly falsifying documents related to the processing of slag from the now-idled Zelezara Smederevo (ZS) steel works, costing the steelmaker as much as €5.7 million ($7.4 million).
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Midwest Recycling Center (MRC) has agreed to take over two recycling drop-off centers in Independence, Mo.
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Graham Davy, chief executive officer of Sims Metal Management Ltd.’s European business and its global Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) division, is "no longer employed by the company," effective immediately, Sims said late March 19.
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An Illinois recycler has announced a 10-acre expansion at its headquarters facility and the launch of a small shredding operation.
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Strong demand from the auto and housing sectors has kept secondary aluminum values on the raw material and finished product side afloat despite continuing weakness in terminal markets.
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Trademark Metals Recycling LLC is asking for a brownfield designation for its Tampa, Fla., site so that it can clean up the property and expand its business.
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Recyclers in Minnesota are trying to get some provisions in proposed state legislation removed before the final version heads for a vote.
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Stainless scrap processor buying prices have taken another tumble, with uncertainty over mill demand for April driving prices and purchasing activity down.
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Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) expects relatively flat first-quarter earnings as the nonresidential construction sector continues its slow climb to recovery, even as global economic uncertainty continues to impact consumers’ purchasing patterns.
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U.S. exports of nonferrous scrap fell in January on the back of a significant decline in aluminum and copper scrap volumes, which together represented more than 95 percent of shipments abroad for the month.
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U.S. ferrous scrap export prices for bulk shipments trended sideways over the past week as thin demand offered little price support.
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The price index for copper-based scrap logged a third consecutive monthly gain in February, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, while those for ferrous scrap and aluminum scrap lost ground.
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Upstate Shredding LLC–Ben Weitsman & Son Inc. has been given the green light to start demolition at its newly acquired site in New Castle, Pa.