Scrap

• Aleris prefers using dealers, not trying to bust brokers, exec says Jun 14, 2005

  Aleris International Inc. has shifted its purchasing and is buying more aluminum scrap directly from dealers, an executive with the aluminum producer said Monday, but it is not trying to drive nonferrous scrap brokers out of business.

• Unicor's e-cycling activity yields pros, cons Jun 14, 2005

  The electronics recycling activities of Federal Prison Industries Inc. have received a thumb's up in one controversy and a thumb's down in another.

• Jeffords bill offers incentives to lift recycling Jun 14, 2005

  Steel might be the most recycled material, but a senator from New England wants to strengthen the recycling industry through tax incentives to motivate businesses to recycle and by allowing state and local governments to issue tax-exempt bonds to finance recycling development.

• Tokyo Steel pares scrap buying prices again Jun 14, 2005

  Underscoring the continuing weakness of Japanese ferrous scrap prices, Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd. has pared its buying prices for all grades at all its works by 500 to 1,000 yen ($4.60 to $9.20) per tonne, effective Tuesday.

• Ohio bill softens financial blow from shredders' unwanted fluff Jun 13, 2005

  A state bill that would let garbage disposal districts accept shredder fluff without collecting the normal waste generation fee has passed Ohio's House of Representatives.

• Newell Recycling to open new yard in Macon Jun 13, 2005

  Newell Recycling of Atlanta Inc. will open a new yard in Macon, Ga., next month on an 18-acre site with rail access that contained a defunct feed mill.

• US exports of aluminum scrap top 100 million for first time in April Jun 13, 2005

  U.S. exports of aluminum scrap exceeded $100 million in April for the first time, while the copper-brass scrap group topped $90 million for the first time.

• Environment issues get moment in spotlight at CARI convention Jun 13, 2005

  Government and business leaders are unwilling to do what is necessary to preserve the balance of nature for current and future generations, a leading Canadian environmentalist said in a presentation to scrap industry members Sunday in Toronto.

• Wabash cuts penny off alloy book Jun 13, 2005

  Wabash Alloys LLC cut its book prices for most aluminum grades by 1 cent a pound Friday.

• Wabash Alloys, locked-out workers hold talks Jun 13, 2005

  Wabash Alloys LLC met with the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Thursday in an effort to settle a three-month dispute at the Wabash, Ind., smelter. The federal mediator who attended some earlier talks wasn't present.

• Low volume of Turkish mill orders depresses European ferrous prices Jun 10, 2005

  The northern European export price for ferrous scrap fell another $20 a tonne in the past two weeks as Turkish mini-mills reduced buying in a quiet market.

• Strong demand, Comex tags build fire under copper scrap Jun 10, 2005

  A combination of strong U.S. demand and a surge in the price of Comex copper has pushed up brass mill and refiners' copper scrap prices.

• A crime buster, yes, but pilfering remains Jun 10, 2005

  An economics instructor who interviewed people turning in cans and bottles to collect the California redemption fee found a sizeable group of professional scavengers averaging $6.33 an hour and getting more than 20 percent of their household income from the activity.

• Blaze damages Kramer yard in LA Jun 10, 2005

  A fire has damaged one of Kramer Metals' two scrapyards in Los Angeles.

• Strong Chinese demand propels zinc exports Jun 08, 2005

  U.S. exports of zinc scrap rose in March to their highest level in more than a decade, spurred by strong buying from China.

• Ferrous Solutions selects furnace from RDO for faster test analysis Jun 08, 2005

  Ferrous Solutions Inc., a Massillon, Ohio, scrap supplier, is using a lab-size induction furnace to melt engineered-grade scrap mixtures to verify their chemical composition.

• Able UK under attack over effort to acquire old Scottish shipyard Jun 08, 2005

  Able UK Ltd., the company contracted to dismantle 13 U.S. "Ghost Fleet" vessels, is trying to buy an outdated shipyard in Scotland.

• Mexico top destination for US aluminum RSI Jun 07, 2005

  Mexico has established itself as the primary destination for U.S. exports of aluminum remelt scrap ingot (RSI), judging by the most recent Commerce Department statistics.

• US decline, Asian weakness spurs Tokyo Steel to pare buying prices Jun 07, 2005

  The decline in U.S. ferrous scrap prices and continuing weak market conditions throughout much of Asia have led Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Corp. to pare ferrous scrap buying prices at its works by 500 yen ($4.70) per tonne for all grades.

• Harsco is awarded SiderPeru, USS contracts Jun 07, 2005

  Harsco Corp.'s MultiServ mill services division has received a contract for mill services at Empresa Siderurgica del Peru (SiderPeru) and new contracts at U.S. Steel Corp. facilities in Serbia and Slovakia.

• Titanium exports surge on ferroalloys demand Jun 06, 2005

  Offshore sales of titanium scrap soared nearly 80 percent in March from the previous month's already strong pace.

• Pa. workshops aim to complement mercury switch removal program Jun 06, 2005

  Automobile recyclers and shredder plant operators interested in mercury switch removal have been invited to participate in workshops Tuesday evening in Allentown, Pa.

• Copper scrap balloons upward as flow thins out, futures fatten Jun 06, 2005

  Copper scrap prices continue to climb upwards as material flows dry up and Comex copper, which often influences scrap prices, moves higher.

• Tax evasion lands Hirschfeld 1-year prison term Jun 06, 2005

  A scrap supplier who took partial payment in cash to obtain off-the-books personal funds has received a one-year prison sentence for tax evasion.