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A federal court has dismissed ethnic intimidation claims against Kalamazoo Metal Recyclers Inc. (KMR) and its workers, who detained three Hispanic men they suspected of trying to steal metal from the scrap company in August 2006.
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Commercial Alloys Corp., a Twinsburg, Ohio-based scrap processor, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection along with its affiliated secondary aluminum facilities, branded Aluminum One, in Minerva, Ohio, and Scottsboro, Ala.
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The U.S. Maritime Administration (Marad) has hired a Concord, Calif., company to remove and contain peeling paint from “Ghost Fleet” vessels anchored at Suisun Bay, Calif.
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China’s largest stainless steel producer has hired Harsco Corp. to develop a new working relationship for the treatment and utilization of stainless and carbon steel slag in China.
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Demand for ferrous scrap from key markets such as Turkey has retreated in the past two weeks, with market participants expecting mills to stay out of the market until mid-December or early January.
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Rifkin Scrap Iron & Metal Co. will receive $282,800 in tax breaks to ease its move from a riverfront site, slated for residential and commercial use, to another Saginaw, Mich., property being treated for pollution problems.
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The U.S. Maritime Administration (Marad) has hired a Concord, Calif., company to remove and contain peeling paint from “Ghost Fleet” vessels anchored at Suisun Bay, Calif.
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Commercial Alloys Corp., a Twinsburg, Ohio-based scrap processor, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection along with its affiliated aluminum smelters in Minerva, Ohio, and Scottsboro, Ala.
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China’s largest stainless steel producer has hired Harsco Corp. to develop a new working relationship for the treatment and utilization of stainless and carbon steel slag in China.
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Metech International Inc. has endorsed the e-Stewards program of the Basel Action Network (BAN), an advocacy group on hazardous waste that has begun work on a certification program for processors of defunct electronic equipment.
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The European Commission wants to make the dismantling of old ships safer for workers and the environment—both in Europe and elsewhere.
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Aluminum scrap prices declined 45 percent from two months ago at Boeing Co.’s auction of material to be generated over the next four months.
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The European Commission wants to make the dismantling of old ships safer for workers and the environment—both in Europe and elsewhere.
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Mixed steel scrap from an Army facility in Texas was valued at $86.40 per long ton in a military auction Tuesday, down 53 percent from the previous contract.
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Aluminum scrap prices declined 45 percent from two months ago at Boeing Co.’s auction of material to be generated over the next four months.
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Four Kalamazoo, Mich., scrapyard workers accused of detaining and assaulting men they suspected of trying to steal scrap metal from their company were sentenced this week, while three men in Canton, Ohio, were told they face a grand jury and charges of kidnapping two men they believed had stolen scrap metal from former Republic Steel Corp. property.
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U.S. aluminum scrap exports fell again in September, with Taiwan leading the retreat.
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The Canadian Association of Recycling Industries (Cari) is polling members on their interest in a “preferred” fixed-price group rate for electricity and natural gas contracts.
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U.S. aluminum scrap exports fell again in September, with Taiwan leading the retreat.
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The Canadian Association of Recycling Industries (Cari) is polling members on their interest in a “preferred” fixed-price group rate for electricity and natural gas contracts.
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New rules adopted by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) prohibit scrap metal shippers from piling loose scrap in mounds above the top of any gondola car, according to the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI).
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Northern Indiana Metals LLC, a lead and zinc smelter and detinner in Whiting, Ind., has ceased operating and soon will enter liquidation due to a loan covenant violation.
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Northern Indiana Metals LLC, a lead and zinc smelter and detinner in Whiting, Ind., has ceased operating and soon will enter liquidation due to a loan covenant violation.
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Metrade LLC, a Midwest copper and stainless steel scrap trader, is calling it quits and shutting down operations.