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U.S. Battery Manufacturing Co. has agreed to pay $167,000 in fines and upgrade its air filtration system at its Corona, Calif., facility to settle alleged federal Clean Air Act violations.
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A worker was killed at Plank Road Auto Wreckers’ recycling facility in Sarnia, Ontario.
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The owners of Atland Recycling Inc. are facing felony charges for allegedly selling stolen property.
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U.S. ferrous scrap exporters and buyers for Turkish mills are headed for a price standoff as the market awaits more direction from U.S. domestic prices this week as well as Turkish rebar sales, sources told AMM.
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China produced about 5.4 million tons of secondary nonferrous metal products such as alloys in the first nine months of 2012, up 3.8 percent from the same period last year, according to the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association Recycling Metal Branch (CMRA).
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Appliance Recycling Centers of America Inc. (Arca) has named Jeffrey Cammerrer chief financial officer.
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California’s governor has signed into law two measures that will hold scrap recyclers accountable for stolen metals.
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Due to a reporting error, an Oct. 2 story incorrectly stated that Sims Metal Management Ltd. sold its interest in Southern Recycling LLC, a joint venture with European Metal Recycling Ltd. Sims actually sold its joint-venture interest in facilities in Bowling Green and Owensboro, Ky., and Nashville, Tenn., to Houchens Industries Inc.
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Three Rivers Iron & Metal has agreed to pay more than $20,000 to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to resolve alleged violations at its Elkins facility.
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Sims Metal Management Ltd. has sold its Colorado holdings to Evraz Recycling and divested its interest in a joint venture in the Southeast.
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Spot lead premiums in the United States have soared in recent weeks due to high raw material costs at secondary smelters.
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Peregrine Co. has purchased the assets of secondary carbon steel distributor Sparta Steel for an undisclosed amount.
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Weak demand from U.S. steel mills is not likely to offer any major support to shredded scrap prices despite reports of supply tightness, according to market participants.
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Special T Metals LLC has filed a lawsuit against a company started by a former employee, claiming infringement of its trademark and common law rights by using its name to attract customers.
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U.S. bulk ferrous scrap export prices lost further ground as exporters implemented cuts to secure volumes.
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PSC Metals Inc. continues to transform its leadership team, appointing a former Harsco Corp. executive to serve as its chief financial officer.
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Alter Trading Corp. has purchased Milwaukee metals recycler Miller Compressing Co., Alter said Friday.
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West Coast export prices for containerized ferrous scrap are coming under pressure after a modest price increase by exporters saw volumes drop this past week, sources told AMM.
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Secondary aluminum alloy prices inched higher Thursday after scrap dealers refused to lower tags on major grades, sources told AMM.
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Chinese ferrous scrap consumption is set to decline for the first time in years, according to the China Association of Metalscrap Utilization.
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Midwest steel mills are expected to enter the scrap market by the end of next week to announce their buying programs for October, although market participants told AMM they anticipate lower demand due to announced outages brought on by weaker demand for finished products.
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John Silva has joined Upstate Shredding LLC-Ben Weitsman & Son Inc. as vice president of port operations.
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SA Recycling LLC has filed a lawsuit against a California recycler, alleging patent infringement.
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Japanese scrap tags continue to slide as Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd. again cut its scrap buying prices amid lackluster demand and falling export tags.