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Raymond E. Waddell Jr., a scrap veteran who spent more than half a century in the industry, has died aged 76.
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Ferrous scrap participants globally are bracing themselves for a weaker market for the remainder of 2013 against slow demand in the steel sector, a theme that dominated proceedings during a session at this week’s Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) conference in Shanghai.
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The China Association of Metal Scrap Utilization (Camu), which represents the country’s ferrous scrap recyclers and consumers, continues to urge the Chinese government to give value-added tax (VAT) rebates to standardized scrap recyclers.
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Minnesota recyclers will have to hold untitled vehicles for 15 days now that Gov. Mark Dayton has signed off on modifications to existing scrap metal regulations that aim to put the brakes on vehicle thefts.
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Behr Iron & Metal Co. is acquiring Bloomington, Ill.-based Morris Tick Co., deepening its foothold in the Midwest.
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Prices for scrap aluminum wheels have fallen since the start of May as recent downturns on the London Metal Exchange coupled with greater supply have caused the wheel market to "soften slightly," sources say.
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Gerdau is a step closer to increasing the size of a Whitby, Ontario, landfill that accepts residue from its auto shredder operation.
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Ronald Louis Schumann, vice chairman and owner of I. Schumann & Co. LLC, died May 17 after a short battle with lung cancer. He was 67.
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Stricter supervision by Chinese customs has hit small-scale scrap importers in China, according to delegates at the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) conference in Shanghai.
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Some grades of secondary smelters’ aluminum scrap fell May 23, as participants said that domestic supply has loosened as a result of improving weather conditions across much of the Midwest.
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Amerimex Recycling LLC has won a breach-of-contract lawsuit against PPG Industries Inc., which it had accused of wrongly terminating a scrap metal contract.
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Ferrous scrap prices appear to be leaning toward another price drop in June, according to early market speculation.
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U.S. nonferrous scrap exports dropped significantly in the first quarter compared with the same period last year as aluminum and copper scrap struggled to secure demand.
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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries is teaming up with a nonprofit organization to educate students on career prospects in the recycling industry.
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Most copper scrap grades saw discounts increase May 22 as a recent strengthening on the Comex, coupled with subdued domestic demand, caused spreads to widen, market participants say.
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Garey Rittenhouse has been dismissed as vice president of nonferrous trading at PSC Metals Inc., he told AMM.
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The former manager of a U.S. Navy bombing range has been accused of conspiring with salvage yard owners to steal $6.7 million in scrap metal between 2005 and 2011.
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West Coast ferrous scrap export prices for bulk shipments have dropped to a nearly five-year low as exporters continue to search for demand in Far East Asia.
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U.S. ferrous scrap exports slipped slightly in the first quarter compared with a year earlier as demand from Asian consumers remained underwhelming.
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Nadca, along with representatives from several large die casting firms, met with officials from the LME’s aluminum committee May 22 to discuss the effectiveness of the Nasaac, Nadca president Daniel L. Twarog said.
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A site in Kansas' Allen County that was once home to many lead and zinc smelters will be added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund National Priorities List, the EPA said.
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An Oregon auto and scrap metal recycler has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Metalico Inc. is buying two privately held scrapyards in Pennsylvania and New York.
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European copper scrap supply remains tight despite rebounding copper prices since mid-April, market sources said.