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Stainless scrap market participants are backing an analyst's prediction that the ramp-up of Outokumpu Oyj’s mill in Calvert, Ala., could push the U.S. market into deficit.
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Prices for secondary aluminum alloy were unchanged March 25, with sources indicating that a lack of price movement in both secondary smelter scrap and alloy grades was creating a growing sense of uneasiness.
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China has issued draft rules that seek to immediately shut secondary lead producers with a capacity below 10,000 tonnes per year, as well as those with crucible-melting or coal-fired furnaces.
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All Green Recycling Inc. is calling it quits after two and a half years in the industry.
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The result of a bulk scrap tender released March 25 by a Turkish mill is expected to set the tone for this week’s U.S. and European export prices to the world’s largest scrap-importing nation.
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Alter Trading Corp. has announced plans to invest $20 million at one of its four auto shredding plants in Iowa.
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Japanese ferrous scrap prices have hit their highest levels in well over a year, but the increase could stall, market sources said.
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Industry groups remain divided on the results of a large study examining used electronics products (UEPs) exports.
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Prices for containerized ferrous scrap exported from the West Coast dropped again this past week, as market conditions in East and Southeast Asia remained bleak.
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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.