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Demand for U.S. ferrous scrap by offshore steelmakers is strong, industry sources said, but the ongoing shortage of ships and record high freight rates have driven shippers to rely more heavily on containers to carry the metal overseas.
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The electronics recycling workshop at a federal prison in Elkton, Ohio, releases dangerous levels of lead and cadmium whenever air filters are replaced in ventilation equipment, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Grimmel Industries Inc. has gained another extension on its lease at the waterfront scrapyard in Portsmouth, N.H., although this time it’s for one year with an option for another year.
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The electronics recycling workshop at a federal prison in Elkton, Ohio, releases dangerous levels of lead and cadmium whenever air filters are replaced in ventilation equipment, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Grimmel Industries Inc. has gained another extension on its lease at the waterfront scrapyard in Portsmouth, N.H., although this time it’s for one year with an option for another year.
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U.S. copper scrap prices have come under downward pressure as copper on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange continues to fall on a rising dollar.
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Robert W. Philip, former chairman and chief executive officer of Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., has agreed to pay more than $260,000 to settle allegations that he bribed officials overseas to do business with the Portland, Ore.-based scrap exporter.
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West Coast scrap metal exporters who use containers to carry metals overseas face a double whammy at the port of Los Angeles this month higher container freight rates and an anti-pollution levy from the port authority.
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The latest auction of aircraft aluminum scrap to be generated at Chicago-based Boeing Co.’s two Washington state aircraft plants during the first quarter produced mixed results.
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A Vermont scrapyard is being lauded for saving several stolen bronze sculptures valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars from being turned into ingot.
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The latest auction of aircraft aluminum scrap to be generated at Chicago-based Boeing Co.’s two Washington state aircraft plants during the first quarter produced mixed results.
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A Vermont scrapyard is being lauded for saving several stolen bronze sculptures valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars from being turned into ingot.
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West Coast scrap metal exporters who use containers to carry their metals overseas face a double whammy at the port of Los Angeles this month—higher container freight rates and an anti-pollution levy from the port authority.
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Several hundred U.S. scrap companies are still waiting to receive confirmation that applications to renew Chinese export licenses have been accepted as the end-of-year expiration of their old licenses looms.
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Several hundred U.S. scrap companies are still waiting to receive confirmation that applications to renew Chinese export licenses have been accepted as the end-of-year expiration of their old licenses looms.
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Maser Corp.’s Barrie, Ontario, electronics recycling facility has boosted its intake capacity by 25 percent to more than 1,000 short tons a month from 800 tons previously after a brief period of holding off new customers.
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The spot market for secondary aluminum ingot shows hints of inching upward, but not enough to move the quotes out of currently listed price ranges.
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Shredded aircraft titanium, mixed with other materials, sold for $1.72 a pound in a military auction that closed Tuesday. Potential bidders were given a chance to view the material ahead of time at a civilian warehouse in Tucson, Ariz.
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The value of U.S. scrap metal exports totaled a record $1.16 billion in October, inching above the $1.15-billion record set in June and well above the $965-million total in September and $888 million in October last year.
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The spot market for secondary aluminum ingot shows hints of inching upward, but not enough to move the quotes out of currently listed price ranges.
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Maser Corp.’s Barrie, Ontario, electronics recycling facility has boosted its intake capacity by 25 percent to more than 1,000 short tons a month from 800 tons previously after a brief period of holding off new customers.
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The value of U.S. scrap metal exports totaled a record $1.16 billion in October, inching above the $1.15-billion record set in June and well above the $965-million total in September and $888 million in October last year.
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The New Jersey Senate’s Appropriations Committee has passed an electronics recycling bill that would require computer manufacturers to accept returns of discarded equipment without charge, but would finance television recycling with a $10 fee on new sets sold.
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The New Jersey Senate’s Appropriations Committee has passed an electronics recycling bill that would require computer manufacturers to accept returns of discarded equipment without charge, but would finance television recycling with a $10 fee on new sets sold.