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Three seriously injured workers remained hospitalized Friday from an explosion Thursday at the Manchester, Ga., smelter of G&S Metals Inc. but equipment damage was mostly confined to a pre-heater and ductwork.
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U.S. exports of cut ferrous scrap dipped 16.6 percent in September despite a spike in the tonnage shipped to Turkey, the leading offshore market for many East Coast scrap shippers.
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Two “Ghost Fleet” vessels that were slated to be dismantled by a now-defunct Sparrows Point, Md., shipbreaker will instead be scrapped at a Bay Bridge Enterprises LLC facility in Chesapeake, Va.
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An explosion at G&S Metals Inc.’s Manchester, Ga., plant on Thursday injured seven workers, one of which is in critical condition, two in serious condition and four suffering lesser injuries.
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Two “Ghost Fleet” vessels that were slated to be dismantled by a now-defunct Sparrows Point, Md., shipbreaker will instead be scrapped at a Bay Bridge Enterprises LLC facility in Chesapeake, Va.
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Ferrous Processing & Trading Co. (FPT) is eyeing a former lumber yard in Ontario, Ohio, as a backup yard for steel scrap clips from General Motors Corp.’s nearby Mansfield stamping plant.
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A former janitor at Advanced Magnesium Alloys Corp. (Amacor) has pleaded guilty to setting the fire that destroyed a warehouse at the magnesium recycler’s Anderson, Ind., plant in January 2005.
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Spot prices for secondary aluminum ingot have softened slightly in the past week, but revisions to A380.1 were generally within the current AMM range of $1.095 to $1.11 a pound.
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A year’s worth of shredded aluminum scrap from discarded aircraft and vehicle parts was valued at 42 cents a pound in a military auction Tuesday, with a high bid of $757,000.
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Ferrous Processing & Trading Co. (FPT) is eyeing a former lumber yard in Ontario, Ohio, as a backup yard for steel scrap clips from General Motors Corp.’s nearby Mansfield stamping plant.
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A former janitor at Advanced Magnesium Alloys Corp. (Amacor) has pleaded guilty to setting the fire that destroyed a warehouse at the magnesium recycler’s Anderson, Ind., plant in January 2005.
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Spot prices for secondary aluminum ingot have softened slightly in the past week, but revisions to A380.1 were generally within the current AMM range of $1.095 to $1.11 a pound.
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German scrap processor Interseroh AG has bought Rohstoffe Kohler GmbH to strengthen its operations in the southwest of the country. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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The owners of North American Ship Recycling Inc. (NASR), a Sparrows Point, Md., shipbreaker, are being accused of fraudulently transferring assets to escape paying a court judgment, according to a lawsuit filed by attorneys for an Elizabeth, N.J., toxic waste cleanup company
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Loeb-Lorman Metals Inc., formerly Lorman Iron & Metal, has received ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications for its scrap metals processing facilities in Fort Atkinson, Reedsburg and Watertown, Wis.
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U.S. smelters’ buying prices for aluminum scrap are mostly flat, although the export mixture known as zorba has weakened considerably, sources said.
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The owners of North American Ship Recycling Inc. (NASR), a Sparrows Point, Md., shipbreaker, are being accused of fraudulently transferring assets to escape paying a court judgment, according to a lawsuit filed by attorneys for an Elizabeth, N.J., toxic waste cleanup company
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U.S. smelters’ buying prices for aluminum scrap are mostly flat, although the export mixture known as zorba has weakened considerably, sources said.
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Canadian steelmaker Ivaco Rolling Mills LP has named Montreal-based American Iron & Metal Co. Inc. as its exclusive supplier of scrap steel effective Dec. 1.
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Canadian steelmaker Ivaco Rolling Mills LP has chosen Montreal-based American Iron & Metal Co. Inc. as its exclusive supplier of scrap steel, effective Dec. 1.
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Boeing Co.’s quarterly auction of forthcoming scrap aluminum will include a projected 5.2 million pounds of briquetted borings.
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Despite stronger sales to specialty steelmakers in several Asian countries, U.S. exports of stainless steel scrap dipped slightly in September for the third consecutive month but still remained well ahead of the pace of the past two years.
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Tube City IMS Corp. has named two new financial vice presidents and a new vice president of information technology (IT).
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Sims Group Ltd. has warned that higher ocean freight costs and the weak U.S. dollar could cut its earnings for the six months ending Dec. 31 by as much as 13 percent.