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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.
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Slowing demand and loosening scrap supply caused some secondary aluminum alloys to weaken May 20, sources said.
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City officials in Lakeland, Fla., have approved Automotive Core Supply Inc.’s request to open a metals recycling facility in the city.
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Stainless steel scrap processor buying prices have dropped along with official nickel pricing, with processors now looking toward the second half of the year for a pickup in orders.
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Shippers of raw materials have seen a dramatic increase in thefts from containers in China, an indirect result of the country’s Operation Green Fence crackdown on scrap imports.
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A Philadelphia recycler has been quietly making plans to install an auto shredder.
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U.S. East Coast bulk ferrous scrap export prices fell to a three-year low this past week as Turkish mill buyers continued to hammer down prices.
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A former employee of Sims Group USA Corp. who filed a lawsuit against the company alleging wrongful termination, age discrimination, retaliation and conversion has asked for a jury trial.
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Missouri’s Senate has approved updated scrap metal legislation, which now heads to the desk of Gov. Jay Nixon for his signature.
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China Armco Metals Inc.’s revenue took a hit in the first quarter as metal ore trading declined dramatically, although the company managed to narrow its net loss compared with the same year-ago period.