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Friday, 31 August 2007
 

Metals - Copper Prices Mixed As Equities Ease


In other metals, nickel was up at 28375 usd from 27805 usd. Aluminium eased to 2525 usd against 2528 usd, lead was up to 3150 usd from 3115 usd, ...
As Published by money.cnn.com

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Cobalt: Lithium-Based and Nickel-Based Rechargeable Batteries


The result has been first the growth and now the consolidation of the copper and cobalt industries in the DRC. Why are copper, nickel and cobalt tied ...
resourceinvestor.com

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Gold Edges Higher


Copper steady: Copper prices were steady on Wednesday as a bounce in global equities offset rising London Metal Exchange stocks and fears about a slowdown ...
dailytimes.com.pk

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DJ BASE METALS: Sideways Trade As Mkt Nervous Over Month's End


Copper closed the kerb session at $7400 a metric ton, up $40 from Wednesday's close. LME nickel closed up $505 at $28300/ton and LME aluminum ended near flat ...
fxstreet.com

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Steel Dynamics Updates Third Quarter Earnings Guidance


Lower steel scrap costs for the third quarter, as we mentioned previously, will have a positive impact on the quarter's results due to our favorable scrap ...
As Published by money.cnn.com

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NORTH AMERICAN STEEL PRICES STRUGGLE TO KEEP PACE WITH EU AND


Long products' values should hold up over period four as both scrap costs and demand remain high. The MEPS EU Composite Price surpassed its previous peak in ...
meps.co.uk

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Interseroh "buy"


Healthy demand from China and growing environmental awareness are expected to support steel and metal scrap prices going forward, Dexia Securities adds.
newratings.com

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Gerdau Ameristeel Announces Tender Offer For Chaparral Steel ...


... of mill finished steel products. Through its vertically integrated network of 17 mini-mills (including one 50% owned joint venture mini-mill), 17 scrap ...
As Published by money.cnn.com

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Namibia: Stolen Copper Wire Seized At Walvis Bay


More than a tonne of stolen NamPower copper wire, which was destined for the scrap-metal trade at Walvis Bay, was intercepted by the Swakopmund Police on ...
allafrica.com

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Police Operation On Full Metal Alert


In addition to police officers looking for stolen scrap metal, officers from HM Revenue & Customs conducted 52 tank dips in the search for illegal red ...
thecomet.net

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Metal Management Inc.: Staying Active During Challenging Times


Mars Industries handled approximately 330000 tons of ferrous scrap metal per year in the Detroit area. The Detroit business was fully integrated into Metal ...
industryweek.com

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Introduction to the Scrap Metal Trade


Recycling scrap metal has always been a potential business in which one can make money and even more so now with a huge emphasis on recycling. ...
pr-gb.com

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Thursday, 30 August 2007
 

Steel Prices Set To Rise


Scrap metal, the main component of reinforcing steel and wire, is traded in US dollars. Scrap metal prices have hit historic highs over the past four months ...
tvnz.co.nz

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Steel Consumption May Exceed 8mil Tonnes


Scrap was currently traded at US$270 to US$290 a tonne against US$110 per tonne two years ago, said Chow, who is also Southern Steel Bhd chief operating ...
biz.thestar.com.my

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Steel Scrap Recycling Drops as Reserves Decline


Also, as steel production rates have increased, so has the demand for steel scrap. These two points are evident in the historic high prices for steel scrap, ...
As Published by 33metalproducing.com

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On The Market For A Span? Mount Si Bridge Is For Sale


If it were sold for scrap, the 93-ton bridge could fetch an estimated $10000, said Jim Markus, engineering manager for the county Road Services Division. ...
seattletimes.nwsource.com

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Ex-Official In Port Clinton Indicted In Scrap Metal Theft


A high-ranking city employee who recently resigned from his post over the sale of city-owned scrap metal was indicted this morning in Ottawa ...
toledoblade.com

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Steel And Wire Prices Driven Up


The fall in the New Zealand dollar from over US 80c to around US 70c during the past month and the continued rising price of world scrap metal are driving ...
scoop.co.nz

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WV Legislature Passes Scrap Metal Theft Bill


The West Virginia State Legislature passed a bill earlier this month that seeks to mandate steps and procedures to reduce the amount of scrap metal theft ...
recyclingtoday.com

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Scrap Metal Thefts Are Police Priority


... some from as far afield as Bolton and known to be stolen to order to use to transport scrap metal, they feel the police are 'not interested. ...
tamesideadvertiser.co.uk

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Round-The-Clock Licence Plan


Over 100 licenses that have hampered growth of sub sectors such as film, scrap metal, industrial alcohol licenses among others are to be repealed or ...
eastandard.net

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Church Bells Ring Up Hot Trade As Scrap Metal


Plymouth Trinity United Church's bell was stolen during the winter, and later found in a scrap yard. "Nothing like this has ever happened before," Favreau ...
canada.com

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Theft Of Metal On Rise In Area


The bell was originally stolen in 1987 three men who sledge hammered it into 50 pieces to sell it -- unnoticed -- as scrap metal. ...
benningtonbanner.com

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Gold, Silver Climb As Energy Prices Rise, US Dollar Recedes


Nickel, tin, aluminum and copper rose. Copper found late support in news that unionized workers at Southern Copper Corp. copper mines in Peru voted to start ...
iht.com

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Surging Nickel Ore Imports


Shanghai copper prices moved generally in line with LME prices last week, although in recent weeks, there has been a noticeable narrowing of the ...
mineweb.net

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Low US Demand Puts Pressure On Copper, Zinc


Industrial metals copper, zinc and nickel are expected to remain under pressure on dampening housing demand in the US and rising inventories at ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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The Indian Head Cent


And yet there was such a time & The creation of the copper-nickel Flying Eagle cent in 1857, which replaced the large cent, produced profound changes in the ...
Enumismaster.com

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Wednesday, 29 August 2007
 

Law Helps Police Track Stolen Metal


Lancaster police and scrap metal recyclers will be working closer together after city council voted Monday on revisions to the city's scrap ...
lancastereaglegazette.com

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Man Seen Stealing Scrap Metal Is Located & Arrested


A man observed stealing scrap metal this afternoon was located by deputies and arrested, the sheriff's office reported. Keith A. Snyder, 37, ...
As Published by bradenton.com

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Officials Plan Crackdown On Scrap Metal Thefts


... number of scrap metals thefts, particularly copper and aluminum. These records would then be used by the department for possible leads into metal thefts.
zwire.com

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Belonging and Belief, Found in Scrap Lumber


One problem in the sometimes illicit world of salvage, where issues of ownership and taxes can be as twisted as scrap metal, is simply getting the sellers ...
nytimes.com

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Procurement and Sourcing News: Staggering Rise in Metals Prices ...


By The global prices for a variety metals, such as copper, nickel, and titanium, have soared in the past few years, as the enormous ...
scdigest.com

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Copper Thefts Hit Farms Hard, Rising Metal Prices Fuel Surge


A recent bill in California that would have required recyclers to implement more safeguards to identify people selling scrap metal failed, ...
mercurynews.com

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General Assembly Establishes Metal Theft Committee


He said CSOonline, a noted publication for executives in the security industry, calls scrap metal theft a nationwide "epidemic," noting that the ...
chattanoogan.com

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Wilfred Turns Scrap Metal Into Tiny Dream Machines


Wilfred said most of the models took two to three months of sporadic work to complete, and are made mostly from scrap metal, with some wooden pieces and a ...
abc.net.au

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Metals Slip As Copper Stocks Jump


Steelmaking raw material nickel was down $850 after industry sources said Posco, the world's fourth-largest steelmaker, would cut stainless steel output by ...
africa.reuters.com

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Metals Melt On Glut Fears


Nickel and copper fell in London as stockpile increases stoked speculation of a glut of metals in the international markets. Aluminium and zinc also dropped ...
business-standard.com

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Procurement and Sourcing News: Staggering Rise in Metals Prices ...


The global prices for a variety metals, such as copper, nickel, and titanium, have soared in the past few years, as the enormous ...
scdigest.com

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Gippsland To Further Test Nickel-Copper Prospect Beside Ancient ...


Mining company Gippsland Ltd said it will further survey the Abu Swayel nickel-copper prospect next to an ancient Egyptian ...
forbes.com

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Canadian Arrow Acquires New Nickel - Copper Project


Previous exploration efforts identified nickel-copper sulphide mineralization in twelve trenches along a 700 metre trend. The zone, discovered in 1965 by ...
newswire.ca

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Quanex Fiscal Third Quarter 2007 Results


... ($0.05 per diluted share) non-cash LIFO charge that primarily reflects the rise in the cost of steel scrap at the Company's Vehicular Products Group. ...
As Published by money.cnn.com

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Consumption Of Steel To Rise 5% This Year & 7% In 2008


However, the huge demand for steel from China to build its infrastructure
had caused the supply of scrap steel to dwindle," Narendran said. ...
theedgedaily.com

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A Green Stand At The Fair


The cost of making new steel, copper and even paper has skyrocketed as demand from China and India for raw materials have exploded in recent years. Scrap ...
startribune.com

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Fired Contractor Can Still Make Millions In Deutsche Scrap


Officials would confirm only that the contractor is allowed to sell off any scrap it recovers and cleans, from steel beams to air conditioning units. ...
nydailynews.com

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Tuesday, 28 August 2007
 

Scrap Lessons


Pupils at Peers School at Littlemore, Oxford, had spent weeks scouring their parents' sheds, garages and attics for any scrap metal they could find. ...
oxfordmail.net

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Man, 37, Seen Stealing Scrap Metal, Arrested


A man observed stealing scrap metal Sunday afternoon was located by deputies and arrested, the sheriff's office reported. Keith A. Snyder, 37, ...
As Published by bradenton.com

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Makers Find Practical, Nontoxic Materials


Ltd focuses mainly on OEM designs, with women's belt buckles in zinc alloy and copper among the best-selling models. Belt buckles from D-Max are nickel-free ...
fashion.globalsources.com

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Realty Stocks Hit Hardest In Recent Fall


Experts said prices of most commodities including copper, nickel, aluminum and zinc, had fallen in the international markets on speculation that a global ...
business-standard.com

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Chrometco Lifts DRC Interest


Meanwhile, Simons has almost fully switched his attention to a number of potential projects in the DRC, where copper, cobalt, nickel and tin have caught his ...
miningmx.com

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Copper Rises in Asia on Better-Than-Expected US Home Sales


Aluminum was 1.4 percent higher at $2568 a ton, nickel 0.4 percent lower at $27700 a ton, and tin down 0.5 percent at $14550 a ton. ...
bloomberg.com

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Steel Recycling Holds Strong Despite Inventory Crunch


Prices for steel scrap remain significantly above the historical average price, and as a result, inventories of steel scrap across America are at their ...
earthtimes.org

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Monday, 27 August 2007
 

Oil & Oilseeds End Weak


NON-FERROUS METALS: Mixed trends were noticed in the Delhi non-ferrous metals market past week with Nickel, Tin Ingot, Copper and Cadmium recording sharp ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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Asian Stocks Gain on Outlook for US Economy; Toyota Climbs


1 nickel producer, rose 2 percent to 2355 yen. A measure of six metals traded on the London Metal Exchange, including copper and nickel, added 0.8 percent ...
bloomberg.com

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Scrap Surge


"We're preparing for the growth, and getting the proper equipment to handle all the scrap metal that's produced in this valley." The new machinery includes ...
helenair.com

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Scrapyard Blaze Anniversary Marked By Second Fire


A four-alarm fire broke at a scrap metal yard in northern Toronto exactly a year after the same location was destroyed by another blaze. ...
toronto.ctv.ca

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Memories Stolen


Unscrupulous scrap dealers must stop claiming ignorance. If there is no market for this precious "scrap" metal, it is unlikely the thievery will continue.
langleytimes.com

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Thief's Demise May Spur New Law


In the wake of a scrap thief's on-the-job death, Massillon City Councilman Tim Bryan has asked council to review a scrap metal law adopted ...
indeonline.com

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Scrap Metal Probe Now A Criminal Case


Babcock and Heschel are accused of selling scrap metal from a city-owned facility with the intent to set up a slush fund. They were also aware of a cash ...
sanduskyregister.com

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Nothing's Sacred For Metal Morons


Scrap metal thieves may think stealing brass, copper and stainless steal from address plates, grave markers and wiring for ...
burnabynewsleader.com

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Legislation Looks To Curb Copper Thieves


Scrap metal dealers like Roland and Roy Hess, of Hess Brothers Scrap Metal Inc., and Vance Kraner, of Kraner Metals & Recycling, worked on changes during an ...
lancastereaglegazette.com

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New Law Targets Metal Thieves


"They have to be legitimate transactions," said Castillo, who sells more than $3 million in scrap metal a year. "You just have to abide by the law because ...
As Published by chicagotribune.com

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Scrap Metal Stolen


They took the metal, mostly old window frames, between 6.30pm on Friday, August 17 and 10.30am on Saturday, August 18. The scrap had been ...
ealingtimes.co.uk

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Copper Catches Thieves' Eyes


"The price was 60 cents per pound when I began in the scrap metal business in 1999 - and that was a good price at the time." Williard on Thursday was buying ...
As Published by therecordherald.com

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Utility Firm Offers Financial Reward for Help in Catching Scrap ...


Embarq Corp., a telecommunications company headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, is offering a $5000 reward for information leading to the arrest and ...
recyclingtoday.com

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Bend School's Bleachers Are Dismantled, Sold For Scrap


And they were sold as scrap metal for about $140. School officials noticed last week that the small set of bleachers, which were used for fans at the ...
bendbulletin.com

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2 Port Clinton Officials Disciplined Over Sale Of Scrap Metal


14, about a month after the city hired the Toledo law firm of Marshall & Melhorn to investigate the sale of scrap metal. It hand-delivered its final report ...
toledoblade.com

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Scrap Metal Execs Make Donation To Gleaners After Copper Theft


And we have the same issues at our companies," scrap metal recycler Greg Goldstein said. "They're not really responsible. They are trying to be good and ...
wishtv.com

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200 Cases Of Lead Theft In Just 150 Days


The crimewave has been caused by a dramatic leap in the international price of scrap metal, with the demand for raw materials in the Far East spiralling. ...
northamptonchron.co.uk

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Arrests Made In Scrap Metal Cases


By Steven Hepker Jackson County sheriff's deputies and city police reported two brazen attempts to steal scrap metal Thursday. The first incident involved ...
mlive.com

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GobiMin Earns Record Profits


The nickel and copper company said Friday it earned 7.5 cents a share for the second quarter ended June 30, compared with 1.6 cents a share for the same ...
thestar.com

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Do Freight Rates Tell The True Story?


The family of traded base metals grouped under the GFMS Index - copper, nickel, zinc, lead, and aluminium - have together seen price falls of 15pc over the ...
telegraph.co.uk

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Copper, Nickel, Aluminum Fall on Speculation Credit Woes Linger


Copper, nickel, aluminum and zinc fell in London, paring their first weekly gain in five, on speculation that a global credit squeeze may ...
bloomberg.com

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Saturday, 25 August 2007
 

Metals - Copper Edges HigherAmong


other metals, nickel was up at 28440 usd from 28200 usd after gaining 1000 usd yesterday. Nickel's gains were supported by a report from the World ...
forbes.com

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Metals - Copper Edges Higher, Tracking Equities


Among other metals, nickel was up at 28440 usd from 28200 usd after gaining 1000 usd yesterday. Nickel's gains were supported by a report from the World ...
forbes.com

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Gold Steadies, Vulnerable As Credit Worries Persists


Copper for three-months delivery on the London Metal Exchange was at $7185/7195 a tonne down $75 from Thursday's close. London-listed miners BHP Billiton ...
dailytimes.com.pk

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Steel Ministry To Recommend Waiver Of 5% Import Duty On Scrap


Secondary steel producers made a demand for abolishing the 5% import duty at the council meeting saying that there is already a 4% CVD on scrap barring a ...
indiainfoline.com

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Second-Quarter Report & Outlook


The scrap yards will partly serve as a source of steel scrap to the company's mill in Roanoke, Va. "We didn't buy these things just to be feeders to the ...
metalcenternews.com

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Thieves Risk Lives For Metal


THIEVES risking their lives to steal copper, lead and other metals have turned the Nuneaton area into Warwickshire's scrap metal capital. ...
iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk

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