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Wednesday, 31 December 2008
Housing, capital goods help copper smelters
These units produce over 40 per cent of the red metal produced in the country. The revival of these units is significant as a number of secondary copper and ... Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:07

Scrap Metal Demand Up Slightly
After the market for scrap metal fell with the rest of the economy, a local scrap metal company had fears they would have to shut the gates. ... CD98.9 - Simcoe,Canada Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:06

Heavy metal (for soft hearts)
As with the creating of most things there is resulting scrap. In the case of MacLeod's work there is scrap metal. "I'm constantly looking at the scraps," ... Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth,NH,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:05

Elvs want to recycle your car this christmas
With the global economic downturn creating uncertainty in the value of scrap metal, the proper disposal of scrap vehicles is once again becoming a real ... Media Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:04

US recyclers cope with falling scrap metal prices
Mr Savage said that the Institute of Steel Recycling is in the process of surveying its members to find out how many layoffs have occurred. ... SteelGuru - Gurgaon,Haryana,India Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:26

Demand For Local Steel Is Likely To Recover Early Next Year
The ASP has contracted by more than 50 percent, but the scrap price has dived even faster than that for steel, plunging by 70 percent from its peak in July ... Bernama - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:25

10-K: NEENAH ENTERPRISES, INC.
From December 2007 to July 2008, the cost of steel scrap (measured by quoted prices for shredded steel by Iron Age publication for the Chicago market) rose ... MarketWatch (press release) - USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:24

Hong Kong Indices Up; China Steelmakers See Loss
Under the proposed regulations, the bourse operators will scrap the current one-month blackout before results are announced and replace it will a directive ... 123Jump.com - Miami Beach,FL,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:23

Millstream Provides Update of its Airport and Airport East Properties
The multi-element assay results showed anomalous values of copper, cobalt, nickel, palladium and other minerals. The re-surveying of the drill collars ... MSNBC - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:20

OZ fails to secure new loans deal
... expect "fire sale" prices — which may mean the miner is forced to sell its gold, copper, nickel and zinc operations at well below their true value. ... The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:19

Oz Minerals gets 2-month refinancing extension
... operations at an Australian nickel mine. It has also cut zinc output at another site in Australia and stopped expansion at a copper mine in Laos.... Reuters - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:17

Tuesday, 30 December 2008
Noise complaints delay licenses
Abutters of the 37 Charlotte White Road business, managed by Marty Costa for the last two years, said noise from trucks dumping scrap metal and other ... Fall River Herald News - MA, USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:47

42000 Pounds Of Metal Stolen From Milwaukee Scrap Yard
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police said they have few clues as to who took 42000 pounds metal from a Milwaukee scrap yard. A transporter was supposed to pick the ... WISN.com - Milwaukee,WI,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:46

UK: Slump deters scrap metal thieves
These high prices were matched in scrap yards. Thieves saw their chance, and for a period it seemed nothing made of metal was safe: even a two-tonne piece ... Hindu - Chennai,India Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:42

Police respond to call at Burn's
In the report, the owner of the shop stated it looked as if several cash purchase receipts were taken, but he wasn't sure if any scrap metal was taken. Fremont News Messenger - Fremont,OH,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:41

Mines sector braces for layoffs
(TMC), the owner of mines in Palawan, has already laid off 600 employees and contractors at its Berong nickel project after prices slumped. ... Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:03

Useful investment advice is hard to find
Actually, don't buy into a producer, either, especially if they're mining iron ore, molybdenum, copper, nickel, cobalt, tungsten, tin -- or anything, ... The Australian - Sydney,Australia Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:01

Mindanao miners unhappy with foreign partners
Australia-based mining company Xstrata Copper in 2007 assumed management control of Tampakan through its Philippine affiliate Sagittarius Mines Inc. It is ... ABS CBN News - Philippines Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:58

Recyclers cope with falling scrap metal prices
Calbag, along with Simon & Sons, Tacoma Metals and Schnitzer Steel, have been efficient and profitable forces in the international flow of metals, ... TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma,WA,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:57

Slow economy drives scrap prices down
Just months after reaching record prices, the recycling market has taken a dramatic drop at the same time as the global economic slowdown. Steel scrap to be ... Herald Times Reporter - Manitowoc,WI,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:56

Monday, 29 December 2008
Like a lead balloon
But the drop in scrap metal prices is also causing concern of environmentalists because of a possible side effects. Metal that isn’t recycled gets tossed, ... TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma,WA,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:49

Recycling programs suffer as profits plunge
McFarland's firm, one of the Midwest's largest with processing sites in Garden City and Lansing, sells electronics for their scrap value. ... Detroit Free Press - United States Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:48

Dennis Gartman: Go Long Infrastructure, Short Everything Else
According to the US Green Building Council, raw material for newly formed steel is composed of up to 90% recycled scrap metal. Demand has plummeted for ... Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:47

Bid to clear 'eyesores' in countryside by April
After three weeks, around 60 per cent of the scrap metal was cleaned up. Following 31 warnings issued in Żurrieq, 23 sites were cleaned. ... Times of Malta - Valletta,Malta Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:47

Police hope paper trail helps deter metal theft
Not long after Ray's Auto Salvage started recycling scrap metal a few years ago, owner Raymond ... Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:46

Sunday, 28 December 2008
June 14 1956 - Fine Imposed For Theft of Scrap Metal
The man was also ordered to make restitution to the company in the amount of the value of the metal taken. Conviction followed a ruling of Magistrate FC ... Atikokan Progress - Atikokan,Ontario,Canada Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:57

Scrap yard business turns to junk
Stainless steel has dropped from $1.18 per pound to 35 cents. Compounding trouble among the dozens of fortress-like scrap yards -- surrounded by corrugated ... Los Angeles Times - CA,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:42

Law targets metal thieves
Ferrous scrap contains iron and is usually steel. Non-ferrous scrap includes aluminum, copper and others. During its peak, General Recycling purchased about ... Marion Star - Marion,OH,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:42

Japanese scrap prices fall on output cuts
Bloomberg reported that Japan's weekly scrap iron and steel prices fell by 3.4% for a second week as JFE Holdings Inc, Nippon Steel Corporation and rivals ... SteelGuru - Gurgaon,Haryana,India Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:41

US steel producers endure slump in revenue and production
The US dollar strengthened, dampening exports, and steel distributors liquidated their inventories. The drop in demand has pulled down prices. Scrap steel ... Daily Commercial News - Toronto,Ontario,Canada Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:40

Down market for recyclables impacts local businesses
She said scrap metal was selling at more than $125 per ton and copper at more than $2 per pound. But then scrap metal prices fell as low as $30 per ton ... Grand Island Independent - Grand Island,NE,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:39

Ex-Kremlin chief of staff elected Norilsk Nickel chairman
Norilsk is headquartered in Moscow and is also active in gold, platinum, copper, and cobalt. The company is the world's leading producer of nickel and ... ITAR-TASS - Moscow,Russia Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:38

Saturday, 27 December 2008
Dude, where's our nuclear waste?
It was presumed they were sent to a scrap metal yard in Altona North. But a thorough search turned up zip and, thankfully, no zap. ... The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:33

Scrap yard business turns to junk
"Demand for scrap metal plunged, prices dropped and business is lousy," Weisenberg said as he stood on a dock where peddlers were unloading recyclables ... Los Angeles Times - CA,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:22

Praise be: vicars benefit as lead thefts follow prices decline
But as construction slowed amid the economic slowdown, metal prices plummeted. This has had an impact on scrap metal theft, says Paul Crowther, ... guardian.co.uk - UK Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:21

JFE Holdings Drops on Plan to Deepen Production Cut
Nippon Steel Corp., Japan’s largest maker of the metal, fell 1.4 percent to 288 yen after the company said yesterday it would decide early next year on any ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:20

Long-time farmer turns trash into treasure
... wire buried inside Dean Bricker's 50-year-old welding machine would have been a waste -- something to be carted off and sold as scrap metal, at best. ... Wooster Daily Record - Wooster,OH,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:19

Recycling prices trashed
Aluminum cans have dropped nearly half their value to about 40 cents a pound, and scrap metal fell from $525 a gross ton to about $100. ... GoErie.com - Erie,PA,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:18

Getting involved with city recycling programs
Sanitation workers will pick up metal cans, glass jars, plastic bottles, newspaper, mixed paper, cardboard, scrap metal and small bundles of brush. ... Journal and Courier - Lafayette,IN,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:17

Times are tough for recycling firms
... staff because of a collapse in demand for his scrap metals. It could be worse, if not for a steady customer, Rocky Mountain Steel Mills in Pueblo. ... Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:26

Very soon, Aud will belong to the ages
... but asked to be released after the scrap steel market swung from historic high prices to record lows this fall. Scrap prices, which had soared to over ... Buffalo News - NY, United States Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:24

Steel to pick up by June quarter
Also, scrap, a raw material for steel-making, has moved up from $150 a tonne to $250 a tonne in the past one month. Ankit Miglani, director-commercial, ... Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:23

Venerable company looks to the future
J. Solotken handles almost exclusively nonferrous metals, such as brass, copper, nickel and aluminum, that sell by the pound -- unlike most scrap-metal ... Indianapolis Star - United States Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:22

Nickel, zinc soften on weak global markets, subdued demand
Tin ingot 800, zinc ingot (Hindustan) 73, nickel plate (4x4) 650-820, gun metal scrap 256, bell metal scrap 240, copper wire scrap 221, copper super D rod ... Indopia - India Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:21

Friday, 26 December 2008
Sagging economy trashes demand for recyclables
Now, the price of scrap metal, like all other recyclable materials, is in the dumps as a global economic downturn slows industrial production in scrap metal ... Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:27

2 arrested in theft of Christmas tips
Andover Township Detective Eric Danielson said the Wills brothers are known to local police as scavengers of scrap metal from residents' trash. ... Dailyrecord.com - Parsippany,NJ,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:26

Sunken Soviet sub needs buyer _ or it's scrapped
A local company, Rhode Island Metals Recycling, LLC, has agreed to move the sub downriver and eventually dismantle it for scrap metal if no one offers to ... The Associated Press Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:18

Coin With Ugly Design Proved Very Popular
Not only did silver and gold coins disappear, but even copper-nickel cents were hoarded. Making change became an adventure with people resorting to stamps, ... NumisMaster.com - Iola,WI,USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 06:08

Japan Scrap-Steel Prices Fall as Steelmakers Reduce Output
25 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s weekly scrap iron and steel prices fell for a second week, dropping 3.4 percent, as JFE Holdings Inc., Nippon Steel Corp. and ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 06:06

Weak demand leads Japanese stainless scrap prices to slide
It is reported that Japanese steel mills have deferred to purchase the nickel based stainless scrap even though the prices unceasingly plunges, ... SteelGuru - Gurgaon,Haryana,India Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 06:05

Metal thefts lose their luster
Tennessee's new laws made way for the Tennessee Scrap Metal Registration Program, which requires metal dealers to register with the state. ... MSNBC - USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 06:04

Refloated Soviet sub may be scrapped
... but it is likely that the foundation would get a share of what the 3000-ton submarine fetches as scrap. (It’s nearly two-thirds steel. ... Providence Journal - Providence,RI,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 06:04

Thursday, 25 December 2008
Copper Falls to Four-Year Low as Inventories Climb; Tin Drops
Aluminum rose $2 to $1560 a ton, and lead dropped $42, or 4.6 percent, to $866 a ton. Zinc fell $22 to $1158 a ton, and nickel declined $550 to $9750 a ton. Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:34

Losing Rio Tinto No Comfort for BHP Battered by Nickel Debacle
... may have $840 billion worth of copper, gold, nickel and other minerals, according to an October US State Department country report. ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:33

Oz Minerals reports increased gold, copper, zinc resources
... 90,59-million ounces of silver, 1,91-million tons of copper, 5,13-million tons of zinc, 0,6-million tons of lead and 0,04-million tons of nickel. ... Creamer Media's Mining Weekly - Garden View,South Africa Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:32

Steel prices to rise again on higher tax
The scrap steel price hike will certainly lead ingot steel to increase in price, which then will make finished product prices increase. ... VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:26

Scrap steel price in Guangdong remains high on tight resources
It is reported that recently in Guangdong, scrap steel price runs high propped by high steel price. The mainstream transaction price of HMS prevails at CNY ... SteelGuru - Gurgaon,Haryana,India Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:25

Down market curbs recycling
With the low prices for materials, some scrap yards are reporting fewer customers. "When prices go from the highest in history to a low, the public is ... USA Today - USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:23

RMDAS Report: Holiday Cheer for Ferrous Scrap Sellers
The brakes were tapped on plummeting ferrous scrap prices in December, as mills in the United States paid from about $70 to $90 more per ton for buys in the ... Recycling Today - Cleveland,OH,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:23

Recycling prices trashed
Just a few months ago, steel coffee and vegetable cans were fetching $400 to $500 a ton, but scrap steel now sells for $50 a ton, Tigchelaar said.... Southtown Star - Chicago,IL,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:22

Museum sub that sank in RI may be scrapped
AP PROVIDENCE, RI — A former Soviet cruise missile submarine that sank in the Providence River during a storm last year will be converted to scrap metal if ... NavyTimes.com - Springfield,VA,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:21

Company built over decades
Joe and Myron returned to work in the scrap metal business. After graduating from the University of Iowa, Martin went to work for an accounting firm in ... The Journal - Washington,IA,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:20

Recycling market in the dumps
Plastic bottles, often recycled into new plastic packaging products, have gone from 25 cents per pound to 2 cents while scrap metal, frequently an ... Providence Journal - Providence,RI,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:19

Group allegedly stole copper worth $563000
The ring sold the copper to scrap-metal dealers for $144800 over the course of three years, said Deputy Prosecutor Chris Van Marter. ... Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:19

Midlo scrap dealer gets probation for caging kids
Scrap metal dealer Gonzalez, 36, hit the headlines June 30 when Posen police found his 5-year-old daughter, Abigail, locked in a tiny, handmade cage ... Southtown Star - Chicago,IL,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:18

Midlothian man convicted of child endangerment
The father told officials that he locked up his daughters, 2 and 5, in the cage while he collected trash and scrap metal because he had no one to baby-sit ... Chicago Tribune - United States Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:17

Tributes paid to city flower seller
He retired in February but could not settle down to life without work and returned to his former job as a scrap metal dealer. It was while he was working at ... Norwich Evening News - Norwich,England,UK Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:16

Wednesday, 24 December 2008
Chattanooga: Metal thefts lose their luster
Tennessee’s new laws made way for the Tennessee Scrap Metal Registration Program, which requires metal dealers to register with the state. ... Chattanooga Times Free Press - Chattanooga,TN,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:11

Copper thefts drop with the stock markets
The ensuing financial meltdown has caused the price of scrap metal to plummet, all but eliminating the financial incentive for copper thieves.... Gillette News Record - Gillette,WY,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:11

Mesothelioma takes Canadian philanthropist Chester Waxman
Chester Waxman was well known for building one of the largest scrap metal businesses in Canada and also for his dedication to raising funds for a variety of ... Mesothelioma News - Dallas,TX,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:10

Recycling business goes from boom to bust
Aluminum cans dropped nearly half, to about 40 cents a pound, and scrap metal tumbled from $525 a gross ton to about $100. "It's never gone from so good to ... Chicago Tribune - United States Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:09

Southern Scrap move to Killona awaits money
Plans to bring a major metal recycler to St. Charles Parish will largely depend on state and federal assistance, according to company and ... The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - New Orleans,LA,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:07

OZ Minerals boosts copper, gold resources
... and nickel fell 78 per cent due to the exclusion of the Wiluna nickel laterite resource. “The strong lift in group copper and gold mineral resources has ... The Australian - Sydney,Australia Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:52

OZ Minerals boosts copper, gold resources
... and nickel fell 78 per cent due to the exclusion of the Wiluna nickel laterite resource. “The strong lift in group copper and gold mineral resources has ... The Australian - Sydney,Australia Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:52

FACTBOX-Mines and plants hurt by low prices, high costs
TO) announced wind down of production at Fabie copper mine in Quebec. [ID:nWNAB4557] Dec 17 - Anglo American Plc (AAL.L) to cut 2009 capital spending by ... Reuters - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:52

Reserves and Resources Update Summary
Apart from Wiluna Nickel, the impact of these changes on the Group Mineral Resources is minimal. 3 Ore Reserves Gold (-1%), copper (+2%) and nickel (-33%) ... Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:51

Tanking metal prices causing booming businesses to bust
He says since the prices have dropped, so have the number of thefts involving copper and steel products. But he hopes the prices do go back up so he can ... WRDW-TV - Augusta,GA,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:49

Production pruning - Ezz Steel to cut production
He added that the steel industry is no doubt going through turbulent times and the rebar, billet and scrap prices are likely to remain depressed until the ... SteelGuru - Gurgaon,Haryana,India Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:48

Tuesday, 23 December 2008
St. Charles says it needs state, federal help to attact scrap ...
The Times-Picayune Plans to bring a major metal recycler to St. Charles Parish will largely depend on state and federal assistance, ... The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - New Orleans,LA,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:10

Bridging The Gap Between Waste Recycling And Renewable Energy
200 new jobs, 12 million scrap tires processed into gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, scrap metal and carbon black, with Zero pollution and Zero waste.... PRLog.Org (press release) - Bucuresti,Romania Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:09

Local recycling surviving amid market collapse
Consequently, recycling companies have reported steep drops in the price of items such as scrap metal, waste paper, and old plastic bottles, ... Greater Media Newspapers - Freehold,NJ,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:09

Scrap-metal suspects nailed
During an interview with a Shelby County detective, both suspects admitted they stole the scrap metal and did not have permission to be on the property ... Shelbyville News - Shelbyville,IN,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:08

Lehigh woman arrested in vehicle theft
... Friday for an offense that happened in July, when she reportedly stole a vehicle and turned it into a recycling plant for $480 worth of scrap metal. ... The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:07

Mixed trend in metal prices
Copper utensils scrap firmed up by Rs12 per kilo to Rs166, copper scrap heavy by Rs11 per kilo to Rs180, copper armiture by Rs11 per kilo to Rs176, ... Livemint - Delhi,Delhi,India Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:06

Fine for stolen scrap metal hiked
Persons found in possession of or attempting to export stolen scrap metal now face stiffer fines. Cabinet has approved an amendment to the Trade Act for a ... radiojamaica.com - Jamaica Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:05

Crane removal plans scrapped
Crumpling scrap metal prices are complicating the Port of Galveston’s attempts to remove four massive container cranes from Pier ... Daily News - Galveston County - TX,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:03

Worker shot at Philippine's Tampakan copper mine
On Sunday, local nickel ore company SR Metals Mining Corp. was attacked by about 60 NPA rebels in another part of Mindanao island. ... Reuters - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:35

Half of Canada's mining companies could go bankrupt after dismal ...
Prices for copper, nickel and zinc soared in recent years amid skyrocketing demand from surging economies like China and India, which use the metals for ... The Canadian Press - TORONTO Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:34

'The Russian Economy Is Turned Inside Out'
In rentable sectors, at Gazprom, aluminium, copper, nickel companies, everyone is used to high salaries. But even they have a good understanding of the ... Wall Street Journal - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:33

Hogs Defy Commodity Bust as Herd Cuts Spur Jump to 13-Year High
10, while crude oil, natural gas, aluminum, copper, nickel and zinc will decline. Goldman predicted a 32 percent jump in corn and double-digit gains for ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:32

Tokyo Steel cuts scrap purchase prices by JPY 500 at 4 works
It is reported that Tokyo Steel Mfg Co has reduced what the company pays for locally available ferrous scrap by a uniform JPY 500 per tonne for all grades ... Steel Prices China - Gurgaon,Haryana,India Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:30

Monday, 22 December 2008
Recycling sites in the Tampa Bay area
Accepts collectible waste, non-collectible waste, scrap metal, tires, lead acid batteries and recyclable curbside materials. • Northwest County Facility ... Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:58

Stealing copper is not a clever idea
The soft market is hardly an inducement for scrap-metal dealers to continue playing the game. The new state law also puts them at risk. ... Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:57

Lower demand for recyclables may raise collection costs for homeowners
For example, prices for steel have declined 70 percent since August, copper 60 percent and aluminum more than 50 percent. Nickel, which is used to make ... Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - Kalamazoo,MI,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 12:56

Sunday, 21 December 2008
Culpeper recycler trades scrap metal for beans and cornbread
Wise Recycling employee Scott Peragory hands JW Moore his complementary beans and cornbread for bringing in scrap metal to the recycling facility.... Culpeper Star Exponent - Culpeper,VA,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:55

A lasting lesson on value
Behind his shop, a large Quonset hut was stuffed with his machinery, all bought at scrap metal prices. When he got a piece of equipment — often at a ... Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:54

Government reminder to recycle not abandon vehicles
Concern that more old cars and vans will be abandoned due to uncertainty in the scrap metal markets has prompted the Government to remind owners to dispose ... MRW - London,England,UK Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:36

BERR expresses “real concern” over ELV disposal
And, economics and business minister Ian Pearson said: "We know the scrap metal market is experiencing difficulties at the moment and it's precisely for ... letsrecycle.com - London,England,UK Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:36

Recycled metal ends up on the scrap heap
Scrap-metal prices have dropped in recent months from as high as $400 to as little as $10 a tonne and the Chinese who imported large quantities of it are no ... Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:35

Further fall in metal prices on lower LME advices
... offerings in view of lower advices from London Metal Exchange (LME). However, tin moved up on good industrial demand. Copper utensils scrap dropped by ... Indopia - India Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:34

Four arrested in dawn raids
Police launched the dawn strikes on Wednesday as part of inquiries into scrap metal thefts in East Durham. A 39-year-old from Faraday Terrace and ... Sunderland Echo - Sunderland,England,UK Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:33

Smith gets 150 days in jail, stayed prison time for golf course ...
... the Island Pines Golf Course in Atwater and a felony theft charge for stealing auto parts from a Sunburg business and then selling the metal for scrap. ... West Central Tribune - Willmar,MN,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:32

METALS-Copper hits 4-year low, equities lend support
In early trade, an output suspension at an Australian mine helped lift nickel more than 7 percent before it trimmed gains. "After a weak morning copper ... Forbes - NY,USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:31

MN Gift Store and More/Connectionz
Six firms were awarded copper-nickel mining leases for more than 80000 acres in northern Minnesota yesterday by the State Executive Council. ... Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:29

European Stocks Fall This Week; BNP Paribas, RBS, Xstrata Drop
Copper, lead, nickel and tin fell in London. Copper may decline next week as demand from the housing industry slumps in the US, the second-biggest buyer of ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:29

World steel output may drop for the first time since `98
So, are folks saying that a bottom has been reached for finished steel prices in general, and hot-rolled sheet in coil (HRC) in particular? ... Purchasing.com - Newton,MA,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:25

Nucor reinstates rebar surcharge The Business Journal of the ...
Nucor started adding surcharges on its products a few years ago when prices for scrap — from which most of Nucor’s steel is made — rose sharply.... Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:23

Saturday, 20 December 2008
A congressional pay cut would show politicians understand the ...
How would he pay his rent if he couldn't go out and look for scrap metal? By the way, Bernard, who was 55, was living at the Salvation Army's Railton ... St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:08

Elvs want to recycle your car this christmas
A few years ago, local authorities had to deal with large numbers of abandoned vehicles, but the problem faded as scrap metal prices reached an all-time ... Manufacturing Business Technology - Oak Brook,IL,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:07

LIFO Brings Down Commercial Metal's First-Quarter Earnings
Domestic scrap metal tons processed and shipped decreased 28.5% to 563000 tons from 787000 tons a year earlier. During first quarter, Commerical Metal's ... TheStreet.com - USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:06

Strong metal prices make theft enticing
"The high world price of scrap metal is a major contributor," Clare said. Police knew of other businesses operating in the same way and would visit auto ... Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:05

Scrap takes price plunge
"Whether it's a municipal recycling facility or large scrap metal processors like us. It's all-pervasive." Empire Recycling operates seven facilities, ... WatertownDailyTimes.com - NY, United States Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:04

Seagull Pge-Copper-Nickel Drilling Program Completed Thunder Bay
Copper Investing News - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:03

Standard & Poor's Initiates Factual Stock Report Coverage on ...
The company is exploring for copper, nickel, zinc, gold and silver. Callinan receives payments under this royalty interest quarterly. ... MarketWatch - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:02

Copper sinks to 4-year low, demand outlook worsens
Nickel was down $55 at $9750 a tonne, lead traded at $925 from $995 and tin fell to $10705 from $11050. Zinc was at $1105 from $1100. ... guardian.co.uk - UK Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:00

Scrap traders demand sh450m from Steel Rolling
SCRAP traders are stranded in Jinja due to failure by Steel Rolling Mills to pay them sh450m. About 30 traders who come from Uganda, ... New Vision - Kampala,Uganda Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:59

Policy to Control Steel Prices
Export duty @15% imposed on 10.05.2008 on Pig Iron, Sponge Iron, Scrap, Ingots and all categories of non-alloy semi finished steel. e. ... Press Information Bureau (press release) - New Delhi,India Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:58

Friday, 19 December 2008
Police target auto dismantling businesses
"Employees were purchasing stolen vehicles, stripping them of parts for export and disposing of the remains through a scrap metal company, within days or in ... New Zealand Police - New Zealand Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:55

Guam recycling industry in strife as prices plummet
The three recycling companies on Guam say the government and community need to find a way to make scrap metal, cardboard and aluminum cans profitable.... Radio New Zealand International - Wellington,New Zealand Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:55

Padre Pio suspects arrested, Saint statue sold for scrap metal
Then, the two transported the pieces to a scrap metal business in Conshohocken, Montgomery County, and were paid almost $1000 for the scrap value of brass. ... Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:53

Norddeutsche Affinerie Falls as Copper Drop Prompts Writedowns
The price of the metal used in electrical wiring and plumbing dropped 21 percent in the quarter. Cheaper copper will also reduce margins in areas like scrap ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:53

Four arrests after scrap metal raids in County Durham
Twenty seven officers, supported by staff from the Environment Agency, swooped on four addresses this morning, in an operation targeting scrap metal thieves ... Journal Live - Newcastle upon Tyne,UK Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:52

Police arrest four men in scrap metal theft raids
Police raided properties across Haswell and Peterlee at 7am as part of ongoing investigations into scrap metal thefts. Operation Cometrocks saw 27 officers ... Sunderland Echo - Sunderland,England,UK Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:51

Artist converts scrap to sculpture
Since then, Creations in Wood, at their Tangier Sound home in Chance, has become a haven for all manner of scrap lumber and metal, waiting to be transformed ... Bethany Beach Wave - Bethany Beach,DE,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:50

Recycling efforts not profitable
Kaiser said months ago when the business first opened he was making his profits from the sale of scrap metal. His scrap metal business already had the same ... Natchez Democrat - Natchez,MS,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:50

Slump Signals From Anglo American
The diversified global mining group is the world's biggest producer of platinum and a major producer of copper, nickel and iron ore with ambitious expansion ... Wall Street Journal - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:49

Meltdown: Copper, Nickel, Zinc lose out to Gold
... for being volatile but the speed of the recent downturn for key industrial commodities such as copper, nickel, zinc and lead is simply unprecedented. ... Commodity Online - Kochi,Kerala,India Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:48

Copper falls 2 pct to under $3000 on demand doubts
Nickel was at $9700 a tonne, from $9805 at the close on Wednesday, lead at $981 from $995 and zinc at $1102 from $1100. Tin fell to $10875 from $11050 but ... guardian.co.uk - UK Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:47

Kremlin Bailouts Sideline Oligarchs in Taking Norilsk Control
It’s using the global credit crisis to regain control of OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel as economic turmoil forces US and European governments to bail out their own ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:45

Commercial Metals shares spike on 1Q results
... 12.17.08, 01:49 PM EST Steel and metals maker and recycler Commercial Metals Co. said Wedneshttp://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/12/17/ap5834024.htmlday its first-quarter profit fell 10 percent as scrap prices ... Forbes - NY,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:44

• News highlights
He expects a stabilization of steel scrap prices and possible improvements in margins but said prices and margins would remain below recent peaks in the ... The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:51

Global recession: Steel units take the hit
... allowing import of foreign scrap to India, the situation once again went out of control. Mr Agarwal said: “We were expecting that the prices of steel ... The Statesman - Kolkata,India Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:46

Mini-mills want to hike wide-flange beam prices
However, the increase isn’t based on renewed buying but an increase in shredded steel scrap costs. Transaction prices for wide-flange beam are averaging ... Purchasing.com - Newton,MA,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:37

Thursday, 18 December 2008
Florida City Looks to Put Scrap Metal Development Construction ...
Riviera Beach developing standards for scrap metal recycling firms looking to open facilities in the city. Following significant opposition from residents ... Recycling Today - Cleveland,OH,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:06

Economy gives recyclers the junkyard blues
In the scrap metal business since the 1960s, the firm has a contract to buy appliances disposed of at the Yakima County landfill system. ... Yakima Herald-Republic - Yakima,WA,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:03

Man Sentenced for Scrap Parts Scam
A California man has received five years probation for his role in a scrap metal scam targeting NGK Sparkplugs USA. Pedro Becerril Zaragoza of Chula Vista, ... WHSV - Harrisonburg,VA,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:51

WEB EXCLUSIVE: FBI Report Indicates Copper Thefts Still Threaten ...
... the price of copper increased more than 500%.8 This has prompted unscrupulous and sometimes unwitting independent and commercial scrap metal dealers to ... TFM - Tinton Falls,NJ,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:50

Anglo American Cuts Spending on Metal Price Rout
Metals from platinum to nickel are headed for record annual declines, forcing companies from BHP Billiton Ltd. to Cia. Vale do Rio Doce to reduce output and ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:48

South Korea May Buy Stakes in African Coal Assets
The investment is aimed at boosting the output of bituminous coal, uranium, iron ore, copper ore, zinc and nickel from overseas ventures to meet 38 percent ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:47

European, Asian Stocks Advance; UBS, Axa, BHP Billiton Increase
Copper advanced as much as 0.7 percent in London, while nickel, tin and zinc also increased. Kesa Electricals Plc, the owner of Darty electronics stores in ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:42

Commercial Metals Company Reports $0.54 EPS for First Quarter
Ferrous scrap prices fell continuously throughout the quarter with the average ferrous scrap sales price for the first quarter being $213 per short ton, ... MarketWatch - USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:41

Wednesday, 17 December 2008
East West Resource Corporation: Seagull PGE-Copper-Nickel Drilling ...
One of the better intercepts from the year 2000 drilling campaign was 4 metres with 0.27% copper, 0.27% nickel, and 2.92 grams per ton combined platinum and ... MarketWatch - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:02

Indonesia Passes Comprehensive New Mining Law
Indonesia holds some of the world's largest deposits of tin, copper, nickel and coal. Despite this, no company has reached a deal to invest in a major ... Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:01

Learn about the World Cobalt Market
... Refinery to be Used Globally II-32 Benton Resources Acquires NBK Copper-Nickel- Cobalt Property in Labrador II-32 Norilsk Nickel Signs Supply Agreement ... Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:00

Meeting Monday for FNX hourly-rated workers
Employees will be transferred to the company's ongoing copper-nickel-precious metals operations,” said the release. Both Levack and McCreedy West mines will ... NorthernLife.ca - Sudbury,ON,Canada Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:59

METALS-COMEX copper gains late ground on Fed rate cut
In other metals, nickel fell 5.4 percent to a low of $9675 a tonne before closing at $9700 from $10225/10250 on Monday. Lead was at $989 from $1025/1026, ... Forex Pros - Tortola,British Virgin Islands Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:58

Tokyo Steel Reduces Output, May Deepen Cuts Next Year
Prices under January contracts will rise by 2000 yen to 54000 yen ($594) a metric ton for steel bars, the company said in a statement. ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:56

Short-term outlook for steel demand exceptionally weak, say ...
Steel demand, production, and prices have plummeted, major layoffs have been announced, and demand for key raw materials such as iron ore, ferrous scrap, ... Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:55

Beloit, S. Beloit given OK to clean up eyesore
Joseph Behr & Sons, a Rockford scrap metal and recycling business, offered to donate the 10-acre parcel, of which 3.2 acres are in South Beloit, ... Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:18

Cops bust hijacking ring, seize tonnes of copper
SAC Hasnan said a scrap metal business owner and his manager were arrested two days after the robbery. Following the arrests, police tracked down two scrap ... AsiaOne - Singapore Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:18

Angel sold for scrap
Police say a religious statue missing from Berks County was sold for scrap metal, for just a fraction of what it was worth. ... 6abc.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:17

Police: Suspected Metal Thief Jumps Into River
Police believe a person may have intentionally jumped into the Ohio River Monday morning while trying to steal scrap metal. Cincinnati Police and Fire ... WCPO - Cincinnati,OH,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:16

Chinese Trade Association Calls for Eliminating Scrap Metal Import Tax
By Bloomberg China’s Nonferrous Metal Industry Association announced that the government should cancel the 17 percent value-added tax on scrap imports. ... Recycling Today - Cleveland,OH,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:15

Metso to supply grinding equipment to Norilsk Nickel in Russia
... the Talnakh Concentrator processes rich ores mined at the Talnakh and Oktyabrsky deposits to produce nickel, copper and pyrrhotite concentrates.... MarketWatch - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:14

Nuinsco Provides Update on Status of Bridge Loan
The bridge loan is secured by the Company's shares in Victory Nickel. The Company and its lender are in discussions to extend the repayment date. ... SYS-CON Brasil - NJ,USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:14

Anglo American May Slash Spending 40%, Cut Output
Rio last week said it will slash spending by $5 billion and cut 14000 jobs after prices for metals including copper, nickel and zinc fell. ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:38

Indonesia set to pass new coal-mining bill Tuesday
... Research, Stock Buzz), already have operations in Indonesia, which has some of the world's largest deposits of gold, tin, coal, copper and nickel.... Reuters - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:38

Copper slides on economic woes
Nickel ended down 4 per cent at $US10,225/10250 from $US10,650 at the close on Friday. Lead was last at $US1025/1026 from $US1018 and zinc gained to ... The Australian - Sydney,Australia Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:37

Vale Forms Copper Venture With African Rainbow to Buy Out Teal
Vale do Rio Doce, the world’s second-largest nickel producer, formed a joint venture with African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. to develop copper and cobalt ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:36

Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Hot-rolled sheet steel is heading toward the bottom
Goldman Sachs Group expects steel prices to begin increasing “early next year” after bottoming out this month. This recovery, however, will be relatively ... Purchasing.com - Newton,MA,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:23

Qatar Steel sees Gulf rebar demand dropping by 30% in 2009
“The steel industry is no doubt going through turbulent times,” he said, adding he expected rebar, billet and scrap prices to remain depressed until the ... Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:22

REFILE-UPDATE 2-Australia cuts iron ore, copper output forecasts
The government also revised down its refined nickel output forecast 6.7 percent to 111000 tonnes. Most stainless steels contain nickel. ... Forbes - NY,USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:20

A tough cycle for the recycler
Once-valuable piles of aluminum cans, scrap metal and paper are nearly as worthless as garbage. In some places, demand fell so fast that scrap metal didn't ... Gloucester County Times - NJ.com - Woodbury,NJ,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:19

Monday, 15 December 2008
Guam recycling firms struggle: Commodities prices tumble as demand ...
Unless the government and community can find a way to make scrap metal, cardboard and aluminum cans profitable, Guam's roadways could be lined with waste ... Pacific Daily News - Hagåtña,GU,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:45

Steel regains shine as inventories dip
Scrap, a raw material for steel-making, has also seen some appreciation in prices, moving up from $150 to $250 a tonne since the last month. ... Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:44

A rough spot for recycling
China and India have virtually stopped buying scrap steel, copper, used paper and other products because of the recession. US manufacturers that use ... Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:42

Sunday, 14 December 2008
Prices for scrap goods slide
The collapse was abrupt and came as a surprise to area recycling coordinators and scrap metal dealers, who during the summer sold many recycled materials at ... Schenectady Gazette - Schenectady,NY,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:15

December 20, Scrap Metal Yard
1999 Kenworth T2000, 2005 IH Jerrdan 21’ aluminum Roll Back, 1998 Isuzu FVR Vulcan Hooklift, 1995 Chev W5 Hooklift, 1990 KW Hooklift, 1994 KW T800 Jerrdan ... AG Week - Grand Forks,ND,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:14

Falling prices lead to new metal contract
A new scrap metal contract was awarded by the Bedford County Solid Waste Authority after the previous contract had to be voided due to ... Shelbyville Times-Gazette - TN,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:13

Metal recycling business goes from boom to bust
Linda Jones has worked in metal recycling for 25 years and said this is about the worst it’s been, a stark contrast to the huge influx of scrap metal that ... Kingsport Times News - Kingsport,TN,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:12

Area scrap plant fined for emission infractions
Springfield Iron and Metal, a scrap metal plant, has been fined by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for emission violations. ... News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:12

Anglo American to Cut Capital-Spending Plan 44%, Times Reports
... ore and nickel projects, and cutting back operations at Chile’s Los Bronces copper mine, the Times reported without saying where it got the information. ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:39

US auto aid fiasco casts shadow on base metals
Overall, copper and aluminium ended the week range-bound at $3161 and $1462 respectively, while nickel and lead headed for smart weekly gains on ... Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:38

As China slams on brakes, commodity countries left reeling
Commodities such as zinc, nickel, iron ore, and aluminium, too, have seen their prices plummet. Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto said last month it slashed ... AFP Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:37

Steel Dynamics Provides Fourth Quarter 2008 and Full Year 2009 Outlook
A more stable recycled metallic market, combined with lower-cost ferrous scrap inventories at our flat and long product steel operations positions the ... MarketWatch - USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:04

Falling Steel Prices May Cut Nabucco Pipeline Investment Costs
“Prices for steel, scrap and tubes are coming down and that overcompensates for possible higher interest payments,” Reinhard Mitschek, the managing director ... Georgiandaily - New York,NY,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:03

Producer Price Index Declines 2.2% in November
Prices for copper ores; carbon steel scrap; raw cotton; copper base scrap; and logs, bolts, timber, and pulpwood also fell more than in October. ... 123Jump.com - Miami Beach,FL,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:00

Saturday, 13 December 2008
Metal Prices Skid, Curbing Thieving Trend
That trend seems to have ended as prices for scrap metal have dropped 50 percent or more in recent months. Representatives with Atlantic Scrap and ... WXii 12.com - Winston-Salem,NC,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:31

Collapse of worldwide metal prices helps farmers fend off thieves
But as building and production have slowed in recent months, scrap metal prices have fallen dramatically. That, in turn, has slowed thieves who steal scrap ... Merced Sun-Star - Merced,CA,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:30

Copper trims losses as weak dollar supports metals
A softer US currency makse metals cheaper for other currency holders and sent nickel 5.8 percent higher. Lead gained 3.9 percent and aluminium also climbed ... guardian.co.uk - UK Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:29

RPT-METALS-Copper cuts loss on renewed US auto deal prospects
... base metals complex, and sees aluminum demand declining 1.7 percent year-on-year in 2009, copper 3.5 percent, nickel 1.9 percent and zinc 0.3 percent. ... Forbes - NY,USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:28

Emerging-Market Stocks Fall Most in 3 Weeks; Russia, China Drop
Copper slumped as much as 7.1 percent in London. Nickel, lead, zinc and aluminum prices also retreated. Tam SA and Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:27

Mining on a losing streak as operations cut back production across ...
Brazil’s Vale says it will shut its Copper Cliff South mine, in Sudbury, Ontario, in January, because of weak nickel prices and slumping demand ... Creamer Media's Mining Weekly - Garden View,South Africa Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:25

Atlas Iron, in Ore Sales Talks, Says Market May Have Bottomed
The spot metal price is going back up, scrap metal prices are going back up, and steel mills are restarting.” Since reaching a low of $540 a metric ton on ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:24

JSW Steel Delays Expansion of US Pipe Mill as Oil Price Drops
The global recession has hurt energy and metals prices, forcing companies to scrap expansion plans. ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel Corp., the world’s two ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:23

Economic slowdown leaves scrap recyclers with more than they ...
... buys metal from demolition contractors and readies the material for distribution to steel mills, processing about 36000 tons of ferrous scrap per year. ... Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:20

Friday, 12 December 2008
Riviera Beach postpones acting on guidelines for scrap metal and ...
Proposed regulations for scrap metal and recycling plants were tabled tonight by the city's Planning and Zoning Board after ... Palm Beach Post - FL, United States Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:48

How Wall Street smacks small scrap metal dealers
... Mao Yanmei, a migrant rural worker in Beijing, had no idea her newly started scrap metal business would be affected by what happened on Wall Street. ... Shanghai Daily - Shanghai,China Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:47

Plunging prices for recyclables are hurting businesses
Recycling centers have suddenly lost their markets for the scrap metal and paper that was once valuable. ... Ventura County Star - Camarillo,CA,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:46

Lanarkshire firm has £100000 of metal stolen from van
The flanges are valuable as scrap metal and it is thought the van used to remove them from the site is a white Ford Transit which is still to be traced. stv.tv - UK Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:43

FNX Mining Suspends Nickel Ore Production and Reduces Workforce in ...
Both the Levack and McCreedy West mines will remain open and active with production from the Company's higher margin copper-nickel-precious metal deposits ... FOXBusiness - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:45

Kiwara sees promising nickel prospects in Zambia
At Kiwara’s Kalumbila project, copper, nickel, cobalt, and uranium mineralisation have been reported. The company stated that the continued programme had ... Creamer Media's Mining Weekly - Garden View,South Africa Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:44

Haywood says copper, nickel, zinc producers are losing money
Haywood Securities estimates that 20-25% of world copper production is losing money at the current copper price, while 30-40% of nickel producers are also ... Mineweb - London,England,UK Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:43

Copper ends up but auto plan worries limit gains
Nickel traded at $11105 after rising 10.7 percent to a high of $11399 against $10300 at the close on Wednesday. The weaker dollar and technical buying ... guardian.co.uk - UK Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:43

Gold extends gains by 1% on weak dollar
Copper trims losses, nickel up: Copper fell 2.3 percent in early trade as economic growth concerns weighed on sentiment, but the metal trimmed losses as the ... Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:35

Copper Declines on Signs China’s Demand Is Slowing With Economy
Aluminum was little changed at $1530 a ton, and nickel was unchanged at $10300 a ton, while tin had not traded as of 3:33 pm in Singapore. Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:34

Metals mixed as economic risks weigh
Nickel traded at $US11,105 after rising 10.7 per cent to a high of $US11,399 against $US10,300 at the close yesterday. The weaker US dollar and technical ... The Australian - Sydney,Australia Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:33

Prospecting opportunity
Once a thriving producer of minerals, Maine has untouched deposits of copper, nickel, and zinc that could be profitably plumbed if commodity metals prices ... Boston Globe - United States Labels: copper - nickel
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Thursday, 11 December 2008
Scrap metal prices plummet; police say metal thefts down
“We’re seeing unprecedented declines in scrap metal prices and wondering what we’re going to do,” Lanham said. “I’ve never seen it like this. ... ReporterNews.com - Abilene,TX,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:52

Connellsville man pleads guilty in scrap metal thefts
Phyllis Jin, assistant district attorney, said Breakiron sold the copper as scrap. Total value of the stolen metal is approximately $31000, with losses in ... Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:52

Strike Force Battles South Africa Copper Thieves
South Africa's recycling industry processes more than a million tons of scrap metal every year. This has created an opportunity for ... Voice of America - USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:51

Scrap prices and thefts drop sharply
Like gasoline, prices for scrap metal, cardboard and plastic and other recycables are rapidly dropping due to global economic problems. ... Wilkes Journal Patriot - N Wilkesboro,NC,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:49

£100000 of metal stolen from factory
The flanges are also valuable as scrap metal. They have a combined weight of two and a half tons and it would have taken a considerable amount of time to ... Glasgow Evening Times - Glasgow,Scotland,UK Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:48

South African Stocks Rise for Third Day, Led by BHP Billiton
5 as prices of copper, nickel and platinum plunged on a global economic slowdown. US President-elect Barack Obama this month pledged the biggest stimulus ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:28

Major Drilling sees weak metal exploration in 2009
Worries of a global recession have hammered prices of industrial metals such as copper, zinc, and nickel, while the meltdown in the financial services ... Reuters - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:25

Australia Q3 mine output up even as demand wanes
The few closures that have occurred across the outback in response to the drops in metals prices -- copper is down 54 percent, nickel 68 percent and zinc 55 ... guardian.co.uk - UK Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:21

Most European Stocks Rise, Led by Rio Tinto, BMW; Vivendi Drops
Copper, lead, nickel and tin all advanced on the London Metal Exchange on expectations that declines in the dollar may boost demand for industrial metals. ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:20

Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Riviera planning and zoning board to take up guidelines for scrap ...
Guidelines for scrap metal processing and recycling companies will come before the city's Planning and Zoning Board ... Palm Beach Post - FL, United States Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:47

War Hero's Statue Stolen for Scrap
The statue that honored Marine Sgt. Matthew Fenton was stolen to sell for scrap metal. Police said the man accused of taking the statue, Vincent J. McManus ... Military.com - USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:46

No money to waste on scrap pile
"The scrap metal market has gone. You cannot get rid of it. "But our biggest problem is paper because a significant portion of the waste stream is paper. ... cairns.com.au - Cairns,QLD,Australia Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:44

New ordinance aimed at metal thefts
Officials in Pike County, Kentucky are hoping a new ordinance will prevent metal thefts in the area. It requires all junkyard and scrap metal dealers to ... Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:43

Nucor Announces Guidance for Its Fourth Quarter Earnings
These dramatically lower production rates also have slowed the pace at which our steel mills have consumed higher cost scrap and pig iron inventories ... MarketWatch - USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:43

Slowdown hurts China's scrap metal dealers
Huo's company used to deliver 800 to 1000 tons of scrap iron per month to steel mills in Tangshan, Baoding and other neighboring cities, but the volume has ... China Daily - China Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:40

US Steelmakers Surge After Goldman Sachs Upgrades Ratings
Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. and Steel Dynamics Inc. rose on signs that iron-ore and scrap demand in China may halt their recent declines, Richard said. ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:40

DEMCO set to clear Bass Pro site
... Inc. Ontario Specialty Contracting Inc. backed away from the project in November as steel scrap prices dropped dramatically in the past few months.... Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:38

Corus closes its doors to all steel scrap
He added: "The general market for steel scrap is very poor. I understand some people are buying cans but there is not a lot of activity or export.... letsrecycle.com - London,England,UK Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:36

Dark days ahead
The dollar strengthened, dampening exports, and steel distributors liquidated their inventories. The drop in demand has cut prices. Scrap steel, used by ... Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:34

The trash crash: downturn spells trouble for recycling
A scrap metal deal in St. Cloud, Minnesota says prices are the worst he's seen in 20 years. Tom Gruska says: "The bottom just fell out, and you have to hold ... National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:38

Officials Hope New Ordinance Will Stop Metal Thefts
It requires all junkyard and scrap metal dealers to apply and receive a license to do business in the county. Police and sheriff's deputies say this new ... WYMT - Hazard,KY,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:38

SAfrica to decide on scrap metal tax by February
South Africa expects to make a decision on a scrap metal export tax early next year, but may postpone its ... Reuters - USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:37

Norway's Tomra down on scrap metal price woes
US scrap industry insiders said this weekend that the price of scrap metal has plummeted so low that buyers are trying to renegotiate contracts even as the ... guardian.co.uk - UK Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:36

Pollution from port needs action
Grimmel uses the Market Street pier to ship scrap metal to foreign markets and has been the target of complaints by port neighbors concerning metal dust ... Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth,NH,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:35

PEACE TIME: The Lucrative Scrap Fields Of Laos
December 8, 2008: In the last decade, global demand for scrap metal has risen sharply. This has been of great benefit to the rural people of Laos.... Strategy Page - USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:35

Loveland Project: Nickel-Copper Intersected at Depth Prospecting ...
Drill hole LL08-22 intersected 1.41% copper and 0.98% nickel, or 2.39% combined copper-nickel, over a drilled width of 4.0 metres from 488.0 to 492.0 metres ... MarketWatch - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:32

Panama Releases Coin for Breast Cancer Awareness
The standard circulation coin is a quarter Balboa struck in copper-nickel clad copper and was available at the banks in Panama. Just this month, I noticed ... NumisMaster.com - Iola,WI,USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:30

Sumitomo Metal Mining May Cut Copper Output as Economy Slumps
Sumitomo Metal Mining planned to produce 389268 metric tons of copper and 57688 tons of nickel, including ferro-nickel, in the 12 months ending March 31, ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:29

Copper Declines in London as Slower Economic Growth Curbs Usage
Among other LME-traded metals, aluminum dropped $26.50 to $1494 a ton, lead lost $45 to $965 a ton and nickel fell $175, or 1.9 percent, to $9150 a ton. Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:28

Canadian nickel rush halted by China's slump
Vale, the Brazilian mining giant, is closing Copper Cliff, a nickel mine in the area, from January for an indeterminate period and has said that it will cut ... Times Online - UK Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:27

Global economic stimulus plans fuel copper rally
Nickel was last at $9300/9325 a tonne from $9050 at the close on Friday and lead was up at $1011 from $960. Tin was last at $11650 a tonne from its last bid ... guardian.co.uk - UK Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:25

Tuesday, 9 December 2008
US Steel shares jump as analyst upgrades stock
Other steel companies also have introduced significant cutbacks. Tharani noted that prices of scrap steel, which usually leads the price of steel, ... Forbes - NY,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:11

Stamford Industrial Group, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
... slowing demand in aerial work platform market, and uncertain dynamics of future steel costs and scrap prices will weigh into our thought process, ... Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:10

Local Recyclers Feeling Effects From Global Economic Crisis
Mason says most of the aluminum and steel mills are closed until after the first of the year, so if you have a load of cans or scrap metal you want to get ... WNGO - Paducah,KY,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:09

Monday, 8 December 2008
The Chatter Class: Downturn presents city with East Bank opportunity
That means, of course, that the scrap metal business is feeling a heavy-duty pinch as well. Perhaps the slump will curtail some of the theft local ... Nashville City Paper - Nashville,TN,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:20

Recyclables' prices plummet: Haulers, cities lose out on profit
Countries with fast-growing economies such as China and India were demanding recycled materials such as scrap metal, plastic and paper, pushing up their ... St. Cloud Times - St. Cloud,MN,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:19

Recycling goes from boom to bust as economy stalls
As consumer demand for autos, appliances and new homes dropped, so did the steel and pulp mills' demand for scrap, paper and other recyclables. ... The Associated Press Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 14:22

Alaska Journal of Commerce)By Jim Paulin, Alaska Journal ...
A decline in scrap metal prices could have contributed to Zheng Cheng's failure to fulfill its contract with Unalaska, Winters said. ... istockAnalyst.com (press release) - Salem,OR,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 14:20

Rogue tow truck drivers steal cars, sell them for scrap
And they sell it as scrap metal to be crushed and cubed before the owner even realizes it's gone. The practice, which fluctuates with the price of scrap ... The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:45

Bottom drops out of recycling industry
Aluminum cans dropped nearly half to about 40 cents a pound, and scrap metal tumbled from $525 a gross ton to about $100. It's getting more difficult to ... The Associated Press Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:44

US scrap metal business hurting as prices plummet
The price of scrap metal -- a key ingredient for some steel-making -- has plummeted so low that buyers are trying ... Reuters - USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:44

Scrap-metal exports’ dip hurts thousands
The latest manifestation of this truism is the present situation of the domestic metal scrap industry, which is hurting badly due to the steep drop in ... Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:43

New wave of thefts on Staten Island
In the hope of catching metal bandits, cops have been visiting Staten Island scrap-metal yards on a weekly basis to check their transactions. ... Staten Island Advance - SILive.com - Staten Island,NY,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:42

Short lines get bailout boost
... Knoxville & Holston River Railroad engine pulls rail cars out of the Gerdau Ameristeel plant in Lonsdale after their cargo of scrap metal was unloaded. ... Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:41

Fort Mill brothers suspected of stealing, selling metal to a scrap ...
... Fort Mill brothers face burglary charges after police said they stole metal from homes and buildings near Knights Stadium and sold it to a scrap yard. ... Rock Hill Herald - Rock Hill,SC,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:40

Schnitzer Steel accused of allowing high levels of metal into ...
The yard collects scrap metal -- from industry, auto salvagers, railroads and metals dealers -- cuts it down to size and ships it to steel mills, ... The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:32

Sweet Dutch Harbor deal corrodes into a pile of junk
The results have left piles of scrap metal abandoned at the local landfill. “The company has kind of disappeared. They closed their doors in Anchorage. ... Alaskajournal.com - Anchorage,AK,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:31

Metal industry loses luster in down economy
A magnetic crane driven by Fidel Rios transfers scrap metal into a truck at Buckman Iron and Metal in La Salle. As global demand for metals ... LaSalle News Tribune - La Salle,IL,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:30

Oil price hits lowest mark in four years
Also down were copper, nickel, zinc and lead prices on falling demand. Brazil's Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, citing weak nickel prices and slumping demand, ... Calgary Herald - AB, Canada Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:28

Sunday, 7 December 2008
Vale to Cut Nickel Output in Canada as Demand Falls (Update1)
Vale’s Sudbury mines produced 93000 metric tons of nickel in 2006, or 5.5 percent of global supply, according to BNP Paribas SA. The company’s Copper Cliff ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:54

Xstrata Extends Nickel Shutdown, Cuts Zinc Production (Update1)
Xstrata is cutting nickel and zinc output as rivals such as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. slash copper production after prices for the metals slumped. ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:53

Copper dives despite supply cuts; demand needed
"Copper producers in general have been slow off the mark in cutting production if you compare them with zinc or nickel producers, who have slashed quite ... guardian.co.uk - UK Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:52

Europe Stocks Fall on Manufacturing, Higher Unemployment Rate
... declined to the lowest level since January 2005 and Xstrata, the Switzerland-based producer of copper and nickel, dropped to a four-year low. ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:51

Questions linger in Arrowhead about proposed sulfide-metals mining ...
Only 1 percent of the ore body contains such "heavy" metals as copper, nickel, cobalt, palladium, platinum, and even gold, and extracting the valuable ... MinnPost.com - Minneapolis,MN,USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:49

MARKETS-METALS (UPDATE 6):METALS-Copper slips under $3000 after US ...
Zinc fell to a four year low of $1051 and closed at $1070 in LME rings compared with $1145, while nickel fell to $9050 from $9250. Forbes - NY,USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:48

Saturday, 6 December 2008
Scrapped Summit site sold for $15M to US Steel, investors
US Steel Corp. and a local investment group purchased more than 300 acres in Trussville where Bayer Properties LLC had planned to build another Summit ... Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:05

MEPS sees North American carbon steel price dropping
Consequently, domestic steel makers reduced offer prices in a bid to stimulate buying activity. Declining scrap costs also put additional negative pressure ... Steel Prices China - Gurgaon,Haryana,India Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:04

Steep Price Drop Crushes Recycling Business
SEBRING - A major drop in prices for recyclable materials has forced a local scrap yard and the Highlands County Recycling Department to store much of what ... Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:02

Old Cedar Avenue bridge: Putting a price on the past
Star Tribune Tear it down and sell it for scrap. Use the money elseware and let the site go back to nature A closeup of a metal ... Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:00

Steel of West Virginia to lay off 13
The company, located along the Ohio River in Huntington, takes scrap steel and makes more than 300000 tons of products a year, he told The Herald-Dispatch ... Huntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington,WV,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 06:58

Plastic, steel & chemical import
Iron & Steel: The import of iron and steel in 2007-08 was more than $1 billion. The import of these materials has also reduced. The price of steel scrap was ... Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan < Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 06:57

Friday, 5 December 2008
Morgan County recycling center opens December 15
Call beforehand to check if the scrap metal you want to recycle is being accepted. Cans, plastic and glass should be well-rinsed. Paper products should be ... Morgan Messenger - Berkeley Springs,WV,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:31

Pacific Steel & Recycling waits out lagging markets
Prices for all types of recyclable materials have dropped by as much as 70 percent in recent months, causing heaps of scrap metal to build in Pacific ... Spokane Journal of Business - Spokane,WA,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:30

Why your air conditioner could be safer
It's bad news for scrap metal dealers like Dennis Laviage. "The prices are bad," he told us. "Not the worst I've ever seen but for all commodities to be ... abc13.com - Houston,TX,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:29

Selangor lifts ban on scrap metal licences
The freeze on scrap metal licences has been lifted with immediate effect in in the state. ... New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:22

Scrap Yard Proposal Drawing Unusual Opposition
A plan to locate a scrap metal recycling business in southwest Cedar Rapids is drawing some ... KCRG - Cedar Rapids,IA,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:20

SCENES FROM THE NEW ECONOMY
As a full-time career, freelance scrapping can be problematic, largely because scrap metal prices, like the prices of most commodities, are volatile. ... MinnPost.com - Minneapolis,MN,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:19

Metal detectors to tackle scrap theft
It follows an increase in the number of empty properties being targeted by thieves looking for scrap metal to cash in. Inspector Mark Hardern, commander of ... Stoke & Staffordshire - Stoke-on-Trent,England,UK Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:18

Thieves don’t take the holidays off
The Christmas season will pass, but both Salsig and Kapp also remind citizens that theft of metal will increase when the price of scrap metal rises again. ... The Columbian - Vancouver,WA,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:18

Man charged with taking city manhole covers found not guilty
Witnesses in his trial, which began Monday, included Whitney and Swansbrough himself, who told the court that he's been dealing in scrap metal with friends, ... Ithaca Journal - Ithaca,NY,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:17

Bribery charges dropped in alleged city scrap metal scheme
Guerard was accused of accepting a $100 Home Depot gift card and a shipping container worth an estimated $2000 from Bay Area scrap metal dealer Sheldon ... Sacramento Bee - CA, USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:15

Some car owners in for roaring surprise
Criminals sell the converters on the street or to people in the scrap metal industry, typically for $25 to $100, Sellers said. It costs between $700 and ... Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:14

Nickel Climbs on Report of Possible Cuts at Vale in Canada
Copper, aluminum and zinc prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange dropped the exchange-imposed daily limit. In London, copper rose $8 to $3454 a ton, ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:12

Brazil's Vale to reduce nickel output for Canadian unit, launch ...
Those operations make nickel and copper concentrates. Another project planned for Copper Cliff will be postponed. All of the projects are overseen by Vale's ... Chicago Tribune - United States Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:11

Vale to close Sudbury nickel mine indefinitely, defers project
Voisey's Bay produced 58 000 t of nickel in the first nine months of this year, as well as 39 000 t of copper in concentrate. To lower costs, Vale Inco will ... Creamer Media's Mining Weekly - Garden View,South Africa Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:10

Copper, aluminum drift lower
Nickel was at $9324 versus $9250 on Wednesday, zinc unchanged at $1140 and tin rose to $11875 from $11700. “Markets are focusing on demand. ... Globe and Mail - Canada Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:09

Thursday, 4 December 2008
Steel demand looks grim until late 2009-Stemcor
"There was an upturn in scrap and scrap related products like billet and rebar," he said, referring to semi-finished long steel products used in ... guardian.co.uk - UK Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:36

Bottom of the heap
"We lost $1 million when the steel markets dropped" in early October. At current prices, he said it costs him more to ship scrap steel that he buys from the ... TheChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:36

Steel companies likely to cut prices
The companies see steel prices stabilising in the near future, but they do not rule out a correction in rates following China’s move to scrap five per ... Livemint - Delhi,Delhi,India Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:34

Stainless steel sheet prices on the verge of collapse
... steel continue to fall worldwide, with no pickup in sight, so Stainless steel transaction prices continue to decline. Market mavens say alloy and scrap ... Purchasing.com - Newton,MA,USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:33

ALL PRODUCTS CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST- LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS
Scrap costs are showing signs of a modest recovery, which are likely to feed through into steel prices over the next few months. Demand is also expected to ... MEPS - Sheffield,England,UK Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:32

East West Resource Corporation: Platinum-Copper-Nickel Exploration ...
The Trump property consists of 96 claim units (1530 ha) and is located 30 km southeast of the Norton nickel-copper-cobalt deposit. ... MarketWatch - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:17

US copper ends down as slow economy taints outlook
"The problem is, when you have something like nickel and zinc that are getting concerted production cuts, they are finding support. ... Reuters - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:16

Value of mineral output falls, tracking nickel price decline
“We see China and India, which played significant roles in the uprising of metal prices in 2006, curbing their consumption and demand for nickel, copper, ... GMA news.tv - Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:14

Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Forty years on, Laos reaps bitter harvest of the secret war
So when scrap metal prices rocketed many saw it as a heaven-sent opportunity to boost meagre incomes. For those unable to grow enough rice to feed their ... guardian.co.uk - UK Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 18:29

Tumbling scrap metal prices cause trouble for ports
The sudden plunge in demand for scrap metal is causing a headache for port authorities around the world with tonnes of steel left on the docks as buyers ... National Business Review - Auckland,New Zealand Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 18:29

Tip top girls rule at Gympie dump
Amanda and Cath head up CNC Recyclers and hope to make a living by selling off scrap metal and scavenging pre-loved items off the tip face. ... The Gympie Times - Australia Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 18:28

Charges dropped against man in water-meter case
Morris has been charged in US District Court in Sacramento in a scrap metal salvage scheme that extended from Sacramento to Sonoma. Sacramento Bee - CA, USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 18:27

The Register-Guard
Burcham requires a current driver’s license, maintains a video surveillance system, photographs every scrap metal item and will only write checks for ... The Register-Guard - Eugene,OR,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 18:26

You can’t say that!
There is no common area for any real discussions on religion or politics or even mundane issues such as the price of cars, scrap metal business, etc.... Malaysia Today - Malaysia Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 18:25

Steel price could recover by March - analyst
Steel prices, which have collapsed more than 50% in the last couple of months, could rebound by the end of the first quarter of 2009, a leading German steel ... Creamer Media's Engineering News - Garden View,South Africa Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:36

Copper, nickel down on weak global cues
Sluggish demand from consuming industries, too, put pressure on base metal prices. Copper wire scrap, copper super d rod, copper wire bar and copper mixed ... Hindu Business Line - Chennai,India Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:17

Norilsk Nickel Not to Slash Copper, Nickel Output
The analysts generally approve Norilsk Nickel strategy aimed at trimming the platinoid output but retaining the quantities of copper and nickel production ... Kommersant - Moscow,Russia Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 05:21

Pan Pacific Copper May Cut Production 20% in 2009 (Update2)
Still, it may need to reduce ferro- nickel output to match cuts by stainless steelmakers, he said. The company will produce 389268 tons of copper and 57688 ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 05:20

Russia Norilsk to cut nickel, palladium output
Norilsk intends to keep copper output at the planned level of 420000 tonnes this year, but plans to cut output to 385000-400000 tonnes in 2009 due to... Reuters - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 05:19

Shanghai Copper Futures Decline as China Manufacturing Shrinks
Aluminum was down 0.5 percent at $1764 a ton, and nickel declined 2 percent to $10000 a ton as of 9:54 am in Singapore. Bloomberg - USA Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 05:18

Tati Nickel Mine To Review Operations
Tati Nickel Mine, which recovers copper, nickel and cobalt, is located a few kilometres west of Francistown. The mother company, Norilsk Nickel ... Mmegi Online - Gaberones,Botswana Labels: copper - nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 05:17

Bail jumping charge draws $25000 cash bail order
An Epping man who police say was found after-hours at a scrap metal business in Fremont Sunday night and who failed to ... Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover,NH,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 05:16

FEMA trailer being used for scrap metal
Trailers could be sold off as scrap if FEMA decides they're no longer re-usable. FEMA says the work was stalled by a federal lawsuit over formaldehyde in ... WLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 05:15

New Laws Aimed at Combating Metal Thefts in Effect
Redeeming scrap metal for cash will be tougher from now on as new state laws aimed at combating metal thefts go into effect today. Gov. ... KESQ - Palm Desert,CA,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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Price fall scraps council profits
THE collapse of the Asian scrap metal market has put a serious dent in regional councils' bottom lines and is costing jobs. The price of scrap metal, ... Cairns Post - Cairns,QLD,Australia Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 05:13

ISM Index Falls to 36.2% in November
The industries reporting contraction in November are: Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Fabricated Metal Products; Textile Mills; Printing & Related Support ... 123Jump.com - Miami Beach,FL,USA Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 05:12

Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Recyclers take a kicking in meltdown
A few days ago, Lakehead Scrap Metal‘s general manager watched a Ford Aerostar van come across the yard‘s scale. ... The Chronicle Journal - Thunder Bay,Ontario,Canada Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 04:58

Lady Witha lot of gumption
People who haul scrap metal often have a really poor image, and I didn't want to get involved in the industry at first because of the negative publicity. ... The Province - Vancouver,BC,Canada Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 04:58

Recycling fees may rise as demand, prices drop
Those local companies, and their competitors around the country, face a dizzying drop in the price for everything from paper to scrap metal to plastic ... Seattle Times - United States Labels: scrap metal
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 04:57

Stolen Digger memorials Sold for scrap
THIEVES in Papua New Guinea are stealing official Australian war memorial plaques and World War II memorabilia and selling them to scrap metal dealers. ... Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 04:56

S.Korea Dongkuk cuts rebar steel prices by 11 pct
KS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Monday it would cut prices of rebar by 11 percent to bring prices of its construction steel in line with ... Reuters - USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 04:55

November Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R);PMI at 36.2%;New ...
... Resin Based Products; Scrap Steel; Stainless Steel (2); Steel (3); Steel -- Cold Rolled (2); Steel Products; Steel Scrap Surcharges; and Sulfuric Acid. ... MarketWatch - USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 04:54

Economic crisis trashes scrap business in China
The price of scrap steel has plunged to less than 2000 yuan a tonne from 3000 yuan a few weeks ago. Leading steel producers including Baosteel and Shougang ... AFP Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 04:53

BHP, Rio May Have to Cut Coking Coal Prices 33%, Analysts Say
26 prices will drop 34 percent, from an earlier forecast for an 8 percent gain. “Producers of steel feedstock face the position of rapid declines in demand, ... Bloomberg - USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 04:52

Gift keeps Paris Gibson admission free
Headquartered in Great Falls, Pacific Steel is the Northwest's largest steel service center and scrap metal recycler. It's been in business for more than ... Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 04:51

You recycle your trash. What's next?
... and electronics are stored in large boxes, while a mountain of white metal -- mainly household appliances recycled as scrap steel -- sits outside. ... Delmarva Now - Salisbury,MD,USA Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 04:49

Monday, 1 December 2008
Scrap metal earns income
On Thursday, council is expected to accept a tender from recycling giant Sims Metal for metals from council’s resource recovery facilities. ... Sunshine Coast Daily - Queensland,Australia Labels: scrap - steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:59

Commodities slump puts demolition firms in tight squeeze
Such was the demand that scrap steel was fetching US$700 a tonne last spring. Today, says Len Shaw, of the Canadian Association of Recycling Industries, ... Daily Commercial News - Toronto,Ontario,Canada Labels: scrap - steel
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