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Sunday, 2 March 2008
 

Regulate scrap metal sales


Andy Meisner, D-Ferndale, chairman of the committee, says the proposal won't prevent scrap dealers from buying metals, but rather will require them to ...
theoaklandpress.com

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CHINA'S HAND IN FEWER CAR CLEAN-UPS


A reversal of fortunes in the overseas scrap metal business, particularly in the Far East, has seen a marked drop in the number of cars deserted by owners ...
thisissouthdevon.co.uk

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Friday, 29 February 2008
 

Groups urge China to alter scrap import laws


Given that waste paper, lumber, copper and steel imports are tax-free, the industry trade groups also called for more favorable taxation treatment....
prw.com

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Thursday, 28 February 2008
 

Scrap metal dealers face registry law


In an effort to curb scrap metal theft, the city will try a new technique: holding the middle man more responsible. ...
kentucky.com

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Council approves tougher rules for scrap metal sales


Scrap metal dealers have a stronger responsibility to make sure the seller of the metal they receive is the rightful owner, ...
heraldbanner.com

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Sunday, 24 February 2008
 

Three landfill employees charged with embezzlement


Over a five-month period, three city employees sold a total of $4881.45 worth of scrap metal which belonged to the city of McAlester and then ...
mcalesternews.com

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Take cash out of metal equation


This measure revamps the existing scrap metal dealer's law. This expanded business regulation reflects the best practices employed in other jurisdictions, ...
guampdn.com

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Friday, 22 February 2008
 

Remote control detector's jackpot


Decima Watkins' father David from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, made it from scrap metal and recycled materials. They say it can cover the ground automatically, ...
news.bbc.co.uk

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Worries Ripple Over Steel: Prices Rising As Supplies, Foreign ...


If there's good news for manufacturers caught up in rising steel prices, it's in the value of scrap material. About 20% of every ton of steel used in a ...
redorbit.com

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Thursday, 21 February 2008
 

Scrappers work


Leonard said he had encountered the same couple earlier at Eagle Mountain Elementary, where they were reportedly taking scrap metal from a Dumpster and a ...
guardonline.com

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Scrap metal recycling dropoff planned for Feb. 23


The automotive, scrap metal and fluorescent bulb recycling program will be available for Gloucester residents to drop off items on Saturday, Feb. ...
wickedlocal.com

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Cabin John resident's passion for recycling spreads


While the county does accept large pieces of metal like appliances with scheduled pickups, small pieces of ''scrap metal" are not accepted....
gazette.net

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Metal Management 4Q profit hurt by


Metal Management, Inc one of the US's largest full service scrap metal recyclers announced results for the Q3 ended December 31st 2007. ...
steelguru.com

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Firefighters Respond To Blaze At Golden State Metals


The Kern County Fire Department responded to a fire in a scrap metal pile Monday night. At about 8 pm, the fire department was called to Golden ...
firefightingnews.com

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Wednesday, 20 February 2008
 

Scrap metal dealers get registered


Nearly 200 scrap metal dealers have been registered since the Government put new policies in place to regulate the industry. Industry Minister Karl Samuda ...
radiojamaica.com

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Scraps go from junk to jewels


Gone are the days when scrap metal was dumped and left to the weather until someone got around the finding a use for it, Simanski said. ...
republican-eagle.com

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Man admits he stole scrap metal from job


The person to whom Keller sold the material told police he had made 86 transactions with Keller and paid him $25599 for the scrap metal.
mcall.com

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Firefighters battle flames at industrial yard


When crews arrived, they found a large mound of scrap metal engulfed in smoke and flames. Firefighters used a special truck with the capability to drop 1000 ...
eyeoutforyou.com

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Metal plant back in action


Raleigh authorities say they're getting closer to having some resolve after an explosion at a scrap metal plant Tuesday. ...
news14.com

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Public safety digest: KCFD responds to scrap metal fire


About an hour later, a large crane was pulling chunks of metal out of the pile as water sprayed down, trying to hit the deep-seated fire. ...

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Tuesday, 19 February 2008
 

On-bound I65 ramp reopens from overturned semi's spilled scrap metal


The on-bound ramp to I65 from eastbound Indiana 46 has reopened after a semitrailer overturned and spilled scrap metal. Jason D. Ward, 31, of Seymour, ...
therepublic.com

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GH man pleads guilty to metal thefts


Campbell is one of three suspects in a multi-county series of break-ins, many including the theft of scrap metal. The suspects were caught in Fremont, ...
grandhaventribune.com

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Monday, 18 February 2008
 

Raleigh Leaders Seek To Assuage Fears After Explosions


City leaders tried to answer questions tonight after four days of explosions at a South Raleigh scrap metal yard shook the ...
nbc17.com

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Sunday, 17 February 2008
 

Raleigh To Host Community Meeting On Scrap Metal Yard Situation


The City of Raleigh will host a community meeting Sunday to discuss the situation at Raleigh Metals Processors. ...
nbc17.com

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Scrap transporters accuse AR of illegal collection


Speaking to reporters today, one of the drivers of the stranded truck carrying scrap metal disclosed that 32 Assam Rifles posted at Keithelmanbi charged Rs ...
e-pao.net

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Knoxville police, scrap dealers team up to fight crime


If it's up to the Knoxville Police Department and many of the area's scrap metal dealers, it won't. "If a legitimate individual is bringing in a scrap to be ...
wbir.com

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Govliquidation.com to Auction 1.6 Million Pounds of Light and ...


WHY: Nearly 550 million pounds of scrap metal have been sold by Government Liquidation since June 2005. In 2007, Government Liquidation sold 271 million ...
sev.prnewswire.com

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Thursday, 14 February 2008
 

Recycled ordnance explodes in scrap yard


Fort Bragg sent the 192nd Explosive Ordnance Detachment to a Raleigh scrap metal yard on Tuesday when a military device exploded as it was ...
fayobserver.com

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Live ammunition remains at scrap metal yard


He owns The Barn -- a bar down the road from the scrap metal yard. Davis, who is also a Vietnam veteran, was startled out of bed last night when the first ...
abclocal.go.com

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Gerdau joint venture agrees to buy Las Vegas contractor


Gerdau has announced price increases to offset hikes in scrap and other costs, he said. Tampa-based Gerdau (NYSE: GNA) is the second largest mini-mill steel ...
bizjournals.com

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Wednesday, 13 February 2008
 

Scrap metal business is picking up steam


If you have scrap metal, Mark Willis of River City Metal wants it. He's the metal buyer for the scrap yard company, located two miles north of Maiden Rock ...
republican-eagle.com

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Red Wing scrap metal yard has reopened after yearlong closure


A Red Wing scrap metal yard that has been dormant for over a year is now back up and running. The AMG and Alliance Companies are collaborating in the joint ...
republican-eagle.com

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Nucor Corp to acquire top US scrap metal company for $1.44 billion


Nucor Corporation will acquire the North American operations of privately held Dutch conglomerate SHV Holdings NV, to boost its scrap metals ...
domain-b.com

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Scrap metal a magnet for criminals


Bill Carris, D-Rutland, that would require scrap-metal buyers to keep a detailed log of what they buy, when and from whom. The ledger would be open to law ...
burlingtonfreepress.com

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Scrap Metal Companies File Claim Against City, State


Three Memphis scrap metal companies and the Tennessee Scrap Recyclers Association are taking the city of Memphis and the state of Tennessee to court over ...
memphisdailynews.com

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Scrap-metal sting results in 1 citation


A Tumwater-area recycler was cited by law enforcement Thursday for failing to follow new rules for purchasing scrap metal. The state law that was enacted in ...
theolympian.com

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Universal Wrecking Corp. Completes Interior Demolition Services ...


Debris was disposed of properly and scrap metal was recycled offsite. The project was completed on schedule and without injury or incident. ...
pr.com

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Universal Wrecking Corp. Completes Scrap Metal Recycling Project


Universal Wrecking Corp. recently completed a scrap metal recycling and removal project in New Jersey for a large industrial client. ...
sbwire.com

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Tuesday, 12 February 2008
 

Damage mounts from scrap metal thefts, burglary


Daniel Alan Ladd's efforts to steal scrap metal to sell caused a lot more damage than the metal would have been worth. His counsel, Michael Starling, ...
courtnews.co.nz

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Monday, 11 February 2008
 

Morristown planners hear misgivings about proposed scrap-metal ...


Integrity Metals purchases scrap metal such as old automotive vehicles, shreds and recycles them and sells and ships the metal to steel mills and foundries ...
shelbynews.com

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Ship demand drives heavy steel price hikes


Includes market alerts for scrap steel, iron ore, copper, steel wire rod, NAND Flash chips, DSPs, and ocean-freight rates....
purchasing.com

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Sunday, 10 February 2008
 

Nucor buys scrap metal processor


Steel producer Nucor Corp., which has operations in northeast Indiana, said Friday it has agreed to acquire SHV North America Corp., which owns scrap broker ...
journalgazette.net

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Thieves in Vermont cash in as scrap metal turns into gold


Even houses of God aren't safe from the burgeoning black market for scrap metal. ...
timesargus.com

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Saturday, 9 February 2008
 

Nucor to Pay $1.44 Billion For Scrap-Metal Company


Nucor Corp. has agreed to acquire one of the nation's biggest scrap-metal companies for $1.44 billion, a deal that boosts Nucor's already ...
online.wsj.com

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House passes scrap metal bill


Eddie Day Pashinski's bill which would develop a registry of scrap metal sellers and penalize people who remove scrap metal from residential and ...
citizensvoice.com

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Bomb found on scrap heap


Police at the Soshanguve police station, north east of Pretoria, were unpleasantly surprised this afternoon when a scrap metal dealer brought a live mortar ...
thetimes.co.za

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Bomb found on scrap heap


Police at the Soshanguve police station, north east of Pretoria, were unpleasantly surprised this afternoon when a scrap metal dealer brought a live mortar ...
thetimes.co.za

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Two scrap metal dealers warned


Area law enforcement conducted a regulation sweep of scrap-metal dealers in Marion County, officials said Thursday. Members of Marion County Sheriff's ...
statesmanjournal.com

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Scrap dealer, execs face federal charges


A Lake County scrap metal company and two of its top executives have been indicted on charges related to a federal antitrust probe. ...
crainscleveland.com

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China demand drives copper theft


Carr added that while demand in China remains the "single driving force" behind the high prices, only 20 percent of the scrap metal collected in the US ...
jacksonholestartrib.com

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CMA Corp buys US steel recycling plant


The scrap metal group advised it has bought the plant from Meretec Corporation, a US developer of metal recycling technology, in an all scrip deal by ...
As Published by egoli.com.au

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Friday, 8 February 2008
 

Cleveland Scrap Metal Dealer and Owner Indicted in Antitrust ...


A federal grand jury in Cleveland indicted a scrap metal dealer and its owner for conspiring to allocate scrap metal suppliers ...
prnewswire.com

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Thursday, 7 February 2008
 

State offers its own scrap metal legislation


Saginaw officials may scrap the idea of a new scrap metal ordinance if the state ratifies its own penalty system. State Rep. Terry Brown, a Pigeon Democrat, ...
mlive.com

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Heavy Metal


In both cases, the remains of the works of art turned up at Oregon scrap-metal yards. We'll point out an obvious opportunity to desperate--but not so ...
wweek.com

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Moderate fall in metal prices


Turning to the local market, copper scrap heavy declined by Rs 3 per kilo to Rs 336, copper cable scrap by Rs 2 per kilo to Rs 341, copper armiture by Rs 2 ...
thehindubusinessline.com

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Metalico Inc.


Metalico, a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy), is a ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal processor headquartered in New Jersey and operating in New York, ...
tradingmarkets.com

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Matrix subcontractors seek remedy


The local subcontractors of Matrix International, who were left with approximately $400000 owed to them after the contract to remove scrap metal from the ...

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Widow at war with four sons over money


Her lawyers say the payment should effectively come out of her late husband's profitable scrap metal business, Whip Street Motors, which is now run by their ...
eadt.co.uk

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UPDATE 1-Metal Management posts lower Q3 profit


Scrap metal recycler Metal Management Inc (MM.N: Quote, Profile, Research), which is being acquired by Australia's Sims Group Ltd (SGM. ...
reuters.com

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Legislation would require copper sellers to show photo ID at scrap ...


In addition to requiring sellers to present photo ID, the plan requires scrap dealers to retain a copy and provide records of scrap metal sales, ...
michigansthumb.com

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Nigeria: FG Panel Indicts Gbenga Obasanjo in N24bn Fraud


These scraps are worth N203,371260.27 at today's prices. This money is yet to be paid to FGN. The scrap should not have been sold because ultimately ASCL ...

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Steel mills owners place 6-pt demand to control price hike


Scrap and Sponge Iron should be reduced to Tk 500 per MT. All chemicals, used in steel mills should be revised to 5 per cent. It is now charged at 10 per ...
nation.ittefaq.com

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Wednesday, 6 February 2008
 

Contractor stripping scrap metal from former tanneries


Under the contract, the company will remove scrap metal, machinery and other items of value from the buildings before they are demolished. ...
dailygazette.com

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Lion invests in iron-making plant


With both hot metal and DRI iron ore-based, the group's steel operations would in future be using more than 70% iron ore and about 20%-30% scrap.
biz.thestar.com.my

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Tuesday, 5 February 2008
 

Residents want scrapyard scrapped


One wrecking yard, GB Scrap Metal Ltd. has had three major fires in the past two years. The first, in August 2006, was a five-alarm blaze that sent toxic ...
thestar.com

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High demand in China still buoying copper theft problem


Carr added that while demand in China remains the "single driving force" behind the high prices, only 20 percent of the scrap metal collected in the US ...
As Published by signonsandiego.com

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Frankford Man Arrested for Scrap Metal Thefts


Delaware State Police have arrested a suspect accused of stealing scrap metal from victims in the Selbyville, Georgetown and Lewes areas. ...
wboc.com

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Building material prices going up in H2


Since December last year, he said, the price of scrap (main raw material for steel) had jumped by 29% to about US$490 per tonne from US$380 per tonne ...
biz.thestar.com.my

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SGL Shares Climb on Speculation About Steel Industry Outlook


... raised their target price for Salzgitter shares to 189 euros from 150 euros. SGL produces carbon-graphite electrodes used to make steel from scrap metal.
bloomberg.com

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New life for old metal


... that cannot be cleaned up -- gutter and soffit and other roofing scrap that comes complete with paint, glued-on pieces of roofing felt and steel nails. ...
heraldtribune.com

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Monday, 4 February 2008
 

Metal thieves strike again High price of scrap blamed


Scrap metal thieves are again striking in Portage County, and among their latest victims are several gravel pit companies in Shalersville. ...
recordpub.com

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India Mulls Steel Price Controls, Business Standard Reports


It will also seek the abolition of duties on coking coal and scrap metals, the newspaper added. To contact the reporter on this story: Shailendra Bhatnagar ...
bloomberg.com

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Sunday, 3 February 2008
 

GB Scrap Metal vs. the locals: Round three


... in this neighbourhood has for decades overlooked a scrapyard now owned by GB Scrap Metal Ltd., which has got much busier - and louder - in recent years. ...
theglobeandmail.com

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Worker crushed by scrap metal


Pensacola Assistant Police Chief Chip Simmons said Ricky Junior Adkins, 51, was delivering a load of scrap metal at 8:25 am when he backed his truck up to ...
pensacolanewsjournal.com

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Chipmakers report 30-40% price declines in 4Q for DRAM and NAND


Includes market alerts for scrap steel, iron ore, copper, steel wire rod, NAND Flash chips, DSPs, and ocean-freight rates....
purchasing.com

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Saturday, 2 February 2008
 

Scrap metal collector killed by bomb


A farmer, who collected an unexploded bomb from the army's Camp Paradise shooting range for scrap metal, was killed when it ...
thestar.com.my

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Scrap metal collector killed by bomb


A farmer, who collected an unexploded bomb from the army's Camp Paradise shooting range for scrap metal, was killed when it ...
thestar.com.my

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Residents want scrapyard removed from community


"It sounded like a car hit our house," said Vince Nicholson, who has lived near GB Scrap Metal Ltd. at 96 Hyde Ave. for the past 40 years. ...
insidetoronto.com

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Two arrested for theft of scrap metal at Richmond Landfill


Napanee OPP are investigating the theft of scrap metal from the Richmond Landfill. Police have charged two men after they were discovered trespassing at the ...
napaneeguide.com

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Coal market heats up on supply constraints


Includes market alerts for scrap steel, iron ore, copper, steel wire rod, NAND Flash chips, DSPs, and ocean-freight rates....
purchasing.com

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Friday, 1 February 2008
 

NY official bristles at war plaques for sale as scrap metal


A city councilman says he was stunned to see plaques honoring local war veterans for sale as scrap metal. The bronze tablets list the names of ...
As Published by newsday.com

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Putting squeeze on stolen scrap dealers


POLICE have reinforced their determination to bust scrap metal dealers who buy stolen lead and copper, a week after a young man fell from a roof while ...
bdrecorder.co.uk

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Putting squeeze on stolen scrap dealers


POLICE have reinforced their determination to bust scrap metal dealers who buy stolen lead and copper, a week after a young man fell from a roof while ...
bdrecorder.co.uk

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Thieves yank copper from church


A dramatic rise in the value of scrap metal has led to a rash of metal theft in the past year, according to police. Copper is currently selling for more ...
benningtonbanner.com

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Scrap Metal Drive Pays Off!!


The items were collected at three locations in Greater Sudbury as part of the 2nd Annual NIM Earth Day Scrap Metal Drive. Last month, Erica Greenspoon, ...
thesudburystar.com

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Metal market drives increase in exhaust thefts


With scrap metal yards paying cash for cats, exhaust thefts have become the crime du jour for thieves following the metals market, say police. ...
seacoastonline.com

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Kelani Cables invests Rs. 100 m on new product


"Nearly 300 metric tonnes of copper scrap accumulates in the local copper cable manufacturing industry per year". Scrap metal is used by local ...
dailynews.lk

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Six-sink appearance


A Ngongotaha labourer has admitted stealing sinks from public toilets and water cylinders from a business to get money from scrap metal ...
dailypost.co.nz

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Corporations suffer vandalism - police


Last year, the police warned scrap metal dealers at a press conference, that they should help the law enforcement agencies in their effort to curb vandalism ...
mmegi.bw

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Thursday, 31 January 2008
 

Metal thefts cause chaos on railway lines


TRAINS are being delayed by 90 minutes every day thanks to thieves stealing parts of railway lines for scrap metal. ...
prestoncitizen.co.uk

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Uncasville Man Arrested In Metal Theft Investigation


Police said DeCosta was attempting to steal scrap metal from the business when they caught him in the act. DeCosta was charged with third-degree trespass ...
theday.com

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Maryland Lawmakers Address Copper Thefts


A dangerous uptick in copper deaths has Maryland lawmakers wondering whether the state should require scrap metal dealers to register the copper they buy. ...
wjla.com

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THE SELMA TIMES-JOURNAL


1, 2007, a state law went into effect banning cash sales of scrap metal and requiring anyone selling scrap metal worth more than $100 to provide ...
selmatimesjournal.com

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CMC Awarded National Account for ICS


"I was skeptical at first about what CMC could do for us because I believed we were handling our scrap metal competitively," says Calvin Lee, president and ...
recyclingtoday.com

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CMC Awarded National Account for ICS


"I was skeptical at first about what CMC could do for us because I believed we were handling our scrap metal competitively," says Calvin Lee, president and ...
recyclingtoday.com

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US Steel net drops, stock falls


... particularly for purchased scrap, coke and alloys." For US Steel Europe, Surma said the company expects higher euro-based prices, while shipments should ...
guardian.co.uk

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US Steel net drops, stock falls


... particularly for purchased scrap, coke and alloys." For US Steel Europe, Surma said the company expects higher euro-based prices, while shipments should ...
As Published by guardian.co.uk

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WFISD facing rising costs


The price of steel is rising so fast that salvage yards may soon be making more money on their scrap steel than their auto parts, ...
timesrecordnews.com

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Wednesday, 30 January 2008
 

BMRA: extra laws will not stop metal thefts


In the wake of an ITV television programme looking at the increasing volume of scrap metal thefts, the British Metals Recycling Association has said that ...
letsrecycle.com

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Crackdown on the scrap rogues


Scrap metal dealers in Bradford have been raided by police as soaring world metal prices continue to fuel an explosion in lead and copper ...
thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

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