Ferrous

DAILY SCRAP REPORT: Offer prices fall on lower-priced North American cargo
May 21, 2012 - 13:11 GMT
Metal Bulletin’s Daily Ferrous Scrap Index fell to $432.58 per tonne cfr Iskenderun on an HMS 1&2 (80:20) basis on Monday May 21, down from $436.06 on May 18.
DAILY SCRAP REPORT: US seller offloads cargo to Turkey
May 18, 2012 - 14:22 GMT
Metal Bulletin’s Daily Ferrous Scrap Index fell to $436.06 per tonne cfr Iskenderun on an HMS 1&2 (80:20) basis on Friday May 18, down from $440.36 on May 17.
British Columbia scrap export rules to be tightened
May 16, 2012 - 04:30 GMT
Scrap metal dealers in the Pacific coast Canadian province of British Columbia will face tighter regulations from July 23, as its government struggles with widespread theft of high-value metals.
High freight costs keep Indian ferrous scrap import prices firm
May 15, 2012 - 13:05 GMT
Ferrous scrap sellers kept their offer prices unchanged on Tuesday May 15 as higher costs for container freight kept levels firm, traders told Metal Bulletin.
ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA in talks with stainless scrap suppliers
May 15, 2012 - 02:15 GMT
ThyssenKrupp Stainless LLC has kicked off discussions with stainless scrap companies to try to secure feedstock for its facility in Calvert, Alabama when its melt shop starts up in December.

Ferrous Scrap

May 25, 2012 02:50 US East Coast scrap prices fall again at docks
May 24, 2012 14:50 DAILY SCRAP REPORT: Small Black Sea buyers sell off cargoes
May 24, 2012 00:29 Harsco renews three multiyear contracts in US
May 23, 2012 14:45 DAILY SCRAP REPORT: Index unchanged on lack of new offers
May 23, 2012 10:24 China halts scrap imports on weak domestic market
May 23, 2012 08:53 SE Asia scrap prices down $15-20 as buyers await market cues
May 23, 2012 00:35 US recyclers facing bankruptcy filings
May 23, 2012 00:31 SA Recycling dismisses Calif. closure rumors
May 23, 2012 00:22 WIRE ROD SUPPLY CHAIN CONF: Scrap feels heat of US shredding overcapacity
May 22, 2012 14:36 PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation of selected ferrous scrap assessments
May 22, 2012 12:03 Merchants cut Indian ferrous scrap import offers in attempt to spur trade
May 22, 2012 04:58 FACTS: China’s steel raw material imports mixed in April
May 22, 2012 03:35 Cornerstone opens second recycling facility in Okla. city
May 22, 2012 03:29 US ferrous scrap export indices launched by AMM
May 22, 2012 03:17 US ferrous scrap exporters drop East Coast buying prices
May 21, 2012 21:04 OneSteel Recycling opening fifth Maine scrapyard
May 21, 2012 20:37 Correction: Schnitzer sees weaker operating results
May 21, 2012 17:33 ELG Haniel Metals’ 2011 profits fall on lower nickel prices, scrap demand
May 21, 2012 13:11 DAILY SCRAP REPORT: Offer prices fall on lower-priced North American cargo
May 21, 2012 12:45 MSC raises June container rate for Europe-to-Asia cargoes
May 19, 2012 22:33 ISA founder Harry Kletter set to exit company
May 19, 2012 22:25 US ferrous scrap export prices fall $20/T
May 19, 2012 21:16 RG Steel scrap suppliers want advance payment
May 19, 2012 20:13 Schnitzer facing loss as margins slim
May 18, 2012 14:22 DAILY SCRAP REPORT: US seller offloads cargo to Turkey

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Non-Ferrous Scrap

May 24, 2012 00:49 Confusion grips US lead battery market
May 24, 2012 00:05 US UBC collection volumes down in April
May 23, 2012 16:59 MB NON-FERROUS UK SCRAP AND FOUNDRY INGOT PRICE CHANGES
May 23, 2012 15:28 UK secondary aluminium ingot volumes up, prices down
May 23, 2012 00:40 US A380.1 aluminum alloy prices drop another penny
May 22, 2012 03:35 Cornerstone opens second recycling facility in Okla. city
May 22, 2012 03:24 Comex Copper price drop puts crimp on US scrap supply

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Comment & Analysis

COMMENT: Where will the next story or contact come from?

New platforms and new types of content will enable Metal Bulletin to provide its subscribers with information in ways that are fresh and revealing.
METAL THEFT: New level of crime necessitates new level of enforcement

The sheer variety of crimes that might be described as “metal theft” makes the enforcement of sanctions difficult.
COMMENT: New guidelines that help scrap market competition

Don't fall off your chair, but the European Commission’s new end-of-waste framework is a set of guidelines that could actually help competition and reduce costs

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