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Multiple roles to play

Mark Lewon, the current chair of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, says the organization can assist recyclers in numerous important ways.

Exclusive: Supply-side economics for aluminium

Global aluminium price swings may hinge on China’s ability to crack down on polluters next winter, according to a CRU analyst.

Putting in the time

The number of hours required to properly maintain an auto shredding plant can be considerable, according to one veteran operations manager.

Factory ready

Scrap generators, recyclers and consuming facilities all can benefit when the right metals baler is on location at a factory or other industrial site.

Far corners

Robert Stein’s four decades in the scrap business have entailed many long journeys and bringing innovative trading techniques to new places.