COVID-19
ArcelorMittal selects Alabama for electrical steel plant
The company will expand its campus in Calvert, Alabama, to make 150,000 metric tons per year of nongrain-oriented electrical steel.
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Shifting the focus
As the U.S. emerges from a cardboard box recession, recyclers are investing in sorting optimization and determining how mixed paper factors into the equation.
BIR Autumn 2024: 5 years, unplanned
Trade barriers, global conflicts and unanticipated lifestyle trends have combined to drastically change how recovered paper flows globally.
In Memoriam: William ‘Billy’ Johnson
Longtime lobbyist for ISRI and ReMA helped recyclers attain designation as essential during COVID-19 lockdown.
A coming correction?
While some have speculated a new floor price has been established for copper, others say this could be true only in the short term.
Europe’s paper surplus
While recovered paper exports from the U.S. have fallen in the past year, a slow mill sector in Europe has recyclers there shipping out more material.
Weighty expectations for a light metal
Investments underway in the U.S. potentially could absorb more of the country’s recovered aluminum.
Laying a family foundation
Comal Iron & Metals has leaned on three generations of family leadership and dedicated customer service to make its mark in New Braunfels, Texas, over 55 years.
The right retrofit
Casella Waste Systems’ largest material recovery facility underwent a major upgrade last year.
Wait and see?
Muted consumer spending and the upcoming presidential election have pushed the high-grade recovered paper market down. But are better times ahead?
Paper capacity, production declines, but slight growth predicted in ’24
The American Forest & Paper Association has released its 64th annual “Paper Industry Capacity and Fiber Consumption Survey.”
