The overall iron and steel scrap industry is much like one of the cargo ships that carries scrap material from one port to another. When seas are calm, the ship sails placidly along. When the tides ...

The always cyclical prices of scrap metals have spiraled down for more than a year to their 23-year nadir for a variety of global economic reasons. The lower prices have led some salvage yards and ...

China’s “tidal wave of steel scrap” with the potential to decimate the price of iron ore has failed to develop, which is good news for Australia’s three biggest mining companies scheduled to file ...

It's hard to imagine that a trade war could turn into a scrap yard fight in Detroit. Yet China is the largest consumer of scrap commodities. And Michigan is a major exporter, generating multimillions ...

The tug of war between big steel producers and mini-mills about the regulation of scrap metal over the past decade is far ...

The EU has announced plans to restrict exports of aluminium scrap to protect its industry, risking a fresh trade dispute with ...

Owners of unwanted cars often decide to sell the parts of their car for scrap metal. There comes the point where some cars aren’t operable anymore, or their remaining vehicle life is short. In other ...

On a cold, wet morning at Atlas Iron and Metal yard south of downtown, scrap peddler Charlie Anderson was not happy about the cash he was handed in exchange for a truckload of junk. “Oh man, it took a ...

A seemingly insatiable appetite for copper and aluminum scrap among buyers from China have kept prices strong and spreads with primary metal exceptionally tight, and industry players said they see the ...

"Less is more" is a term usually associated with architecture but it where it might just as easily be applied is to iron ore where Chinese buying habits have resulted in a higher price for the ...