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Tariff on copper could be looming
In a televised cabinet meeting, President Trump indicates he favors placing a 50 percent tariff on inbound copper after a trade review is complete.
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Attention all wire choppers
Does your company operate wire chopping equipment? If so, we want to know.
Scrap Science app includes training aspects
Recycling-focused technology firm says its Scrap Science app offers affordable metals identification and workforce training tools.
Equipment report
Recent news from suppliers to the recycling industry from our May 2025 issue.
Steer World offers PEX plastic recycling machine
India-based firm says its extruder has been designed to shred and process crosslinked polyethylene for recycling.
Aurubis CEO says its metals play vital role
CEO of Germany-based metals producer and recycler calls company’s products “central components in future technologies.”
5 questions about recycled aluminum refinement
Josh Buettner, metals market manager for Steinert US, discusses aluminum scarp refinement technology.
A new baler for a new material stream
Increased tonnages, especially more OCC, prompted Dem-Con Cos. to invest in a new baler that would address changing material streams and provide true redundancy.
Nonferrous heavyweights
Collectively, North America’s largest nonferrous processors handled more pounds in 2024 than in 2022, continuing a growth trend.
Hydro to add wire rod casthouse in Norway
The facility will supply aluminum to use in critical energy infrastructure in Europe when it starts production in 2028.
Plastics producer tracks pulse of wire recycling market
France-based Benvic says it views boosted recycling prospects for PVC cable jackets as a key to the circularity of one of its product lines.
