Construction sector adds jobs while spending eases
Construction jobs were one of the drivers in the overall employment rate during the month.
Category: Scrap Consumers
Will October be the 'last scrap shopping month before Christmas'?
Some players are seeing a bit of light after this month, depending on steelmaker appetite for recycled metals.
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SDI provides mixed Q3 outlook, steady recycling operations
The company uses about 85% scrap in flat-rolled steel, and more in other products.
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Construction sector adds jobs, plans for stronger activity
“Owners and developers continued to prime the planning queue in August, ahead of next year’s anticipated stronger market conditions."
Vale, Midrex to partner on iron ore briquette project
Scrap/DRI feeding ratios typically vary from 70/30 to 10/90, depending on the steel being produced and the availability of scrap, according to Midrex.
Recycled metals: Ferrous scrap mills have entered the Sept market
Great Lakes area mills have entered the September ferrous scrap market.
Can copper smelters survive shrinking margins?
Smelters may choose to increase their use of secondary materials, including scrap, to mitigate their losses.
Summit 2024: SDI sees return on recycling
“EAFs are a great technology, and as you incorporate iron making in that for the flat-roll side, that becomes the bridge."