Built to last: Solvay Paperboard thrives in an uncertain
market.(PAPER INDUSTRY UPDATE)(Company overview)
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Solvay Paperboard is meeting the well-documented challenges within
the North American paper and paperboard industry head-on, despite its
relative youth compared to other . . .
Steel's: new comfort zone: changes in the steel industry
should have a favorable effect on ferrous scrap processors.(FERROUS
COM
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The global steel industry has entered a new era, distinctly
different from the last period that ended in 2005. The changes are
directly related to China, company . . .
Crossing over: mergers in the scrap metal industry connect global
markets and link consumers with shippers.(Cover story)
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More than a few veterans of the scrap metal business are fond of
the saying, "All scrap is local." The statement makes the
pertinent observation that unless someone is . . .
Vecoplan LLC dedicates expanded headquarters.(EQUIPMENT
REPORT)
Vecoplan LLC, a leader in size-reduction technology, dedicated its
newly expanded Archdale, N.C., headquarters at a grand opening Saturday,
Sept. 15, 2007.
Tours of the enlarged, . . .
All Erection & Crane beefs up fleet.(EQUIPMENT
REPORT)
All Erection & Crane Rental Corp., Cleveland, has added 45 new
Peterbilt tractors and specialty trailers to its fleet in the past year,
which it says broadens the company's ability to offer . . .
Liebherr hosts open house.(EQUIPMENT
REPORT)(Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH)
Liebherr Hydraulikbagger GmbH, a member of the Liebherr Group and
the manufacturer of hydraulic material handlers, held a gala open house
for its new assembly hall in Kirchdorf, Germany, Sept. 27.
. . .
Thermo fisher launches Niton XL3 Series.(EQUIPMENT
REPORT)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a leading manufacturer of handheld
X-ray fluorescence (XRF) alloy analysis instrumentation, has launched
the Thermo Scientific Niton XL3 Series.
According to Thermo . . .
C&D recycling facility opens in Massachusetts.(C&D
NEWS)
A recycling center for C&D debris has opened in Devens, Mass.,
according to a report in the Telegram (Worcester, Mass.). The Devens
Recycling Center (DRC) celebrated its official opening Sept. 6. . . .
MCM breaks ground on new recycling facility.(C&D
NEWS)
MCM Management, headquartered in Michigan, has broken ground on a
recycling and transfer station that it is building in Waterloo, Ind. The
facility will consist of a 40,000-square-foot recycling . . .
HP, WeRecycle! Host successful e-scrap event.(ELECTRONICS
RECYCLING)
In late August, the computer recycling firm WeReycle! Inc., based
in Wallingford, Conn., along with Hewlett Packard and the Maryland
Department of Environment held a free consumer electronics . . .
Asset management provider secures financing.(ELECTRONICS
RECYCLING)
Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems (CARS), a Raleigh, N.C.-based
provider of asset management services, has risen $623,000 in Series A
funding from Wilmington Investor Network (WIN) of Wilmington, . . .
Cascade asset management installs Vecoplan RG42.(ELECTRONICS
RECYCLING)
Cascade Asset Management, Madison, Wis., a provider of IT asset
retirement solutions, has announced the installation of a new Vecoplan
RG42 shredder.
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The purchase, made . . .
GEEP, Techway services form joint venture.(ELECTRONICS
RECYCLING)(Techway Services Inc.)(GEEP International)(GEEP Texas)(Brief
a
Techway Services Inc., Dallas, and GEEP International of Nevada
have formed a joint venture company called GEEP Texas. The joint venture
is part of Barrie, Ontario-based GEEP's plan to create the . . .
From the road to the roof.(NONMETALLICS)(research of recycling
tires)(Brief article)
Research that looks at recycling tires into tiling has been funded
by the U.K.-based Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). The
Airport Business Centre (ABC) managed the project, working with . . .
ISRI chapter proposes scrap tire
specifications.(NONMETALLICS)
Outside observers who reason that scrap tires are relatively
uniform could learn otherwise from Troy Hess, current president of the
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) Scrap Tire . . .
GreenMan technologies acquires Welch Products.(TIRES)
Tire recycler GreenMan Technologies Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, has
announced its acquisition of Welch Products Inc.
The Oct. 1,2007, transaction was structured as a share exchange in
which 100 . . .
Trex cuts back production.(PLASTICS)
Trex Co. Inc., based in Winchester, Va., has suspended operations
at its Olive Branch, Miss., facility for an indeterminate amount of time
and will consolidate all manufacturing operations into its . . .
Abitibi establishes partnership with Houston, local
grocer.(PAPER)
Abitibi-Consolidated, headquartered in Montreal, held a press
conference Oct. 9 to introduce a new partnership program among
Abitibi-Consolidated, the city of Houston, and H-E-B, a . . .
In demand.(PAPER)
Generators and processors of scrap paper in Western Europe are
currently enjoying healthy demand from consumers both near and far.
At the opening session of the 2007 European Paper . . .
Volatility is the name of the game.(NONFERROUS)
If anyone was expecting a more subdued market for nonferrous metals
in the next year, he or she may be in for a surprise, at least according
to a number of speakers at the Institute of Scrap . . .
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