On top and in demand
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The aluminum scrap industry is heading for a solid future despite margin discomfort within the secondary aluminum segment. There has been a steady consolidation among primary and secondary aluminum manufacturers as they struggle to gain market share. The automobile industry continues to be a major market for aluminum scrap which has obsolete automobiles as a vital source of supply. The aluminum used beverage cans also constitute a large share of the market although they face competition from resealable plastic bottles. However, advances in aluminum scrap processing prove that the industry is entering the 21st century on a firm footing.
Publication Name: Recycling Today
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 1096-6323
Year: 2000
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Troubled waters
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The export markets of the US scrap paper industry have become uncertainty because of the Asian economic crisis and because Europe is experiencing an increase in recovered fiber due to new restrictions on landfills. Doing business in countries such as Indonesia can be risky for exporters because their customers can become bankrupt. Despite lower exports to east Asian countries, China and India are increasing their imports of US recovered paper.
Publication Name: Recycling Today
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 1096-6323
Year: 1998
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Wringing out the metal
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Automobile shredder operators have continued to search or develop new methods of improving ways of harvesting metals even during the period when the ferrous scrap market was in a slump. Some shredder operators have been able to develop technologies that allow them to extract as much metallic materials as possible. These technologies will particularly be useful when the EU's End-of-Life Vehicle directive takes into effect.
Publication Name: Recycling Today
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 1096-6323
Year: 1999
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