A lawsuit has been filed against the state, saying that a new law intended to prevent costly copper wire thefts will unintentionally shut down the state’s scrap metal industry if it goes into effect ...

Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

European Union (EU) lawmakers this month announced plans to reduce waste and increase recycling across the bloc, with proposals to collect and process 45% of 16 identified “strategic” raw materials by ...

Rising global steel demand has Metal Management Inc. looking to add to its scrap heap. Expansion ambitions have backfired before for the Chicago-based company, which spent seven months in bankruptcy ...

If downstream players engage in targeted investment, innovation and long-term supply commitments, they can reshape the copper ...