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 ...

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 ...

A White House fact sheet says the Commerce Department should examine whether 25 percent “of high-quality copper scrap produced in the United States [should] be sold in the United States.” The White ...

European wire and cable producer signs agreement with technology supplier to equip new copper facility in Lens, France. Nexans says its new plant will “continuously produce wire rod from recycled ...

MONTREAL — In an industrial suburb of Montreal, sheets of copper move along a conveyor belt suspended four stories above the floor of a foundry — a metals plant — until they drop into a lava-hot ...

A trade group representing scrap metal workers has sued the Minnesota Department of Commerce, alleging that a new law designed to curb copper theft will violate the state’s constitution and shutter ...

In January, a new state law went into effect, requiring anyone selling copper wire for recycling to obtain a state-issued license.

RICHLAND, Wash.—Metal scrap can be directly transformed and upgraded into high-performance, high-value alloys without the need for conventional melting processes, according to a new study from ...

The last bulk carrier ship arrived at the Bellingham Shipping Terminal on Monday to remove the final shipment of recycled scrap metal from Canadian-based company ABC Recycling. The 590-foot Bulk ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A three-month undercover investigation by the Metro Police Fraud Unit resulted in the raid of a Nashville scrap metal dealer accused of buying stolen copper and catalytic ...