| Scrap Specifications Circular 2007 |
|
First published in 1919, ISRI's Scrap
Specifications have become the universal language
for scrap buyers and sellers in domestic and
international trades. The online version essentially
makes the specifications a "living document" that
can be updated more frequently than the printed
circular.
The specs are, in simplest terms, shorthand for
scrap transactions. They generally assign a word,
number, and/or letters to a specific scrap product
followed by a brief item description, then a more
detailed summary—the specification—of
the material.
For more information on ISRI's Specifications, see The Story on Specs in
Scrap, September/October 2005, from the
online article archives at scrap.org.
|
ISRI's
Scrap Specifications Circular is a
copyrighted document. It cannot be reprinted in
whole or in part without the prior written
permission of the Institute of Scrap Recycling
Industries, Inc.
|
|
 |
|
|
| Market Report |
ISRI's Monday Report and Friday Report—collectively ISRI's Market Report—offer a unique look at the markets that affect the scrap recycling industry. ISRI members can receive this timely bulletin via e-mail every Monday and Friday (e-mail bobgarino@isri.org to request a subscription).
Friday Report: November 14, 2008
The metals tested lower yesterday and despite some negative news in the form of LME stocks, especially with aluminium's 44Kt rise, the metals ended up in positive territory. Given the poor economic climate and the initial weakness in equities, the ability of the metals to hold up may well be a pointer that the waves of redemption selling have slowed, at least for a while, and are matched by short covering and bargain hunting.
|
|
|
| |
Scrap Recycling Industry
Facts
The U.S.-based scrap recycling industry is a
sophisticated, capital-intensive industry and the
first link in the manufacturing supply chain. The
industry processes more than 145 million tons of
recyclable material each year into raw material
feedstock for industrial manufacturing around the
world. For more than 200 years, scrap recycling has
been, and continues to be, integral to the U.S.
economy, global trade and resource
sustainability.
Scrap
Recycling Industry Facts (PDF)
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
