Chicago’s Scrap Market: Past, Present, Future
While the demand for non-ferrous metals has been better as of late, ferrous scrap metal’s demand has been underwhelming to say the least. The wild volatility t ...
Despite Slight Drop in February’s Scrap Market – Chicago Among Strongest
The 5th effective issue of the American Metal Market was released yesterday, February 7th, showing a small decrease in Chicago's scrap market. Despite earlier s ...
2013: Uncertainty Will Continue to Impede Growth in the U.S. Steel & Scrap Metal Industries
While the U.S. steel and scrap metal market has seemed poised to move forward in recent months it has lacked the momentum needed to make any true gains. "The do ...
Shortage of Skilled Workers Across the US
The Coming Shortage of Skilled Manufacturing Workers According Harold L. Sirkin, coauthor of the The US Manufacturing Renaissance: How Shifting Global Economics ...
Chicago Scrap Metal Markets are Sideways in January
Contrary to early reports January's scrap metal market was flat from December and it has been fairly unchanged since November of last year. Early predictions i ...
B.L. Duke Collects Food this Holiday Season for the Greater Chicago Food Depository
What are you doing to give back this holiday season? This year at B.L. Duke, we have decided to participate in a food drive to benefit the Greater Chicago Food ...
In Northeast Indiana, Employers Struggle to Fill Manufacturing Jobs
In a strange reverse twist on what seems to be the norm in our current economy, some employers in the manufacturing sector are finding that they have a surplus ...
The Scrap Industry Expects a Stronger, More Stable September
After a lot of volatility over the past six months, reports are showing that ferrous scrap prices are expected to stay fairly stable during the month of Septemb ...
Copper Prices Continue to Fluctuate in the Face of the Global Economic Slowdown
With world demand for copper declining thanks to the uncertain economic climate, copper prices are falling as well. Japan, one of the world's leading copper con ...
Is the Manufacturing Sector Running Out of Momentum?
Many experts claim that the economic recovery that's been recently fueled by U.S. manufacturers is not only slowing down, but that it's almost at a standstill. ...