
Challenges persist in non-ferrous market despite high demand
Non-ferrous recycled metals market faces slow flow despite high demand.
Non-ferrous recycled metals market faces slow flow despite high demand.
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Spreads tightening. Economic outlook is promising.
Kataman Metals globally trades about 300,000 tons of copper, aluminum, iron, and other scrap raw materials annually.
Recent events, such as the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, have caused disruptions in supply chains.
Spreads aren't improving. Supply shortage persists.
The projects are part of a larger, $6-billion DOE agenda funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Spreads are narrowing on aluminum scrap, while remaining unchanged in copper scrap.
The international ferrous scrap market may be stabilizing which will likely put pressure on the US domestic market to remain flat or to increase in some areas in April.
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