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Global MFG - Jan 20, 2021

Sustainable Resolve - Recycling Today

Sustainable Resolve

Scrap consumption is one of the many sustainable aspects of Waupaca Foundry Inc., headquartered in Wisconsin.

DeAnne Toto | Recycling Today

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Global MFG - Sep 3, 2019

Shipping’s Great Fuel Switch Is Starting to Drive Up Freight Costs

Shipping’s Great Fuel Switch Is Starting to Drive Up Freight Costs

The cost of shipping commodities by sea surged to the highest in almost nine years as vessel owners start taking carriers off hire to prepare them for sweeping new fuel rules.

Bloomberg | IndustryWeek

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Waupaca Foundry

Global MFG - Aug 24, 2018

Trade war hits scrap yards in Michigan in ways you wouldnt expect

Trade war hits scrap yards in Michigan in ways you wouldn't expect

It's hard to imagine that a trade war could turn into a scrap yard fight in Detroit. Yet China is the largest consumer of scrap commodities. And Michigan is a major exporter, generating multimillions of dollars in business when it comes to recycling metals. So when China slapped retaliatory tariffs on aluminum waste and scrap in April, recycling operations, including two deeply-rooted, family-owned businesses in Michigan, found themselves on the front lines of the trade war.

Susan Tompor | Detroit Free Press

#scrap #trade

Waupaca Foundry

Global MFG - Mar 12, 2018

Trump Signs Metals Tariffs Sparing Some Allies

Trump Signs Metals Tariffs Sparing Some Allies

President Donald Trump kicked his "America First" trade policy into high gear Thursday, launching global tariffs on steel and aluminum, while signaling even more aggressive pressure on trading partners to come, especially against China. In announcing the measures, the president outlined his broader trade agenda, including rewriting existing U.S. pacts and a continuing sweeping investigation of Chinese trade practices, issuing a veiled threat that even bigger penalties are looming against Beijing.

Jacob M. Schlesinger and Rebecca Ballhaus | WSJ

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Waupaca Foundry

Iron Castings - Sep 22, 2017

Hurricanes Deliver Shock to Scrap Metal Market

Hurricanes Deliver Shock to Scrap Metal Market

After the string of ferocious hurricanes and an 8.2 magnitude earthquake in southern Mexico, the markets assume that the destruction will produce an abundance of scrap metal that it is ready for collection and recycling. These markets hope the result will be falling prices in expectation of an oversupply. The reality is quite different.

Shelley Goldberg | Bloomberg.com

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Waupaca Foundry

Iron Castings - Aug 25, 2013

Waupaca Foundry | 5 Reasons Why the Price of Scrap Is Volatile

5 Reasons Why the Price of Scrap is Volatile

Waupaca Foundry continues to monitor factors affecting the pricing volatility of ferrous scrap that is used to make gray iron and ductile iron castings. Read how this works.

Tony Lewis | Waupaca Foundry

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Waupaca Foundry

Iron Castings - Jul 15, 2013

The Scoop on Scrap

Waupaca Foundry, along with the rest of the industry, is watching several global factors to understand what ferrous scrap demand and pricing will do next.Unfortunately, there is no clear trend other than continued market volatility. As shown above, scrap prices have trended down since mid-2011, but the price swings from month to month are the real points to watch. In just two months' time, scrap prices can drop and then rise by more than $100 per ton.

Tony Lewis | Waupaca Foundry

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