MINNEAPOLIS — A month before a new state law takes effect, scrap metal workers are suing the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The Copper Wire Theft Law aims to make it more difficult for thieves to ...
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 ...
As the U.S. federal government raises the “critical” profile of copper, its gaze seems cast toward mining and primary production, John Gross says. Despite restricting certain types of scrap imports, ...
Across the country, copper and other valuable materials have been stolen from streetlights, statues and even gravesites, costing millions to repair. The 6th Street Bridge in Los Angeles has been cast ...
Starting next year, Minnesotans will need a license to buy or sell scrap metal copper. To get a license, which costs $250, a person must apply to the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of ...
Copper theft may not be the most glamorous crime in the world but it is big business. It has grown to become a “multi-billion problem worldwide”, said Terry Goldsworthy, associate professor in ...
The acquisition will complete the resource recycling value chain between Kataman Metals, Pedalpoint Holdings (Igneo), and Korea Zinc Kataman Metals has a competitive business model tailored for the ...
SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pedalpoint Holdings, a U.S. subsidiary of nonferrous metal smelting company Korea Zinc (KRX:010130), announced its acquisition of Kataman Metals, a global scrap ...