SMS Makes Container Service Move

Scrap Metal Services LLC (SMS) and Milestone Equipment Corp. (MEC) have announced the acquisition of 7,300 intermodal dry van trailers. SMS and MEC have created a new joint venture (JV) entity called Scrapstone Intermodal Services LLC to oversee the new fleet as well as to consider future intermodal opportunities.

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SMS Makes Container Service Move

Steady or Sluggish?

As much of the country endured a heat wave in July, ferrous scrap prices reacted by staying virtually motionless, shifting by only a few dollars per ton compared with the month before. Steel mill buyers of ferrous scrap on the spot market continued to pay more than $500 per ton for prompt grades in July, according to the Raw Material Data Aggregation Service (RMDAS) of Management Science Associates (MSA), Pittsburgh. National price averages for three of the largest grades tracked by RMDAS each increased by fewer than $5 per ton in July compared with June

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Steady or Sluggish?

Great Potential

For years recycling has been touted to communities and governments as a way to reduce waste and help the environment.

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Great Potential

April Marks Second Flat Month for Ferrous Prices

Buyers and sellers of ferrous scrap are in the midst of a 60-day period of relatively flat pricing, according to transaction survey data from the Raw Material Data Aggregation Service (RMDAS) that is compiled by Management Science Associates Inc. (MSA), Pittsburgh. Prompt industrial grades enjoyed a modest price rise of $13 per ton (national average) in April, while shredded scrap and No

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April Marks Second Flat Month for Ferrous Prices

SMS Buys Behr Port of Indiana Facility

Scrap Metal Services LLC (SMS) , Burnham, Ill., has increased its processing capacity by purchasing the assets of the Behr Iron and Steel Inc. Port of Indiana processing facility in Portage, Ind.

ThyssenKrupp Starts Brazilian Blast Furnace

The Germany-based company ThyssenKrupp has announced that it started its second blast furnace at its ThyssenKrupp CSA mill in Santa Cruz, Brazil on Dec.

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ThyssenKrupp Starts Brazilian Blast Furnace

Security Assessor Sued in CardSystems Breach: Merrick Bank v. Savvis

I had missed the original filing of this complaint, but have now been able to obtain a copy of it. HERE it is. Essentially a lawsuit by a bank against Savvis for allegedly making a mistake in certifying CardSystems as CISP compliant.

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Security Assessor Sued in CardSystems Breach: Merrick Bank v. Savvis

Alabama Medicaid provides doctors with e-prescribing tool

As part of an initiative to transform healthcare delivery, the Alabama Medicaid Agency is making a new e-prescribing tool available for its physicians. Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., an information technology service provider based in Dallas, developed the e-prescribing technology as part of its QTool Web-based electronic health record and clinical support tool.

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Alabama Medicaid provides doctors with e-prescribing tool