Severstal North America Starts Up New Line at Michigan Facility

Severstal North America, (www.severstalna.com) headquartered in Dearborn, Mich., has announced the launch of a new coupled pickle line tandem cold mill (PLTCM) at its Dearborn, Mich., plant. The line cost around $450 million and is expected to ramp up to full capacity of 2.1 million tons within six months. Sergei Kuznetsov, Severstal North America CEO, says, “The launch of our new cold rolling complex is a key component in our goal of becoming one of the world’s most efficient and advanced steel producers

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E-World Online and Earth911 Assist Electronics Companies with Extended Producer Responsibility

E-World Online , Vista, Calif., and Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Earth911 , have partnered to deliver what they are calling a comprehensive solution for the proper recycling and disposal of electronic waste aimed at both consumers and manufacturers. E-World Online administers the electronics recycling programs of manufacturers like Sony Electronics Inc., Acer America Corp. and ViewSonic among others

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U.K. Company Holds Grand Opening for Automated MRF

Cory Environmental, a U.K.-based waste management firm, has officially opened its newest materials recycling facility in Wandsworth, U.K. The equipment installed at the MRF came from Machinex Industries Inc., a Canada-based equipment company. According to a Machinex release, the cost of the new MRF is

Synergy Recycling Starts New Processing System

Synergy Recycling LLC , based in Madison, N.C., has begun operating a new processing system for electronic scrap. According to the company, the new system represents a significant technological leap, incorporating technology that produces pure ferrous and nonferrous metals and plastics

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Severstal North America Sells Three U.S. Facilities to The Renco Group

Severstal North America, a subsidiary of OAO Severstal, based in Russia, has announced that RG Steel LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of The Renco Group Inc., a privately owned holding company, has signed an agreement to purchase Severstal’s operations in Warren, Ohio, Wheeling, W.V., and Sparrows Point, Md.

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Venture Capital Firms Complete Deal to Acquire Some FCR Assets from Casella

Pegasus Capital LLC, an affiliate of Pegasus Capital Advisors L.P., and Intersection LLC have announced the creation of Re Community Holdings , LP (ReCommunity), a new entity formed in partnership with MissionPoint Capital Partners LLC, HarbourVest Partners LLC and Ares Capital Corp. The newly formed entity follows the closing of the acquisition of select recycling assets of FCR Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Casella Waste Systems Inc. The Venture Capital (VC) firms acquired FCR’s assets for $134.1 million in gross proceeds, including an estimated $3.7 million working capital adjustment.

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ARCA Extends Recycling Contract with Xcel Energy

Appliance Recycling Centers of America Inc. (ARCA),

The Great Cyberheist

Inside the mind of Albert Gonzalez, America’s most notorious computer hacker.

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The Great Cyberheist

Think You’re Immune From Identity Theft? You’re Not!

No one in America today is immune from identity theft – thieves continue to come up with new ways to steal the information they want.

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Think You’re Immune From Identity Theft? You’re Not!

The Silent Epidemic: Cybercrime Strikes More Than Two-Thirds of Internet Users

A new study released today from security software maker Norton reveals the staggering prevalence of cybercrime: Two-thirds (65 percent) of Internet users globally, and almost three-quarters (73 percent) of U.S. Web surfers have fallen victim to cybercrimes, including computer viruses, online credit card fraud and identity theft. As the most victimized nations, America ranks third, after China (83 percent) and Brazil and India (tie 76 percent).

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