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Big River Steel commissions melt shop, hot mill

Big River Steel commissions melt shop, hot mill <![CDATA[Big River Steel, (BRS) has begun operations of its melt shop and hot mill, the third and fourth areas of the mill to be commissioned in Osceola, Arkansas. The steel company had earlier commissioned its batch anneal facility and temper mill at…continue reading

NYMEX Thursday Wrap: Crude, nat gas settle lower; gasoline bucks trend

NYMEX Thursday Wrap: Crude, nat gas settle lower; gasoline bucks trend January NYMEX crude futures settled down $0.14/bbl to $50.90/bbl. February Brent at the close of the NYMEX increased $0.06/bbl to $53.98/bbl. (See story.) Source: PetroChem Wire NYMEX Thursday Wrap: Crude, nat gas settle lower; gasoline bucks trend January NYMEX…continue reading

Waste Management reaches sustainability benchmarks

Waste Management reaches sustainability benchmarks <![CDATA[Waste Management, Houston, released its 2016 sustainability report titled Leading Change. The report highlights progress toward making recycling sustainable, reducing the company’s greenhouse gas footprint, keeping employees and communities safe and giving back to the communities it serves.In the report, the company’s president and CEO,…continue reading

Subaru of America and Recycle Across America donate to national parks

Subaru of America and Recycle Across America donate to national parks <![CDATA[Subaru of America, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Recycle Across America (RAA) have donated RAA's standardized recycling label system to support the automaker's zero-landfill initiative currently being piloted at three national parks. The donation aims to decrease landfill waste…continue reading

CRV violator receives prison sentence

CRV violator receives prison sentence <![CDATA[The former owner of an Arizona-based company has pleaded guilty to three felony counts of fraud and has been sentenced to five years in state prison for his role in a complex scheme to defraud California’s Beverage Container Recycling Program, according to the California Department…continue reading

Baudelet Environnement to take delivery of a Metso mobile shredder

Baudelet Environnement to take delivery of a Metso mobile shredder <![CDATA[Metso, based in Finland, has announced that it will ship an M&J Preshred 4000 from its factory in Denmark to Baudelet Environnement, based in Blaringhem, France, in December 2016. Metso says it has enjoyed a successful year in the French…continue reading

NYMEX Wednesday Wrap: Crude, gasoline crumble; nat gas reverses course

NYMEX Wednesday Wrap: Crude, gasoline crumble; nat gas reverses course January NYMEX crude futures settled down $1.94/bbl to $51.04/bbl. February Brent at the close of the NYMEX decreased $1.74/bbl to $53.92/bbl. (See story.) Source: PetroChem Wire NYMEX Wednesday Wrap: Crude, gasoline crumble; nat gas reverses course January NYMEX crude futures…continue reading

Year in Review: Ethane set to close at highest level since mid-2014

Year in Review: Ethane set to close at highest level since mid-2014 Ethane prices look set to close 2016 at an intra-year high above 27 cpg, which is also a level that the lightest of the purity products has not seen since mid-2014, according to PetroChem Wire prices. (See story.)…continue reading

POST DOE WRAP: NYMEX futures mixed after crude inventory decrease

POST DOE WRAP: NYMEX futures mixed after crude inventory decrease NYMEX crude and products futures prices were mixed early Wednesday after government figures showed a draw in crude stocks. (See story.) Source: PetroChem Wire POST DOE WRAP: NYMEX futures mixed after crude inventory decrease NYMEX crude and products futures prices…continue reading

US nonfuel use propylene supplies climb for fifth straight week

US nonfuel use propylene supplies climb for fifth straight week US nonfuel use propylene inventories increased 136,000 bbls (3%) to 4.652 million bbls, the Energy Department reported today. (See story.) Source: PetroChem Wire US nonfuel use propylene supplies climb for fifth straight week US nonfuel use propylene inventories increased 136,000…continue reading