Birmingham scrap metal prices
May 16, 2022
Birmingham is well known for their large and rich deposits of coal, iron ore and limestone; three main ingredients in the production of steel. It has also been referred to as the “Pittsburgh of the South.” Birmingham is home to many mills and manufacturers, including Nucor Steel, US Pipe, CMC Steel, US Steel and McWane Inc. among others.
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Prices as of March 15, 2021 |
Ferrous scrap prices flat in Dec
By Sean Barry - December 8, 2021
North American ferrous scrap prices ended the year flat across the board in most regions of the country as early expectations of higher numbers were quickly dashed amid a rash of outages, healthy supply flows, weaker exports and mills reducing their buy programs for year-end accounting purposes.