"Tire manufacturers have been working hard for 16 years to promote environmentally and economically sound solutions to reduce
scrap tire waste," Michael Blumenthal, RMA senior technical director, says.
* Ground rubber--One of the largest markets for
scrap tires is ground rubber, which consumed more than 30 million tires in 2005.
As electric are furnaces run at full capacity, less
scrap is available, resulting in greater demand for the substitute materials Midrex makes.
Patented warm-feed system predensifies, size reduces and prewarms
scrap before it enters the extruder.
On the contrary, ISRI considers the current situation as simply a point in a highly-cyclical
scrap market that will revolve with time, and no controls need to be enforced.
As part of that effort, each issue of Aerospace Manufacturing and Design will include an insert entitled
Scrap Management that has been designed to help provide plant managers at scrap-generating facilities with valuable insight on maximizing
scrap value and proper
scrap handling methods.
Cumberland and Size Reduction Specialists offer new granulators with dust containment to reclaim medical molding
scrap in clean rooms.
The next month, ferrous
scrap shattered the $200 per ton ceiling, and the AMM No.
Depending on the nature of the
scrap, it may be advisable to involve technical support staff from filter or metal treatment equipment suppliers.
In 1987, Randy took the plunge and purchased a piece of property in Pittsburgh so he could enter the
scrap business full time.
Presenters at the Ferrous Roundtable at the ISRI Commodities Forum were predominantly bullish toward the future of steel demand and pricing, as well as demand and pricing for the ferrous
scrap used to make steel.
Expanding markets now consume four out of live
scrap tires, according to a report by the Rubber Manufacturers Association.