Sims Metal Management (SMM) has started production of its new Lidex 1300-ton scrap shear at its main facility in Saint Marys in Sydney, Australia. The shear has been manufactured by the French firm ...

Chile's Gerdau Aza has begun a nationwide scrap metal collection and processing program, into which some $500,000 is being invested. The company is a subsidiary of Gerdau, a Brazilian steel maker. The ...