Steel? The New Green Building Material

Few people realize that steel is becoming a popular building material for green buildings. Steel addresses both the challenge of rising oil prices and the need to deal with climate change. It also has high strength-to-weight ratio, making it the first choice for automotive production. In building construction, steel in the form of I-beams for

Quarterly (First) Scrap Metal Market Watch: Crushed Auto Bodies

Source: American Recycler Updated through first quarter 2011 Scrap metal market watch graph from 1st quarter 2007 to first quarter 2011 Over last quarter, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies rose 25% Over Q1 2010, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies rose 41% Over Q1 2009, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies