The scrap metal market is estimated at up to 3 million tonnes per year in the kingdom.

It blamed the lower outlook on volatility in scrap metal markets.

One big question overhanging scrap metal markets in France is the future development of what has traditionally been a fragmented sector.

Rails and fittings will be processed into the scrap metal market and used in steel manufacturing.

Others said an improved scrap metal market has meant that junked cars are more valuable, so owners are less likely to simply walk away.

The waste was detected in a congested scrap metal market last week when five people were taken to a hospital after showing symptoms of radiation exposure.

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Peacock says, where possible, copper wire in the system is being replaced with steel-clad wire, which has little value in the scrap metal market.

The gaseous diffusion process that it used to enrich uranium yields a lot of residual nickel, which has a high value on the scrap metal market.

Thanks to the global downturn the scrap metal market has crashed, so many scrapyard dealers are sitting on a mountain of old cars they need to get rid of.

We recognise that the vast majority of scrap metal dealers work legitimately but we will fully support any changes which help to remove the illegal scrap metal market.”

Ship-owners and buyers negotiate scrap prices based on factors such as the ship's empty weight (called light ton displacement or LTD) and prices in the scrap metal market.

The state transportation commissioner, Jack Lettiere, said yesterday that his agency had begun replacing some of the stolen railings with steel railings, which are not quite as precious in the scrap metal market.

Vigo also visited local flea markets in Saint-Ouen and the scrap metal market on Boulevard Richard-Lenoir to find props for Père Jules' collection of artifacts from around the world.

Osman Mesan, a local journalist, said: “At the location, we found a part of the airplane radio, and in the scrap metal market, a piece of metal with some numbers and word “Spitfire” inscribed.

"Because the government is not in place, there is no work and people aren't being paid," complained resident Joseph Oleko, as he picked his way through a scrap metal market in the sprawling capital Kinshasa.

In February 1995, Sims acquired a 51% ownership interest in Sims Bird Limited in the UK, which was its first major entry in the UK scrap metal market.

WARRINGTON, England, May 18 (UPI) -- A bronze plaque honoring two boys killed by a 1993 IRA bombing in England has vanished, presumably into the scrap metal market, officials said.