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Article: The power within: revitalized wire choppers are seeking every ounce of copper and aluminum for the world's hungry metals producers.(WIRE CHOPPING UPDATE)
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- Recycling Today
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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The scrap metal industry is a proud bastion of supply and demand economics, and, for the past several years, surging demand has kept processors busy.
For managers of wire chopping operations, the supply side of the equation has been as competitive as at any time in history, as companies in every link of the supply chain seek to stay in the equation.
Whether trading in copper wiring, aluminum cable or both, wire choppers are eager to produce a clean secondary commodity that is in demand in markets near and far.
By no means are domestic wire choppers opening up their doors and having material flow in with little effort expended.
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