Blogs
R&D contract for Virginia Tech, Phinix: ARPA-E
Phinix, a sustainable resource management company founded and headed by Dr. Subodh Das has received a research & development (R&D) contract along with Virginia Tech, and Co
LME launches digital register for transparency
The London Metal Exchange (LME) launched a centralized digital register, LMEpassport, that records electronic Certificates of Analysis (CoAs), sustainability credentials and can pr
Adapting to a VUCA environment: Shapiro
VUCA (Volatility Uncertainty Complexity Ambiguity) keeps happening and businesses keep adapting. COVID-19 I previously wrote about one of my favorite sayings that I lea
Aluminum rally and the supply chain: Subodh Das
LME aluminum recently touched the $3000/mt mark on Sep 13, not seen any time after 2008, when it registered the lifetime high of $3,292/mt. The aluminum price is about 50pc up from
The fastest digital beverage can decorator: Crown
Aluminum cans and metal packaging producer Crown Holding is partnering with Velox, a developer and manufacturer of direct-to-shape digital decoration solutions, to provide a first-
Groundhog day: Shapiro
It is not February 2, Groundhog Day, but recently it has felt like it with the same ever-present themes influencing economics month after month. Supply chain issues, unprecedented
Commerce awards grant for recycling materials: ISRI
The US Department of Commerce has awarded a grant of $46,000 to the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) in recognition of the pivotal role of the latter’s spe
Changes to non-ferrous scrap specifications: ISRI
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has released its recently updated scrap specifications circular that includes the addition of two new and one modified non-ferrou
