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// Scrap Iron
RMDAS No. 1 Heavy Melt Steel Pricing
(Per Gross Ton for No. 1 HMS scrap)
Reported United States aggregated spot market prices per gross ton shown for each commodity are based on all Management Science Associates’ (MSA) Raw Material Data Aggregation Service (RMDAS) participants’ actual order data submitted to and processed by MSA as of the 20th of each respective “buy month,” rounded to the whole integer. A map of RMDAS regions is available at http://rmdas.msa.com, as is a further explanation of RMDAS methodology and an accompanying disclaimer.
No. 1 HMS defined as prepared obsolete scrap, 5 feet long and under. Additional pricing information on each grade can be found at www.RecyclingToday.com.
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// Stone and Aggregate Pricing
Construction Sand, Gravel and Crushed Stone
(Bureau of Labor Statistics Price Index*)
| April 2014 |
288.2 |
| May 2014 |
289.7 |
| June 2014 |
290.3 |
| July 2014 |
290.4 |
| Aug. 2014 |
290.6 |
| Sept. 2014 |
292.0 |
| Oct. 2014 |
289.7 |
| Nov. 2014 |
290.6 |
| Dec. 2014 |
291.3 |
| Jan. 2015 |
294.0 |
| Feb. 2015 |
294.4 |
| March 2015 |
295.8 |
| April 2015 |
298.3 |
*Index is based on 1982 average price as 100
Source: U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics
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U.S. wood pellet exports increased by nearly 40 percent between 2013 and 2014, from
3.2 million tons to 4.4 million tons, with three-quarters of all U.S. wood pellet
exports delivered to the U.K. in 2014.
[Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)]
