News and analysis
Market commentary and practical guidance on tungsten carbide, tool steel and the scrap trade, written by the people who buy it.
America is about to lock in its tungsten scrap. Domestic recycling may not be ready.
A new Defense Production Act order keeps covered tungsten scrap in the U.S. from August 27, 2026. Retention without verified recycling capacity may move the bottleneck rather than remove it.
Tungsten carbide scrap: 7 ways to maximize the value
Know the market, sort and clean your carbide, sell in quantity and work with a buyer who grades transparently.
Debt ceilings, defaults and metal scrap recycling: copper's price trend
Why fear of a U.S. debt default pushes copper prices down, and what that means for scrap.
How metal recycling is revolutionizing supply chains
Closed-loop metal recovery as a practical sustainability lever for manufacturers.
Circular economy and metal recycling: closing the loop
What a circular economy means in practice for metal, and the benefits of closed-loop recycling.
The economic benefits of metal recycling
Scrap as revenue, recycling as an employer, and the cost advantage of secondary metal.
The vital role of metal recycling
Resource preservation, energy savings and lower emissions from recovering metal instead of mining it.
The evolving paradigms of metal recycling
Sorting technology, circular-economy policy, urban mining and greener refining.