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Last Updated: October 21, 2003

Platinum Group Metals Survey 2003 by CPM Group is an annual report on markets for platinum, palladium, and rhodium. Focusing on CPM's global supply-and-demand forecasts for last year, this year, and into 2004, the report discusses how demand for all three platinum-group metals (PGMs) "has held up rather well ... despite the worldwide economic slowdown." The publication explores some of the structural shortcomings of PGM supply-and-demand statistics, including a "large and persistent gap" between metals entering the United States and market estimates of U.S. fabrication demand, which suggests the demand estimates are understated, CPM argues. The report also discusses the recent rise in reported platinum use for Chinese jewelry. Available for $150 from CPM Group, 30 Broad St., 37th Floor, New York, NY 10004; 212/785-8320 (fax, 212/785-8325); or visit www.cpmgroup.com.

The 2004 North American Scrap Metals Directory offers information on more than 8,500 companies involved in the collection, processing, and brokering of all grades of scrap metal. Features include reference sections listing metal processors, brokers, dealers, auto dismantlers, and others; select equipment and service provider listings; and company details such as commodities handled, processor/broker status, and specialties, along with contact information, Web sites, and e-mail addresses. A searchable CD-ROM version is also available, with 800 additional names and daily updates. Available for $93 for the print version ($385 for CD-ROM), plus shipping and handling, from Recycling Today Media Group, 4012 Bridge Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113; 216/961-4130 (fax, 216/961-0364), or visit www.recyclingtoday.com.

Baler CD Features Plant Tours
American Baler Co.'s new interactive CD, titled The Great American Tour, offers scenes of actual baling operations in action. The tours show American Baler equipment being used at various customers--including corrugated and boxboard, document destruction, and other industries--and highlight equipment features such as color touchscreen controls, slick material tensioning, tamperproof safety switches, fast cycle times, and variable bale lengths, the company notes. The CD also includes a video of American Baler's auto-tying machine, focusing on the unit's speed, ease of maintenance, and tying capability, the firm says.
Call 800/843-7512 or 419/483-5790, or visit www.americanbaler.com.

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Web Site Covers Attachments
AIM Attachments has launched a new Web site, www.aimattachments.com, that features detailed specifications of the company's products, application information, and equipment photos. A "product finder" tool enables users to search for OEM-compatible attachments for backhoes, excavators, loaders, dozers, and skid steers, while a "request quote" link on each individual page enables users to get personally tailored price quotes, the company says. Other pages highlight monthly specials, installation instructions, and warranties.

Call 800/803-3365 or 614/539-3030, or visit www.aimattachments.com.

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Rapid Spot Testing of Metals & Alloys
Rapid Spot Testing of Metals & Alloys explains how to identify metals and alloys and determine their composition in the field, without access to a laboratory or high-cost equipment. This 208-page book explores various physical and chemical methods for metals identification, including evaluation of density, color, magnetic properties, flame tests, and the use of grinding wheels for spark testing. In addition, the book discusses a range of chemical spot tests using simple acids or more complex organic reagents as well as electrography. Flow charts and logic schemes are designed to help readers better understand the test sequences, while appendices provide lists of suppliers and sources for additional information.

Available for $120 from Metal Finishing Information Service and ASM International, 9639 Kinsman Road, Materials Park, OH 44073; 800/336-5152 or 440/338-5151 (fax, 440/338-4634); or visit www.asminternational.org/bookstore.  

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2003 Scrap Plastics Markets Directory
The 2003 Scrap Plastics Markets Directory features current information on more than 330 plastics reclaimers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Listings identify the resins each company handles; purchasing specs such as whether material should be provided whole or granulated, shredded, or flaked; and sourcing information, such as whether the purchaser prefers production, postcommercial, or postconsumer scrap. The book also highlights the products or materials each firm sells and provides full contact information, including names of key personnel. Information is indexed by state or province as well as resin type.

Available for $54 within the United States ($56 for Mexico or Canada, and $62 for other international destinations) from Resource Recycling, P.O. Box 42270, Portland, OR 97242-0270; 503/233-1305 (fax, 503/233-1356), or visit www.resource-recycling.com.

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Paper Recycling Markets Directory
The 2003 edition of the Paper Recycling Markets Directory lists more than 4,000 companies involved in the paper recycling industry in North America as well as key operations throughout the world. The publication is divided into four sections: dealers, consumers, equipment and service providers, and transportation specialists. Listings include key contact names, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses, rail sidings (if applicable), and type of material handled.
The publication is available in two formats-print ($47) and CD-ROM ($385), plus shipping. To order, contact Paper Recycling Markets Directory, 4012 Bridge Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113; 800/456-0707; or visit www.recyclingtoday.com/store. 

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Stormwater Discharge Management: A Practical Guide to Compliance
Stormwater Discharge Management: A Practical Guide to Compliance provides comprehensive information on complying with the CFR Title 40 Part 122 storm water regulations. In 10 chapters, the book covers the history of storm water regulations, the different types of storm water permits, the purpose and requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), minimum control measures, types of overflows, tips for sampling and monitoring, best management practices, and enforcement. Among its features, the 300-page guide examines the new storm water Phase II rule, which mandates compliance beginning March 10, 2003, and provides a sample storm water pollution prevention plan.
Available for $89, plus shipping and handling, from ABSG Consulting Inc., 4 Research Place, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20850-3226; 301/921-2300; or fax, 301/921-0373.

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Handbook of Plastics Recycling
The Handbook of Plastics Recycling discusses some of the state-of-the-art techniques of recycling postconsumer plastics, encompassing mechanical recycling, chemical recycling, and energy recovery. In its 442 pages, the publication examines:

• the structures and properties of commonly recycled polymers;
• methods of pretreatment of postconsumer plastics;
• virgin/recycled homopolymer blends;
• the use of additives to upgrade recycled plastics;
• machinery used to sort and recycle plastics;
• markets for recycled plastics, and more.

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Principles of Risk-Based Decision Making 
Principles of Risk-Based Decision Making teaches managers how to systematically incorporate risk into key decision-making processes. The 312-page book examines risk-based decision making as a process for organizing information about the possibility for unwanted outcomes. Managers will learn how to make timely, informed choices that minimize harmful effects on safety and health, the environment, property loss, or mission success. The book, which includes practical examples, charts, and checklists, breaks down the risk-based decision-making process into five key components: establishing the decision structure, performing the risk assessment, managing significant risks, monitoring effectiveness of adopted risk controls through impact assessment, and facilitating risk communication.

Available for $79, plus shipping and handling, from ABS Consulting, Government Institutes Division, 4 Research Place, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20850-3226; 301/921-2300 (fax, 301/921-0373); or visit www.govinst.com.

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Woodland Publishing Releases Reports
Woodhead Publishing Ltd. has published a series of metal-industry reports, including the following studies of the global lead and zinc, aluminum, copper, and nickel industries:

Each report is available for $660 from Woodhead Publishing, Abington Hall, Abington, Cambridge CB1 6AH, England; 44/1223-891358; or visit www.woodhead-publishing.com.

Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist
Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist provides a comprehensive overview of metallurgy—or the science of metals and alloys—as well as the history and development of its industrial applications. The book is a practical tool for employees who possess a basic understanding of metal recycling, including those who specialize in marketing the product to end-users. Topics covered include:

   • Discussion of the properties of steels, cast irons, and nonferrous metals and alloys as well as a discussion of why and when they’re used;

   • Ways to enhance quality through testing and inspection, plus a review of the advantages and disadvantages of these procedures;

   • Heat treatments of steels and alloys;

   • Hot and cold working of ferrous and nonferrous metals;

   • Reasons for the failure of metals under service conditions, and more.

Available for $156 from Infra-Net Publishing Inc., P.O. Box 677, Bath, OH 44333; 866/864-1109 or 330/825-0659; or visit www.recyclecat.com.

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