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Scrap exports slip in early 2016

Published: April 25, 2016
Updated: April 25, 2016April 25, 2016
by Editorial Staff

Exports of scrap plastics saw a sizable month-to-month bump in volume at the start of 2016, but most materials showed declines in comparison to 2015 levels.

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