Chris Greenfield, vice president of The Federal Metal Company and moderator of the Copper panel at The Roundtables, opened the Sept. 16 session in Chicago by discussing the preparation for the event. “You spend time watching and reading the news and looking at what’s going on in the world,” he says. “It can provoke anxiety….
Adam Dumes, executive vice president of Cohen Recycling, opened the Ferrous panel at the 2022 ISRI Roundtables on Wednesday, Sept. 14, with a discussion about ISRI’s work to address the potential railroad strike, which, prior to the early Sept. 15 negotiations, was a looming subject on many attendees’ minds. “ISRI has a great relationship with…
Paul White, secretary-general of the International Copper, Nickel, and Lead and Zinc Study Groups, launched the Nickel/Stainless Panel at The Roundtables 2022 on Wednesday, Sept. 14, by talking about the current economic outlook for the metal. He noted how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its latest outlook in July and highlighted that GDP growth…
Bret Biggers, ISRI senior economist, began the materials recovery facilities (MRF) panel at the 2022 ISRI Commodity Roundtables by introducing the two speakers Michael Hughes, vice president of safety and compliance at Casella Waste Systems and Jeff Snyder, director of recycling at Rumpke Waste & Recycling. Hughes and Snyder covered a variety of topics including…
Sandy Pierce, commodity trader at PADNOS, launched the Future of EV/Battery Recycling panel at the 2022 ISRI Commodity Roundtables by talking about the concept of change. “We may not like it, but we’re all recyclers, our industry is always changing,” she says. “After all we’re here talking about EVs (electric vehicles), we have the agility…
After recognizing the record attendance at the 2022 ISRI Commodity Roundtables, Colin Denhian, president of Metal Source and moderator for the aluminum panel, introduced the two speakers: Greg Wittbecker, advisor to the CRU Group, and Josephita Harry, vice president of Sales in the Non-Ferrous & Electronics Scrap division at Pan American Zinc. The aluminum panel…
“The Roundtables are where business happens.” That’s how ISRI Secretary/Treasurer Andy Golding of Kripke Enterprises sums up The Roundtables, ISRI’s annual gathering of recycling traders, processors, and consumers. From Sept. 14-16 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, recyclers and their supporting industries gather to: Review the past year’s performance Learn about changes in consumer specifications. Hear…