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RECORD NUMBER: 19 OF 31| Main Title | Raw Materials Transportation Costs and Their Influence on the Use of Wastepaper and Scrap Iron and Steel. Volume I. Technical Discussion. | |||||||||||
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| Author | Fora, John F. ; Heena, Anne T. ; Schweikhard, R. Gary ; | |||||||||||
| CORP Author | Resource Planning Inst., Cambridge, Mass. | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1974 | |||||||||||
| Report Number | RI-73-1-Vol-1; EPA-R-801678; 670/2-74-024-a; | |||||||||||
| Stock Number | PB-229 816 | |||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Raw materials ; Material handling ; Papers ; Iron ; Cargo transportation ; Rain transportation ; Water transportation ; Trucks ; Cost analysis ; Material recovery ; Waste papers ; Metal scrap ; Iron and steel industry ; Paper industry ; Cost comparison ; Prices ; Steels ; Secondary materials industry | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 207p | |||||||||||
| Abstract | The grant study evalutes the importance of transportation charges for virgin and competing secondary materials in the investment decisions of the steel and papermaking industries. Three major modes of transport are considered- rail, motor carrier, and inland water barge. Transportation charges are evaluated with respect to revenues generated for carriers. Comparisons of differences in charges are made on both a direct and a chemical-equivalent basis. The report provides substantial empirical data on transportation rates, volume of shipments, and origin and destination for the selected materials. (Modified author abstract) |