Empire Elk was carrying a cargo of scrap steel.

It is made out of scrap steel that was donated by local farmers.

You see it in primary processing products like scrap steel and copper.

The price of scrap steel, used heavily in making tin mill products, has increased 40 to 50 percent in the last year, he said.

Even with Beijing's efforts to cool economic growth, imports of scrap steel may double again by the end of 2005.

This was done at a time when scrap steel was an uneconomic proposition.

Once the scrap steel has melted, it can be further refined.

Somebody might have torn up track for scrap steel or used ties to build a cabin.

The place is littered with them, just so much scrap steel.

The inside of the container was packed floor to ceiling with pieces of scrap steel.