Over all, exports of steel scrap have almost doubled since 2000 to 11.9 million tons last year, close to a record.
He started by making a toy dump truck out of steel scraps for his son Buddy.
Nationwide, 19 million tons of steel scrap were exported in 1989, the latest year for which figures are available.
"The price of steel scrap has gone up, driven by the fact that we've had strong import demand from China."
Albert picked out some steel scrap and started up the forge and went to work.
The four of them manhandled the steel scrap into a corner of a small warehouse.
Today, only one of the 128-metre pylons stands as the other was illegally demolished for steel scrap in May 2005.
His father ran a steel scrap and iron business.
Several items were reported by association members to have fallen in price, including aluminum, steel scrap, sulfur and nickel.
Prices of stainless steel scrap, an alternative raw material source, have also climbed.