Cold, snow, ice cause disruptions, challenges for some

摘要

An unusually rough start to winter disrupted scrap flows, caused some headachesfor metal plants and threatened the iron oretrade on Midwest waterways.Record or near-record low temperaturesin early January, which made work difficult if not impossible in some regions, cameon the heels of winter storms that broughtfreezing rain, ice and lots of snow to the industrial Midwest and the Eastern Seaboard.