It's perhaps hard to imagine that there is a positive side to the economic crisis and low commodity prices. But, indeed, there is. For metal thieves, business has become less lucrative - certainly in Germany. 'Weaker prices have had an impact on recent theft rates,' confirms Ralf Schmitz, chief executive of Germany's VDM metal traders association. 'The number of theft cases reported by our members fell by 30% in 2015 compared to the previous year.'
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