DC Josephs: 12:31pm Aug 16, 2007: More context please - what kind of business are we talking about (e.g. recycling, steelmaking, automotive, ...)? Michael Bailey: 12:34pm Aug 16, 2007: the company would appear to specialise in aluminium parts for the automotive industry. Ken Cox: 12:35pm Aug 16, 2007: surely Beistellschrott has nothing to do with accounting? Michael Bailey: 12:36pm Aug 16, 2007: link to accounting - It is a line with a separate cost centre... Steffen Walter: 12:46pm Aug 16, 2007: Yes, but the TERM in question rather belongs in the field of metallurgy, which is why I am reclassifying the Q.
Explanation: I am making the following assumptions here:
a) "Verbindlichen" should have read "Verbindlichkeiten"
b) This is an item on a balance sheet of some kind
c) The company has to pay to have the (aluminium) scrap removed from its premises.
Explanation: I am making the following assumptions here:
a) "Verbindlichen" should have read "Verbindlichkeiten"
b) This is an item on a balance sheet of some kind
c) The company has to pay to have the (aluminium) scrap removed from its premises.
Barbara Schiefer South Africa Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 8
Note from asker to answerer
thanks
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks Barbara - having asked the customer - I have been informed that Verbindlichkeiten was truncated to Verbindlichen (as only a certain no. of characters were possible...
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