Company's woes put investors at boiling point; Molten Metal shareholders hot.

From: The Boston Herald | Date: September 14, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

The science behind Molten Metal Technology Inc. once seemed so promising - bathe toxic wastes in boiling metal and the hazardous components will burn off.

Instead, it was largely investors' money that went up in smoke.

Stock valued at nearly $1 billion three years ago is worth almost nothing today. And the once high-flying Waltham company's few remaining officials spend a disproportionate amount of time in court.

Numerous Molten Metal officials and the company's lawyer did not return telephone calls seeking comment for this report.

But public records and ...

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