Alcoa names preferred scrap suppliers.Alcoa Materials Management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, (AMM AMM Autorisation de Mise sur le Marche (French) AMM Autorisation de Mise sur le Marché (French: Commission of Marketing Authorization) AMM ASEAN Ministerial Meeting AMM American Metal Market ), Knoxville, Tenn., has selected its annual list of its top 10 scrap processors. In 2004, AMM initiated the Strategic Scrap Supplier Program to ensure future scrap volume and quality requirements for Alcoa's businesses. "The program's goal is to increase scrap units by utilizing fewer scrap dealers and focusing on strategic dealers who work closely with the company on substantial volumes and annual and formula priced orders," Rich Markiewicz, vice president of AMM metal purchasing, says. The criteria AMM uses to determine the list include the quality, volume and performance of its scrap suppliers. AMM's top 10 scrap suppliers for 2006 are: * Atlas Metal and Iron Corp., Denver; * Carolina Recycling Group, Lyman, S.C.; * Commercial Alloys of Twinsburg, Ohio Twinsburg is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, a suburban city about halfway between Akron and Cleveland. The population was 17,006 at the 2000 census. Geography Twinsburg is located at (41.324122, -81. ; * Joseph Simon Joseph Simon (February 7, 1851 - February 14, 1935) was a United States Senator from Oregon. Born in Bechtheim, Germany, he immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Portland in 1857. and Sons Inc., Tacoma, Wash.; * OmniSource Corp. of Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, city (1990 pop. 173,072), seat of Allen co., NE Ind., where the St. Joseph and St. Marys rivers join to form the Maumee River; inc. 1840. It is the second largest city in the state, a major railroad and shipping point, a wholesale and distribution hub, , Ind.; * Shapiro Metals, St. Louis, Mo.; * Shine Brothers Inc., Spencer, Iowa; * Sturgis Iron and Metal, Sturgis, Mich. * Utah Metal Works, Salt Lake City; and * Weiner Iron and Metal, Pottsville, Pa. |
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