Top 20 nonferrous scrap processors: shipping aluminum and copper scrap is a vital activity for some of the nation's largest recycling companies.Measured by volume, scrap iron Noun 1. scrap iron - iron to be melted again and reworked atomic number 26, Fe, iron - a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by and steel remain the kings of the mountain for metals recyclers. But measured by profits, there are times when the nonferrous non·fer·rous adj. 1. Not composed of or containing iron. 2. Of or relating to metals other than iron. nonferrous Adjective 1. business is the segment that alert scrap recyclers pay close attention to when managing their operations. While scrap dealers scrap dealer n → chatarrero/a scrap dealer n → marchand m de ferraille scrap dealer scrap n → can rightfully consider 2003 and 2004 as terrific years to be in the scrap iron business, they would also have to acknowledge that the prices they received for their copper scrap were memorable, as well. Increasingly, traditional ferrous ferrous (fĕr`əs), iron in the +2 valence state. Containing or having to do with iron. The difference between ferrous and ferric is the number of valence electrons they contain (ferrous contains two and ferric contains three), which scrap processors have abandoned any previous notions they may have had to treat the nonferrous side of the business as a secondary pursuit. Part of this reason could also be that a number of operational and bottom-line trends have helped to make it increasingly difficult for scrap companies to consider themselves stand-alone ferrous scrap processors. CHANGING TIMES. Throughout the last several decades, several trends have worked to bring ferrous and nonferrous scrap operations closer together as two parallel parts of the same operating unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon . * In manufacturing, an increasing number of appliances and machines are made with a combination of ferrous and nonferrous metals fastened together in a variety of ways. In the automotive sector, aluminum producers jumped on the "lightweighting" bandwagon band·wag·on n. 1. An elaborately decorated wagon used to transport musicians in a parade. 2. Informal A cause or party that attracts increasing numbers of adherents: by selling the merits of aluminum as a less weighty substitute for steel or iron for a number of components. * In processing, the shift toward shredding shred n. 1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off. 2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence. tr.v. plants has seen traditional ferrous scrap processors take in appliances and auto bodies, regardless of the nonferrous content. In fact, the deployment of downstream shredder sorting systems has made the recovery of the nonferrous portion an important profit center for traditional scrap iron dealers. * Also on the processing side, a drive toward efficiency and controlling labor costs has meant that scrap companies are increasingly unwilling to engage in manual sorting or disassembly dis·as·sem·ble v. dis·as·sem·bled, dis·as·sem·bling, dis·as·sem·bles v.tr. To take apart: disassemble a toaster. v.intr. 1. to separate ferrous metals from nonferrous metals prior to size reduction. * On the buy side, obsolete scrap has become an increasingly larger percentage of the overall scrap stream. In the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , many scrap processors have seen their manufacturing clients close down, move offshore or become markedly more efficient (thereby reducing the amount of scrap generated). This has helped push the trend toward more shredding plants to make sure processors get in on the obsolete scrap stream, which continues to flow in every region of the country. The popularity of the auto shredder is a common theme in these trends, and it--more than anything--has helped turn ferrous processors into dual ferrous and nonferrous firms. The types of nonferrous scrap that a recycler can deal in are enough to fill a book (the fattest section of the Institute of Scrap Recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. Industries Inc.'s "Scrap Specifications Circular," as a matter of fact), and many of these metals show up in the post-shredder stream. A look at the headquarters addresses of the companies on the 20 Largest Nonferrous Scrap Processors List shows a preponderance pre·pon·der·ance also pre·pon·der·an·cy n. Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence. Noun 1. preponderance of Northeast and Great Lakes region The Great Lakes region can refer to:
U.S. Confederacy government of 11 Southern states that left the Union in 1860. [Am. Hist.: EB, III: 73] Dixie popular name for Southern states in U.S. and for song. [Am. Hist. listed. Dallas-based Commercial Metals Co. and New Orleans-based Southern Scrap Recycling may be the only two companies based in the South that made the list, but they by no means are the only companies with a presence in the South. OmniSource Corp. has a plant in Decatur, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. ., as well as a string of facilities in the Southeast operating as part of its Carolina Recycling Group affiliate. Metal Management Inc. operates yards in Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas, while PSC (Public Service Commission) Same as PUC. Metals Inc. has several locations in Tennessee. Much of the scrap handled by the David J David J. Haskins (b. April 24, 1957, in Northampton, England) is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the seminal gothic rock band Bauhaus. Life and work . Joseph Co. runs through its River Metals Recycling facilities in Kentucky or its Trademark Metals Recycling facilities in Florida. Additionally, Ferrous Processing & Trading (parent company of SLC (Subscriber Loop Carrier) Lucent's designation for its digital loop carrier (DLC) products. See digital loop carrier. See also 386SLC. Recycling) has a facility in Miami; Simsmetal America has established operations in Virginia, partly to supply the Chaparral chaparral (chăpərăl`), type of plant community in which shrubs are dominant. It occurs usually in regions having from 10 to 20 in. (25–50 cm) of rainfall annually and with a Mediterranean-type climate. Steel mini-mill in that state; and both of Global Recycling Inc.'s physical yards are in the Southeast (in Arkansas and North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. ). METHODOLOGY. For purposes of compiling this list, we asked recyclers to concentrate on the most commonly traded nonferrous metals--aluminum and copper. Certainly, there are other metals and alloys to consider, and some may provide a topic for a future list. Whether to add in stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. processing was another question. This iron-bearing metal with a price pegged to its nonferrous alloying elements has a habit of raising classification questions. (See "Straddling strad·dle v. strad·dled, strad·dling, strad·dles v.tr. 1. a. To stand or sit with a leg on each side of; bestride: straddle a horse. b. the Stainless Fence," below.) Ultimately, focusing on aluminum, copper and the nonferrous portions of the auto shredder stream provided a yardstick we hoped could be applied evenly. As with all "20 Largest" lists that we compile, we received replies from some but not all of the companies we contacted. In some cases, we placed companies on the list based on estimates from industry sources, while in other cases we refrained from doing so. In an effort to increase the number of repliers we received, we decided to keep actual volume figures for each company on the list confidential. The list that has been created ranks the companies based on combined processing volume in three categories (aluminum, red metals and "Zorba" nonferrous shred). The list also notes where among the 20 largest each company ranks in terms of these three nonferrous scrap segments. The reluctance of some companies to provide information to us has probably led to their omission from this list, meaning we cannot claim 100 percent accuracy. We hope that some of these companies will reconsider their policy. Listing the largest, most active companies is a way to gain recognition for what a company and its employees have accomplished. It takes hard work by a lot of people to procure To cause something to happen; to find and obtain something or someone. Procure refers to commencing a proceeding; bringing about a result; persuading, inducing, or causing a person to do a particular act; obtaining possession or control over an item; or making a person , process and ship out nonferrous scrap. If you work for or own a company that you suspect should be included in this list but that was not contacted, please let us know, and we will let our readers know. Editor Brian Taylor Brian Taylor (born April 10, 1962), is a former Australian rules footballer and now AFL commentator. Playing career The moustachioued Taylor, known as "Barge", "Bristle" or "BT", began his VFL career with Richmond in 1980, and had the misfortune of being a full-forward at can be contacted via e-mail at btaylor@gie.net. 20 LARGEST U.S. NONFERROUS SCRAP PROCESSORS Company Company Address CEO or President OmniSource Corp. 1610 N. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne, IN 46808 Daniel Rifkin Metal Management Inc. 500 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60610 Daniel Dienst David J. Joseph Co. 300 Pike St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 Keith B. Grass Commercial Metals Co. Alan Postel 6565 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX 75039 (Sec. Proc. Div.) PSC Metals Inc. 5875 Landerbrook Dr., Cleveland, OH 44124 Ben Blemker (Pres.) Hugo Neu Corp. 79 Fifth Ave., New York, NY, 10003 John Neu Miller Compressing Co. 1640 W. Bruce St., Milwaukee, WI 53204 John Busby SLC Recycling LLC/Div. of FP&T 8701 E. Eight Mile Rd., Warren, MI 48089 Howard Sherman Simsmetal America 600 S. Fourth St., Richmond, CA 94804 Rick Jansen Cohen Brothers Inc. 1723 Woodlawn Ave., Middletown, OH 45044 Ken Cohen Global Recycling Inc. 595 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764 Steven Gilbert Northeast Metal Traders Inc. 7345 Milnor St., Philadelphia, PA 19136 Ronald W. Greller Alter Scrap Processing * 555 N. New Ballas Rd., St. Louis, MO 63141 Robert S. Goldstein Schnitzer Steel Products Co. 3200 N.W. Yeon Ave., Portland, OR 97210 Robert W. Philip Samuels Recycling Co. 4400 Sycamore Ave., Madison, WI 53714 Mike Spear Shapiro Sales Co. 601 E. Red Bud, St. Louis, MO 63147 Bruce Shapiro Universal Scrap Metals Inc. 2500 W. Fulton, Chicago, IL 60612 Philip Zeid Midwest Iron & Metal 813 W. Stewart St., Dayton, OH 45401 Joel Frydman Southern Scrap Recycling * 4801 Florida Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117 Edward Diefenthal Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal Inc. 1815 S. Soto St., Los Angeles, CA 90023 Alan Alpert (Pres.) Company Aluminum Red Metal Address Scrap/Rank Scrap/Rank OmniSource Corp. 1610 N. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne, IN 46808 1 1 Metal Management Inc. 500 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60610 3 2 David J. Joseph Co. 300 Pike St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 2 9 Commercial Metals Co. 6565 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX 75039 4 3 PSC Metals Inc. 5875 Landerbrook Dr., Cleveland, OH 44124 7 15 Hugo Neu Corp. 79 Fifth Ave., New York, NY, 10003 6 6 Miller Compressing Co. 1640 W. Bruce St., Milwaukee, WI 53204 5 5 SLC Recycling LLC/Div. of FP&T 8701 E. Eight Mile Rd., Warren, MI 48089 12 20 Simsmetal America 600 S. Fourth St., Richmond, CA 94804 17 8 Cohen Brothers Inc. 1723 Woodlawn Ave., Middletown, OH 45044 8 10 Global Recycling Inc. 595 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764 21+ 3 Northeast Metal Traders Inc. 7345 Milnor St., Philadelphia, PA 19136 11 7 Alter Scrap Processing * 555 N. New Ballas Rd., St. Louis, MO 63141 15 11 Schnitzer Steel Products Co. 3200 N.W. Yeon Ave., Portland, OR 97210 20 21+ Samuels Recycling Co. 4400 Sycamore Ave., Madison, WI 53714 13 19 Shapiro Sales Co. 601 E. Red Bud, St. Louis, MO 63147 8 8 Universal Scrap Metals Inc. 2500 W. Fulton, Chicago, IL 60612 14 17 Midwest Iron & Metal 813 W. Stewart St., Dayton, OH 45401 10 21+ Southern Scrap Recycling * 4801 Florida Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117 18 12 Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal Inc. 1815 S. Soto St., Los Angeles, CA 90023 16 16 Company "Zorba" Number of Address Scrap/Rank Facilities OmniSource Corp. 1610 N. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne, IN 46808 9 35 Metal Management Inc. 500 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60610 2 42 David J. Joseph Co. 300 Pike St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 1 26 Commercial Metals Co. 6565 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX 75039 12 35 PSC Metals Inc. 5875 Landerbrook Dr., Cleveland, OH 44124 3 15 Hugo Neu Corp. 79 Fifth Ave., New York, NY, 10003 5 16 Miller Compressing Co. 1640 W. Bruce St., Milwaukee, WI 53204 7 6 SLC Recycling LLC/Div. of FP&T 8701 E. Eight Mile Rd., Warren, MI 48089 6 7 Simsmetal America 600 S. Fourth St., Richmond, CA 94804 8 12 Cohen Brothers Inc. 1723 Woodlawn Ave., Middletown, OH 45044 13 6 Global Recycling Inc. 595 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764 21+ 2 Northeast Metal Traders Inc. 7345 Milnor St., Philadelphia, PA 19136 18 1 Alter Scrap Processing * 555 N. New Ballas Rd., St. Louis, MO 63141 15 16 (1) Schnitzer Steel Products Co. 3200 N.W. Yeon Ave., Portland, OR 97210 4 9 Samuels Recycling Co. 4400 Sycamore Ave., Madison, WI 53714 10 7 Shapiro Sales Co. 601 E. Red Bud, St. Louis, MO 63147 n/a 6 Universal Scrap Metals Inc. 2500 W. Fulton, Chicago, IL 60612 14 2 Midwest Iron & Metal 813 W. Stewart St., Dayton, OH 45401 17 2 Southern Scrap Recycling * 4801 Florida Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117 11 16 Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal Inc. 1815 S. Soto St., Los Angeles, CA 90023 n/a 3 * = Rankings are based on estimates gathered from input from industry sources; Remaining rankings based on 2004 results and estimated updates of 2003 results. (1) = After figures are pre-Yaffe Metals acquisition. RELATED ARTICLE: Straddling the stainless fence. Processors who handle stainless steel scrap are engaged in a significant, large- volume sector of the market that often presents a puzzle to outsiders. In the case of the editors compiling the "20 Largest Nonferrous Scrap Recyclers" list, it was decided that stainless steel would not be used as a measure for this particular chart. The determination was made not so much because of the hybrid status of stainless steel (it is a type of steel with iron as its foremost element, but trades against the value of the nonferrous nickel with which it is alloyed), but because of the specialized nature of the companies handling the metal. The commodity is handled to some extent by most nonferrous recyclers, but a handful of companies regard stainless steel and other high-temp alloys as the focus of their business. Global trading and processing firms such as ELG ELG Early Learning Goals (education) ELG Export-Led Growth ELG Endoluminal Graft ELG Effluent Limitation Guideline ELG European Liaison Group ELG Executive Level Group ELG Engineering Log Generator Metals Inc., McKeesport, Pa.; Keywell LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Chicago; and the stainless steel division of Metal Management Inc., Chicago, compete with a number of regional companies in this segment. If readers would be interested in seeing a "10 Largest Stainless Steel Recyclers" list, let us know by e-mailing Brian Taylor at btaylor@gie.net. NONFERROUS NEWS Get breaking news affecting secondary nonferrous metals markets at www.RecyclingToday.com. The author is the editor of Recycling Today and can be contacted via e-mail at btaylor@gie.net. CLOSING IN A number of other companies are processing tonnage TONNAGE, mar. law. The capacity of a ship or vessel. 2. The act of congress of March 2, 1799, s. 64, 1 Story's L. U. S. 630, directs that to ascertain the tonnage of any ship or vessel, the surveyor, &c. that puts them near the top 20. Among those companies that are poised to reach the top 20 in the future are Morris Recycling Inc., New Albany New Albany, city (1990 pop. 36,322), seat of Floyd co., S Ind., near the falls of the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Ky.; inc. 1819. The city was a shipbuilding center in the 19th cent., and the riverboats Robert E. Lee and Eclipse were built there. , Miss.; Ansam Metals Corp., Baltimore; Shine Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Corp., Spencer, Iowa Spencer is a city in Clay County, Iowa, United States, at the confluence of the Little Sioux and Ocheyedan Rivers. The population was 11,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Clay County. ; Galamba Metals Group, Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo.; Gershow Recycling; Medford, N.Y.; Mallin Bros. Co Inc., Kansas City, Mo.; A. Tenenbaum Co. Inc., N. Little Rock, Ark.; Newell Ltd., San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. ; and Allan Company, Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, city (1990 pop. 69,330), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles, in the fertile San Gabriel valley; settled 1870, inc. 1956. Its industries include metal fabrication, printing, and plastics manufacturing. , Calif. Several other companies that were contacted were not able to provide information, and we were not able to make contact with sources who could provide reasonable estimates. Those companies include Sadoff Iron & Metal Co., Fond du Loc, Wis.; Yaffe Cos. Inc., Muskogee, Okla.; Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Co., Holland, Mich.; Adams Steel, Anaheim, Calif., Pacific Coast Recycling, Long Beach, Calif.; Azcon Corp., Chicago; and Tennessee Valley The Tennessee Valley is the drainage basin of the Tennessee River and is largely within the U.S. state of Tennessee. It stretches from southwest Kentucky to northwest Georgia and from northeast Mississippi to the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina. Recycling, Decatur, Ala. |
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