Slightly fewer shredders are operating in North America in 2020 than there were in 2017. That’s one finding of Scrap’s 2020 North American shredder list. The Scrap staff counted 351 shredders in North America this summer: 306 in the United States (including Puerto Rico), 32 in Canada, and 15 in Mexico. That total is down slightly from the 359 shredders we counted in 2017, even though we made one change to our data collection: We are now including mobile hammermill shredders as well as stationary ones, so long as the shredders are capable of handling automobiles, appliances, and other large infeed materi-als.
The decrease from 2017 is in the United States, where we list 12 fewer shredders than in 2017. Canadian facilities have added four shredders in the past three years, and the number in Mexico has remained the same. Companies only reported 20 shredders as idle this summer, down from the 24 they reported idle in summer 2017. If a company said its shredder is perma-nently shut down, we removed it from the list.
Not all large hammermill shredders accept the same infeed material. We’ve noted in the list the five shredder facilities that don’t take automobiles as well as the three that only process aluminum. We have organized the list by country, then alphabetically by state or province, city, and company name. If the shredder yard is part of another company, that parent com-pany is listed in parentheses.
Scrap makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list through direct outreach to each company by e-mail, phone, and other avenues. Two companies declined to participate in this year’s list. We independently confirmed that their shredders are still operating and included them in the above counts only. Please send any corrections or additions to the list to Scrap Editori-al Director Rachel H. Pollack at rpollack@scrap.org.
UNITED STATES
ALABAMA
Albertville
Progress Rail Services (Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Co.)
Birmingham
ACIPCO Recycling (American Cast Iron Pipe) (idle)
SA Recycling
Calera
Circle K Scrap Metal (two shredders)
Decatur
SA Recycling
Mobile
SA Recycling
Phenix City
SA Recycling
Tuscaloosa
Liberty Recycling
ARIZONA
Phoenix
Liberty Iron & Metal (Liberty Iron & Metal Holdings/Scholz Group)
SA Recycling
Tucson
HVF West (Fritz Enterprises)
SA Recycling
ARKANSAS
North Little Rock
Tenenbaum Recycling Group (Alter Trading Corp.)
Rogers
Tenenbaum Recycling Group (Alter Trading Corp.)
Texarkana
Tri-State Iron & Metal Co.
CALIFORNIA
Anaheim
SA Recycling
Bakersfield
SA Recycling
Colton
Ecology Auto Parts (Ecology Auto Parts and American Iron & Metal (Canada))
Oakland
Schnitzer Steel Products (Schnitzer Steel Industries)
Redwood City
Sims Metal Management
San Diego
Ecology Auto Parts (idle)
Stockton
Universal Service Recycling (no automobiles)
Terminal Island
SA Recycling
COLORADO
Denver
Evraz Recycling (Evraz North America)
Englewood
All Recycling (Metro Metals Northwest)
Western Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)
Greeley
Andersen’s Sales and Salvage
Pueblo
American Iron & Metal (U.S.)
CONNECTICUT
New Haven
Chase Waste Materials Corp. (Chuck & Eddie’s)
North Haven
Sims Metal Management
South Norwalk
LaJoie’s Auto Wrecking Co.
Uncasville
Connecticut Scrap
FLORIDA
Apopka
Landers Auto Recycling
Arcadia
Allied Recycling
Baldwin
CMC Recycling
Doral
Covanta Dade Metals (Covanta Holding Corp.)
Fort Lauderdale (Davie)
AIM Recycling Florida (American Iron & Metal (Canada))
Fort Myers
Allied Recycling
Jacksonville
CMC Recycling
Miami
Ferrous Processing & Trading Co.
Ocala
Trademark Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)
Opa-locka
Trademark Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)
Orlando
Trademark Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)
Osprey
Glueck’s Auto Parts II
Palmetto
Port Manatee Scrap Metal (Grimmel Industries)
Pensacola
Scrap Inc. (GSI Recycling)
Southern Recycling (EMR (USA Holdings)) (idle)
Pompano Beach
Resource Metal Recycling
Rockledge
Trademark Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)
Tampa
Trademark Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)
GEORGIA
Athens
CMC Recycling (idle)
Atlanta
Pirkle Inc. (no automobiles)
Cartersville
Taylor’s Scrapyard and Metal Recycling
Covington
Oconee Metal Recovery
Doraville
SA Recycling
East Dublin
US 1 Recycling
East Point
SA Recycling
Lake City
Amerigo Metal Recycling
Lithonia
Encore Recycling
Metter
Scrap Partners
Pembroke
Gann Car Crushing
Savannah
SA Recycling (idle)
Savannah (Garden City)
SA Recycling
HAWAII
Kapolei
Schnitzer Steel Hawaii Corp. (Schnitzer Steel Industries)
IDAHO
Mayfield
Pacific Steel & Recycling
ILLINOIS
Bellwood
Cozzi Recycling
Blue Island
Scrap Metal Services
Chicago
Sims Metal Management
Chicago (North Side)
GII LLC (Reserve Management Group) (closing Q4 2020)
Chicago (South Side)
Reserve Management Group (opening Q1 2021)
Lemont
Lemont Scrap Processing (no automobiles)
Peoria
Allied Iron & Steel
Alter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)
Rockford
Alter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)
South Beloit
Alter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)
Sterling
Cimco Resources
Zion
Cleveland Corp.
INDIANA
Bedford
Bedford Recycling
Evansville
J. Trockman & Sons
Henry Fligeltaub Co.
Fort Wayne
OmniSource Midwest (Steel Dynamics)
Gary
Summit Inc.
Indianapolis
OmniSource Midwest (Steel Dynamics)
Morristown
Integrity Metals
New Carlisle
OmniSource Midwest (Steel Dynamics)
Rochester
Rochester Iron & Metal
Waterloo
MetalX
IOWA
Carter Lake
Lakeside Auto Recyclers
Council Bluffs
Alter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)
Davenport
Alter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)
Des Moines
Alter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)
Mason City
Alter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)
Monona
Clayton County Recycling
Sioux City
Sioux City Compressed Steel Co.
Spencer
Shine Bros. Corp.
Waterloo
Alter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)
Wilton
Gerdau Wilton (idle)
KANSAS
Kansas City
Advantage Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)
Park City
Scrap Management of Kansas (Midwest Scrap Management)
Wichita
Allmetal Recycling
KENTUCKY
Ashland
CRHC Mansbach Metal (Columbus Recycling Corp.)
Glasgow
Mid-State Recycling Co.
Lancaster
Triple T Metals Corp.
Louisville
River Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor) (two shredders)
Newport
River Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)
Paducah
Garrett Recycling
LOUISIANA
LaPlace
Liberty Recycling (Liberty Steel Group)
Monroe
Auto Shred of Louisiana
New Orleans
Southern Recycling (EMR (USA Holdings))
Port Allen
Southern Recycling (EMR (USA Holdings)) (idle)
MAINE
Berwick
Berwick Iron & Metal Recycling
Topsham
Grimmel Industries
MARYLAND
Baltimore
Baltimore Scrap Corp.
Recovermat Mid-Atlantic (EMR Smith Industries)
United Iron & Metal (Atlantic Recycling Group)
Capitol Heights
Joseph Smith & Sons (EMR Smith Industries)
Cumberland
Allegany Scrap Metal (EMR Smith Industries)
Hagerstown
Conservit
MASSACHUSETTS
Everett
Schnitzer Northeast (Schnitzer Steel Industries)
Freetown
Excel Recycling
Greenfield
wTe Recycling
MICHIGAN
Detroit
Auto Shred (Ferrous Processing & Trading Co.) (idle)
Ferrous Processing & Trading Co.(John Kronk St. yard)
Strong Steel Products (Ferrous Processing & Trading Co.)
Flint
Fritz Enterprises of Flint
Gaylord
A & L Iron & Metal Co.
Grand Rapids
PADNOS
Holland
PADNOS
Jackson
OmniSource Midwest (Steel Dynamics)
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Metal Recyclers
Kingsford
Alter Trading Corp.
Pontiac
Ferrous Processing & Trading Co.
Taylor
Fritz Enterprises
Warren
SLC Recycling Industries (Ferrous Processing & Trading Co.) (aluminum only)
Wyoming
Dusty’s Scrap/West Michigan Iron & Metal
MINNESOTA
Anoka
Alter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)
Becker
Northern Metal Recycling (EMR (USA Holdings))
Brainerd
Crow Wing Recycling
Duluth
Bay Side Recycling Corp. (Alliance Recycling Group)
Minneapolis
Northern Metal Recycling (EMR (USA Holdings)) (idle)
New Ulm
New Ulm Steel & Recycling
St. Paul
Gerdau St. Paul (idle)
MISSISSIPPI
Corinth
SMC Recycling
Flowood
General Recycling of Mississippi (Nucor Corp.)
Greenville
OmniSource Southwest (Steel Dynamics)
Sardis
Martin Bros. Scrap Metal
MISSOURI
Farmington
Scrap’n/Complete Auto Recycling Service
Kansas City
Advantage Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)
Midwest Scrap Management
St. Louis
Grossman Iron & Steel Co.
PSC Metals
Sedalia
Nucor Corp.
Springfield
Springfield Iron & Metal
MONTANA
Billings (Lockwood)
Pacific Steel & Recycling
NEBRASKA
Columbus
Columbus Metals (Alter Trading Corp.)
Fremont
All Metals Market
Kearney
Andersen Wrecking Co.
Columbus Metals (Alter Trading Corp.)
NEVADA
Las Vegas
SA Recycling
NEW JERSEY
Camden
Camden Iron & Metal (EMR (USA Holdings))
Clifton
Park Stein, dba Parkway Iron & Metal Co.
Jersey City
Sims Metal Management
Millville
Aluminum Recycling Enterprises (aluminum only)
Cumberland Recycling Corp.
Trenton
Alpha Shredding Group
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
Albuquerque Metal Recycling
(Acme Iron & Metal Co.)
NEW YORK
Buffalo
Gerdau Buffalo Metals Recycling (idle)
Depew
Twin Village Recycling
Lackawanna
Buffalo Shredding & Recovery (Metalico)
Lindenhurst
Gershow Recycling of Lindenhurst (idle)
Medford
Gershow Recycling Corp.
New York (Brooklyn)
Brooklyn Resource Recovery
North Chili
Union Scrap Processing
Owego
Upstate Shredding-Ben Weitsman (Upstate Shredding–Weitsman Recycling)
Rensselaer
Rensselaer Iron & Steel (Grimmel Industries)
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Southern Metals Co.
Garner
TT&E Iron & Metal
Gastonia
Metal Recycling Services (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)
Halifax
Foss Recycling
Kelford
Empire Recycling
Kernersville
OmniSource Southeast (Steel Dynamics)
Monroe
Metal Recycling Services (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)
Reidsville
Foss Recycling
Rocky Mount
Regional Materials Recovery
Smithfield
OmniSource Southeast (Steel Dynamics) (idle)
Statesville
L. Gordon Iron & Metal Co.
Wilmington
OmniSource Southeast (Steel Dynamics) (idle)
OHIO
Akron
City Scrap & Salvage Co. (Holub Recycling)
Canton
PSC Metals
Slesnick Iron & Metal
Cleveland
Ferrous Processing & Trading Co.
Columbus
Columbus Auto Shredding
PSC Metals
Dayton
Franklin Iron & Metal Corp.
Delta
MetalX
Girard
Liberty Iron & Metal (Liberty Iron & Metal Holdings/Scholz Group)
Mansfield
Milliron Recycling (Milliron Industries)
Miamisburg
Cohen West Carrollton (Cohen Recycling)
Toledo
OmniSource Midwest (Steel Dynamics)
Toledo Shredding (ProTrade Steel)
Wooster
PSC Metals (idle)
Youngstown
Metalico Youngstown
OKLAHOMA
Arkoma
Yaffe Iron & Metal Corp. (Yaffe Cos.)
Durant
Durant Metal Shredding
Oklahoma City
Derichebourg Recycling USA
Standard Iron & Metal Co.
Tulsa
CMC Recycling
Yaffe Metals (Yaffe Cos.)
OREGON
Eugene
Pacific Recycling
Portland
PNW Metal Recycling
Schnitzer Steel Industries
PENNSYLVANIA
Beaver Falls
PSC Metals
Coatesville
Coatesville Scrap Iron & Metal Co.
Erie
Liberty Iron & Metal (Liberty Iron & Metal Holdings/Scholz Group)
Fairless Hills
Mazza Iron & Steel
Hanover Township
DMS Shredding (DeNaples Auto Parts)
Harrisburg
Consolidated Scrap Resources
Hazle Township
Interstate Metals Recycling (JHI Auto Co. dba Harry’s U-Pull-It Auto Parts)
Morrisville
Sims Metal Management
New Castle
Ben Weitsman of New Castle (Upstate Shredding–Weitsman Recycling)
Philadelphia
Recleim (no automobiles)
S.D. Richman Sons
Pittsburgh
Metalico Pittsburgh
Schuylkill Haven
USS Achey
Temple
Royal Green/AMG Resources (two shredders)
West Mifflin
TMS International
Williamsport
Penn Recycling
Wind Gap
RPM Metals
York
J&K Salvage
PUERTO RICO
Salinas
Schnitzer Steel Products Co. (Schnitzer Steel Industries)
RHODE ISLAND
Johnston
Sims Metal Management (idle)
SOUTH CAROLINA
Darlington
Darlington Shredding Co.
Greenwood
C&C Metal Recycling
Hemingway
DCC Metal Recycling (idle)
Holly Hill
DCC Metal Recycling
Lexington
CMC Recycling
Spartanburg
CMC Recycling
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
PSC Metals
Cornersville
Harmon Scrap Metal
Halls
Hutcherson Metals (two shredders)
Harriman
PSC Metals
Jackson
Gerdau Jackson
Hutcherson Metals
Johnson City
OmniSource Southeast (Steel Dynamics)
Knoxville
PSC Metals
Memphis
OmniSource Southwest (Steel Dynamics)
Monroe
Cooper Recycling
Morristown
Morristown Shredder
Nashville
PSC Metals
Southern Recycling (Houchens Industries)
TEXAS
Abilene
Pine Street Salvage
Amarillo
Amarillo Recycling Co.
Brownsville
SMS Brownsville (Scrap Metal Services)
SteelCoast Co.
Wilkinson Jim Iron & Metal
Corpus Christi
CMC Recycling
Dallas
CMC Recycling
Eagle Pass
DeAcero
El Paso
SA Recycling
Fort Worth
American Shredder Enterprises
Gachman Metals & Recycling (Gamtex Industries)
Houston
Derichebourg Recycling USA
Rose Metal Processing Co. (Rose Acquisition)
Southern Core Supply (aluminum only)
Texas Port Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)
Kennedale
Hawk Steel Industries
Laredo
Wilkinson Gary Iron & Metal
Lubbock
Jarvis Metals Recycling
Marshall
Texas Scrap & Salvage (idle)
Midlothian
Gerdau Midlothian
San Antonio
Monterrey Iron & Metal (two shredders)
Seguin
CMC Steel Texas (CMC Recycling)
Vinton
Metal Processing LLC (Kyoei Steel Group)
Waco
M. Lipsitz & Co.
UTAH
Plymouth
Western Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)
Salt Lake City
Western Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)
(two shredders, one idle)
VIRGINIA
Chesapeake
Sims Metal Management
Lorton
Davis Industries
Lynchburg
Gerdau Lynchburg Metals Recycling (idle)
Petersburg
Gerdau Petersburg
Sims Metal Management
Richmond
Smith Iron & Metal (no automobiles)
Rocky Mount
OmniSource Southeast (Steel Dynamics)
WASHINGTON
Seattle
Seattle Iron & Metals Corp.
Tacoma
Schnitzer Steel Industries
Vancouver
Pacific Coast Shredding (Metro Metals Northwest)
WEST VIRGINIA
Benwood
Automatic Recycling (Strauss Industries)
Princeton
Recycle WV
WISCONSIN
Eau Claire
Alter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)
Fond du Lac
Sadoff Iron & Metal Co.
Green Bay
Alter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)
Madison
Alter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)
Milwaukee
Alter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)
Newton
B & B Metals Processing Co.
Waukesha
Waukesha Iron & Metal
CANADA
ALBERTA
Calgary
Calgary Metal Recycling
Navajo Metals (Evraz North America)
Edmonton
GenAlta Recycling (Evraz North America)
General Recycling Industries (under construction)
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Richmond
Richmond Steel Recycling
MANITOBA
Selkirk
Gerdau Selkirk
Winnipeg
General Scrap (Evraz North America)
Industrial Metals
NEW BRUNSWICK
West Saint John
AIM St. John (American Iron & Metal (Canada))
NEWFOUNDLAND
Foxtrap
Newco Metal and Auto Recycling
NOVA SCOTIA
Dartmouth
Dartmouth Metals
Halifax
John Ross & Sons Ltd.
ONTARIO
Brampton
Triple M Metal
Hamilton
AIM Hamilton (American Iron & Metal (Canada))
Triple M Metal
Kingston
Kimco Steel Sales
London
John Zubick Ltd.
Sault Ste. Marie
Triple M Metal
Smiths Falls
Glenview Iron & Metal
Thunder Bay
Lakehead Scrap Metals (Evraz North America) (idle)
Toronto (Stouffville)
DMS Metals Ltd.
Whitby
Gerdau Whitby
Windsor
Zalev Brothers Co. (Ferrous Processing & Trading Co.) (idle)
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Charlottetown
A&S Scrap Metal (John Ross & Sons Ltd.)
QUEBEC
Contrecoeur
Contrecoeur-Feruni (ArcelorMittal)
Laval
AIM Laval (American Iron & Metal (Canada))
Levis
AIM Levis (American Iron & Metal (Canada))
Longueuil
Les Entrepôts de Métaux
Montréal
American Iron and Metal (Canada)
Sainte-Catherine
Associated Steel Industries (Riva Group)
SASKATCHEWAN
Regina
Wheat City Metals (Evraz North America)
Saskatoon
Affiliated Auto Wrecking (BN Steel & Metals)
MEXICO
BAJA CALIFORNIA
Mexicali
Baja California Steel (DeAcero)
DeAcero
Tijuana
Baja Metal Shredder (DeAcero)
CHIHUAHUA
Chihuahua
Kalischatarra (Liberty Iron & Metal Holdings/Scholz Group)
COAHUILA
Saltillo
DeAcero
DISTRITO FEDERAL
México City
DeAcero
Derichebourg Recycling Mexico
SA de CV
NUEVO LEON
Escobedo
Roca Acero
Monterrey
DeAcero
Internacional Regiomontana de Acero (two shredders, one idle)
Recuperadora de Fierro
TLAXCALA
Apizaco
Pacific Steel Projects (Grupo Simec)
VERACRUZ-LLAVA
Orizaba
Talleres Y Aceros
Veracruz
Tubos de Acero de México (Tenaris Tamsa)
(SIDEBAR)
CONSOLIDATION TRENDS
With the long-term trend toward consolidation in the scrap industry, are more North American shredders owned by fewer companies? Yes, but the change in concentration is small when looking back over nearly a decade. This year, the four companies that own 10 or more shredders together own 67 shredders, or 19% of the total. In 2011, the five companies in that category owned 63 shredders, or 18%. The 10 companies with five to nine shredders own 77 shredders total, or 22% of the market, compared with 21% in 2011. The 27 companies with two to four shredders control 61 sites, or 17% of the total. In 2011, the 22 companies in that category owned 53 shredders, or 16%. One-shredder companies are 42% of the total this year, compared with 45% in 2011.
These numbers are estimates. Certain shredders have joint ownership and operating agreements. Further, some companies choose not to disclose that they own and operate multiple shredders under different corporate entities.
July/August 2020Slightly fewer shredders are operating in North America in 2020 than there were in 2017. That’s one finding of Scrap’s 2020 North American shredder list. The Scrap staff counted 351 shredders in North America this summer: 306 in the United States (including Puerto Rico), 32 in Canada, and 15 in Mexico. That total is down slightly from the 359 shredders we counted in 2017, even though we made one change to our data collection: We are now including mobile hammermill shredders as well as stationary ones, so long as the shredders are capable of handling automobiles, appliances, and other large infeed materi-als.The decrease from 2017 is in the United States, where we list 12 fewer shredders than in 2017. Canadian facilities have added four shredders in the past three years, and the number in Mexico has remained the same. Companies only reported 20 shredders as idle this summer, down from the 24 they reported idle in summer 2017. If a company said its shredder is perma-nently shut down, we removed it from the list.Not all large hammermill shredders accept the same infeed material. We’ve noted in the list the five shredder facilities that don’t take automobiles as well as the three that only process aluminum. We have organized the list by country, then alphabetically by state or province, city, and company name. If the shredder yard is part of another company, that parent com-pany is listed in parentheses.Scrap makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list through direct outreach to each company by e-mail, phone, and other avenues. Two companies declined to participate in this year’s list. We independently confirmed that their shredders are still operating and included them in the above counts only. Please send any corrections or additions to the list to Scrap Editori-al Director Rachel H. Pollack at rpollack@scrap.org.UNITED STATESALABAMAAlbertvilleProgress Rail Services (Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Co.)BirminghamACIPCO Recycling (American Cast Iron Pipe) (idle)SA RecyclingCaleraCircle K Scrap Metal (two shredders)DecaturSA RecyclingMobileSA RecyclingPhenix CitySA RecyclingTuscaloosaLiberty RecyclingARIZONAPhoenixLiberty Iron & Metal (Liberty Iron & Metal Holdings/Scholz Group)SA RecyclingTucsonHVF West (Fritz Enterprises)SA RecyclingARKANSASNorth Little RockTenenbaum Recycling Group (Alter Trading Corp.)RogersTenenbaum Recycling Group (Alter Trading Corp.)TexarkanaTri-State Iron & Metal Co.CALIFORNIAAnaheimSA RecyclingBakersfieldSA RecyclingColtonEcology Auto Parts (Ecology Auto Parts and American Iron & Metal (Canada))OaklandSchnitzer Steel Products (Schnitzer Steel Industries)Redwood CitySims Metal ManagementSan DiegoEcology Auto Parts (idle)StocktonUniversal Service Recycling (no automobiles)Terminal IslandSA RecyclingCOLORADODenverEvraz Recycling (Evraz North America)EnglewoodAll Recycling (Metro Metals Northwest)Western Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)GreeleyAndersen’s Sales and SalvagePuebloAmerican Iron & Metal (U.S.)CONNECTICUTNew HavenChase Waste Materials Corp. (Chuck & Eddie’s)North HavenSims Metal ManagementSouth NorwalkLaJoie’s Auto Wrecking Co.UncasvilleConnecticut ScrapFLORIDAApopkaLanders Auto RecyclingArcadiaAllied RecyclingBaldwinCMC RecyclingDoralCovanta Dade Metals (Covanta Holding Corp.)Fort Lauderdale (Davie)AIM Recycling Florida (American Iron & Metal (Canada))Fort MyersAllied RecyclingJacksonvilleCMC RecyclingMiamiFerrous Processing & Trading Co.OcalaTrademark Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)Opa-lockaTrademark Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)OrlandoTrademark Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)OspreyGlueck’s Auto Parts IIPalmettoPort Manatee Scrap Metal (Grimmel Industries)PensacolaScrap Inc. (GSI Recycling)Southern Recycling (EMR (USA Holdings)) (idle)Pompano BeachResource Metal RecyclingRockledgeTrademark Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)TampaTrademark Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)GEORGIAAthensCMC Recycling (idle)AtlantaPirkle Inc. (no automobiles)CartersvilleTaylor’s Scrapyard and Metal RecyclingCovingtonOconee Metal RecoveryDoravilleSA RecyclingEast DublinUS 1 RecyclingEast PointSA RecyclingLake CityAmerigo Metal RecyclingLithoniaEncore RecyclingMetterScrap PartnersPembrokeGann Car CrushingSavannahSA Recycling (idle)Savannah (Garden City)SA RecyclingHAWAIIKapoleiSchnitzer Steel Hawaii Corp. (Schnitzer Steel Industries)IDAHOMayfieldPacific Steel & RecyclingILLINOISBellwoodCozzi RecyclingBlue IslandScrap Metal ServicesChicagoSims Metal ManagementChicago (North Side)GII LLC (Reserve Management Group) (closing Q4 2020)Chicago (South Side)Reserve Management Group (opening Q1 2021)LemontLemont Scrap Processing (no automobiles)PeoriaAllied Iron & SteelAlter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)RockfordAlter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)South BeloitAlter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)SterlingCimco ResourcesZionCleveland Corp.INDIANABedfordBedford RecyclingEvansvilleJ. Trockman & SonsHenry Fligeltaub Co.Fort WayneOmniSource Midwest (Steel Dynamics)GarySummit Inc.IndianapolisOmniSource Midwest (Steel Dynamics)MorristownIntegrity MetalsNew CarlisleOmniSource Midwest (Steel Dynamics)RochesterRochester Iron & MetalWaterlooMetalXIOWACarter LakeLakeside Auto RecyclersCouncil BluffsAlter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)DavenportAlter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)Des MoinesAlter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)Mason CityAlter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)MononaClayton County RecyclingSioux CitySioux City Compressed Steel Co.SpencerShine Bros. Corp.WaterlooAlter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)WiltonGerdau Wilton (idle)KANSASKansas CityAdvantage Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)Park CityScrap Management of Kansas (Midwest Scrap Management)WichitaAllmetal RecyclingKENTUCKYAshlandCRHC Mansbach Metal (Columbus Recycling Corp.)GlasgowMid-State Recycling Co.LancasterTriple T Metals Corp.LouisvilleRiver Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor) (two shredders)NewportRiver Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)PaducahGarrett RecyclingLOUISIANALaPlaceLiberty Recycling (Liberty Steel Group)MonroeAuto Shred of LouisianaNew OrleansSouthern Recycling (EMR (USA Holdings))Port AllenSouthern Recycling (EMR (USA Holdings)) (idle)MAINEBerwickBerwick Iron & Metal RecyclingTopshamGrimmel IndustriesMARYLANDBaltimoreBaltimore Scrap Corp.Recovermat Mid-Atlantic (EMR Smith Industries)United Iron & Metal (Atlantic Recycling Group)Capitol HeightsJoseph Smith & Sons (EMR Smith Industries)CumberlandAllegany Scrap Metal (EMR Smith Industries)HagerstownConservitMASSACHUSETTSEverettSchnitzer Northeast (Schnitzer Steel Industries)FreetownExcel RecyclingGreenfieldwTe RecyclingMICHIGANDetroitAuto Shred (Ferrous Processing & Trading Co.) (idle)Ferrous Processing & Trading Co.(John Kronk St. yard)Strong Steel Products (Ferrous Processing & Trading Co.)FlintFritz Enterprises of FlintGaylordA & L Iron & Metal Co.Grand RapidsPADNOSHollandPADNOSJacksonOmniSource Midwest (Steel Dynamics)KalamazooKalamazoo Metal RecyclersKingsfordAlter Trading Corp.PontiacFerrous Processing & Trading Co.TaylorFritz EnterprisesWarrenSLC Recycling Industries (Ferrous Processing & Trading Co.) (aluminum only)WyomingDusty’s Scrap/West Michigan Iron & MetalMINNESOTAAnokaAlter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)BeckerNorthern Metal Recycling (EMR (USA Holdings))BrainerdCrow Wing RecyclingDuluthBay Side Recycling Corp. (Alliance Recycling Group)MinneapolisNorthern Metal Recycling (EMR (USA Holdings)) (idle)New UlmNew Ulm Steel & RecyclingSt. PaulGerdau St. Paul (idle)MISSISSIPPICorinthSMC RecyclingFlowoodGeneral Recycling of Mississippi (Nucor Corp.)GreenvilleOmniSource Southwest (Steel Dynamics)SardisMartin Bros. Scrap MetalMISSOURIFarmingtonScrap’n/Complete Auto Recycling ServiceKansas CityAdvantage Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)Midwest Scrap ManagementSt. LouisGrossman Iron & Steel Co.PSC MetalsSedaliaNucor Corp.SpringfieldSpringfield Iron & MetalMONTANABillings (Lockwood)Pacific Steel & RecyclingNEBRASKAColumbusColumbus Metals (Alter Trading Corp.)FremontAll Metals MarketKearneyAndersen Wrecking Co.Columbus Metals (Alter Trading Corp.)NEVADALas VegasSA RecyclingNEW JERSEYCamdenCamden Iron & Metal (EMR (USA Holdings))CliftonPark Stein, dba Parkway Iron & Metal Co.Jersey CitySims Metal ManagementMillvilleAluminum Recycling Enterprises (aluminum only)Cumberland Recycling Corp.TrentonAlpha Shredding GroupNEW MEXICOAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque Metal Recycling(Acme Iron & Metal Co.)NEW YORKBuffaloGerdau Buffalo Metals Recycling (idle)DepewTwin Village RecyclingLackawannaBuffalo Shredding & Recovery (Metalico)LindenhurstGershow Recycling of Lindenhurst (idle)MedfordGershow Recycling Corp.New York (Brooklyn)Brooklyn Resource RecoveryNorth ChiliUnion Scrap ProcessingOwegoUpstate Shredding-Ben Weitsman (Upstate Shredding–Weitsman Recycling)RensselaerRensselaer Iron & Steel (Grimmel Industries)NORTH CAROLINACharlotteSouthern Metals Co.GarnerTT&E Iron & MetalGastoniaMetal Recycling Services (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)HalifaxFoss RecyclingKelfordEmpire RecyclingKernersvilleOmniSource Southeast (Steel Dynamics)MonroeMetal Recycling Services (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)ReidsvilleFoss RecyclingRocky MountRegional Materials RecoverySmithfieldOmniSource Southeast (Steel Dynamics) (idle)StatesvilleL. Gordon Iron & Metal Co.WilmingtonOmniSource Southeast (Steel Dynamics) (idle)OHIOAkronCity Scrap & Salvage Co. (Holub Recycling)CantonPSC MetalsSlesnick Iron & MetalClevelandFerrous Processing & Trading Co.ColumbusColumbus Auto ShreddingPSC MetalsDaytonFranklin Iron & Metal Corp.DeltaMetalXGirardLiberty Iron & Metal (Liberty Iron & Metal Holdings/Scholz Group)MansfieldMilliron Recycling (Milliron Industries)MiamisburgCohen West Carrollton (Cohen Recycling)ToledoOmniSource Midwest (Steel Dynamics)Toledo Shredding (ProTrade Steel)WoosterPSC Metals (idle)YoungstownMetalico YoungstownOKLAHOMAArkomaYaffe Iron & Metal Corp. (Yaffe Cos.)DurantDurant Metal ShreddingOklahoma CityDerichebourg Recycling USAStandard Iron & Metal Co.TulsaCMC RecyclingYaffe Metals (Yaffe Cos.)OREGONEugenePacific RecyclingPortlandPNW Metal RecyclingSchnitzer Steel IndustriesPENNSYLVANIABeaver FallsPSC MetalsCoatesvilleCoatesville Scrap Iron & Metal Co.ErieLiberty Iron & Metal (Liberty Iron & Metal Holdings/Scholz Group)Fairless HillsMazza Iron & SteelHanover TownshipDMS Shredding (DeNaples Auto Parts)HarrisburgConsolidated Scrap ResourcesHazle TownshipInterstate Metals Recycling (JHI Auto Co. dba Harry’s U-Pull-It Auto Parts)MorrisvilleSims Metal ManagementNew CastleBen Weitsman of New Castle (Upstate Shredding–Weitsman Recycling)PhiladelphiaRecleim (no automobiles)S.D. Richman SonsPittsburghMetalico PittsburghSchuylkill HavenUSS AcheyTempleRoyal Green/AMG Resources (two shredders)West MifflinTMS InternationalWilliamsportPenn RecyclingWind GapRPM MetalsYorkJ&K SalvagePUERTO RICOSalinasSchnitzer Steel Products Co. (Schnitzer Steel Industries)RHODE ISLANDJohnstonSims Metal Management (idle)SOUTH CAROLINADarlingtonDarlington Shredding Co.GreenwoodC&C Metal RecyclingHemingwayDCC Metal Recycling (idle)Holly HillDCC Metal RecyclingLexingtonCMC RecyclingSpartanburgCMC RecyclingTENNESSEEChattanoogaPSC MetalsCornersvilleHarmon Scrap MetalHallsHutcherson Metals (two shredders)HarrimanPSC MetalsJacksonGerdau JacksonHutcherson MetalsJohnson CityOmniSource Southeast (Steel Dynamics)KnoxvillePSC MetalsMemphisOmniSource Southwest (Steel Dynamics)MonroeCooper RecyclingMorristownMorristown ShredderNashvillePSC MetalsSouthern Recycling (Houchens Industries)TEXASAbilenePine Street SalvageAmarilloAmarillo Recycling Co.BrownsvilleSMS Brownsville (Scrap Metal Services)SteelCoast Co.Wilkinson Jim Iron & MetalCorpus ChristiCMC RecyclingDallasCMC RecyclingEagle PassDeAceroEl PasoSA RecyclingFort WorthAmerican Shredder EnterprisesGachman Metals & Recycling (Gamtex Industries)HoustonDerichebourg Recycling USARose Metal Processing Co. (Rose Acquisition)Southern Core Supply (aluminum only)Texas Port Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)KennedaleHawk Steel IndustriesLaredoWilkinson Gary Iron & MetalLubbockJarvis Metals RecyclingMarshallTexas Scrap & Salvage (idle)MidlothianGerdau MidlothianSan AntonioMonterrey Iron & Metal (two shredders)SeguinCMC Steel Texas (CMC Recycling)VintonMetal Processing LLC (Kyoei Steel Group)WacoM. Lipsitz & Co.UTAHPlymouthWestern Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)Salt Lake CityWestern Metals Recycling (David J. Joseph Co./Nucor)(two shredders, one idle)VIRGINIAChesapeakeSims Metal ManagementLortonDavis IndustriesLynchburgGerdau Lynchburg Metals Recycling (idle)PetersburgGerdau PetersburgSims Metal ManagementRichmondSmith Iron & Metal (no automobiles)Rocky MountOmniSource Southeast (Steel Dynamics)WASHINGTONSeattleSeattle Iron & Metals Corp.TacomaSchnitzer Steel IndustriesVancouverPacific Coast Shredding (Metro Metals Northwest)WEST VIRGINIABenwoodAutomatic Recycling (Strauss Industries)PrincetonRecycle WVWISCONSINEau ClaireAlter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)Fond du LacSadoff Iron & Metal Co.Green BayAlter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)MadisonAlter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)MilwaukeeAlter Metal Recycling (Alter Trading Corp.)NewtonB & B Metals Processing Co.WaukeshaWaukesha Iron & MetalCANADAALBERTACalgaryCalgary Metal RecyclingNavajo Metals (Evraz North America)EdmontonGenAlta Recycling (Evraz North America)General Recycling Industries (under construction)BRITISH COLUMBIARichmondRichmond Steel RecyclingMANITOBASelkirkGerdau SelkirkWinnipegGeneral Scrap (Evraz North America)Industrial MetalsNEW BRUNSWICKWest Saint JohnAIM St. John (American Iron & Metal (Canada))NEWFOUNDLANDFoxtrapNewco Metal and Auto RecyclingNOVA SCOTIADartmouthDartmouth MetalsHalifaxJohn Ross & Sons Ltd.ONTARIOBramptonTriple M MetalHamiltonAIM Hamilton (American Iron & Metal (Canada))Triple M MetalKingstonKimco Steel SalesLondonJohn Zubick Ltd.Sault Ste. MarieTriple M MetalSmiths FallsGlenview Iron & MetalThunder BayLakehead Scrap Metals (Evraz North America) (idle)Toronto (Stouffville)DMS Metals Ltd.WhitbyGerdau WhitbyWindsorZalev Brothers Co. (Ferrous Processing & Trading Co.) (idle)PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDCharlottetownA&S Scrap Metal (John Ross & Sons Ltd.)QUEBECContrecoeurContrecoeur-Feruni (ArcelorMittal)LavalAIM Laval (American Iron & Metal (Canada))LevisAIM Levis (American Iron & Metal (Canada))LongueuilLes Entrepôts de MétauxMontréalAmerican Iron and Metal (Canada)Sainte-CatherineAssociated Steel Industries (Riva Group)SASKATCHEWANReginaWheat City Metals (Evraz North America)SaskatoonAffiliated Auto Wrecking (BN Steel & Metals)MEXICOBAJA CALIFORNIAMexicaliBaja California Steel (DeAcero)DeAceroTijuanaBaja Metal Shredder (DeAcero)CHIHUAHUAChihuahuaKalischatarra (Liberty Iron & Metal Holdings/Scholz Group)COAHUILASaltilloDeAceroDISTRITO FEDERALMéxico CityDeAceroDerichebourg Recycling MexicoSA de CVNUEVO LEONEscobedoRoca AceroMonterreyDeAceroInternacional Regiomontana de Acero (two shredders, one idle)Recuperadora de FierroTLAXCALAApizacoPacific Steel Projects (Grupo Simec)VERACRUZ-LLAVAOrizabaTalleres Y AcerosVeracruzTubos de Acero de México (Tenaris Tamsa)(SIDEBAR)CONSOLIDATION TRENDSWith the long-term trend toward consolidation in the scrap industry, are more North American shredders owned by fewer companies? Yes, but the change in concentration is small when looking back over nearly a decade. This year, the four companies that own 10 or more shredders together own 67 shredders, or 19% of the total. In 2011, the five companies in that category owned 63 shredders, or 18%. The 10 companies with five to nine shredders own 77 shredders total, or 22% of the market, compared with 21% in 2011. The 27 companies with two to four shredders control 61 sites, or 17% of the total. In 2011, the 22 companies in that category owned 53 shredders, or 16%. One-shredder companies are 42% of the total this year, compared with 45% in 2011.These numbers are estimates. Certain shredders have joint ownership and operating agreements. Further, some companies choose not to disclose that they own and operate multiple shredders under different corporate entities.