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COMMERCIAL METALS CO.

Mel Rukin has been named branch manager of the Jacksonville, Fla. scrap processing facility operated by Commercial Metals Co., Dallas. Rukin has more than 30 years of experience in the scrap metal industry and was most recently vice president and general manager of Jackson Iron and Metal, Jackson, Mich. He also worked previously as plant manager with Kasle Iron & Metal/Magnimet in Toledo, Ohio.

AMLON METALS INC.

Lee B. Lasher has been appointed senior vice president of Amlon Metals Inc., New York City. Lasher has spent several years in the metals reclamation industry, and was an industry delegate to the Basel Convention COP III in Switzerland and at the COP IV conference in Malaysia earlier this year.

CITY SCRAP METAL LLC

Bret Belmore has been promoted to vice president of nonferrous metals at City Scrap Metal LLC, Lee’s Summit, Mo. He had formerly served as operations manager. Dave Parker was promoted to operations manager of the company’s catalytic division.

GENESIS EQUIPMENT & MANUFACTURING INC.

Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing Inc., Superior, Wisc., has announced several personnel appointments. Jon Mix has been named regional manager for the upper Midwest and Guy Trambauer has been appointed Southeast regional manager. Patty Mester and Terry Luukkonen have been named customer service representatives for Genesis.

Mix was formerly parts and service sales representative for Ziegler Caterpillar in the Twin Cities area. Trambauer spent nearly two decades working in service, purchasing and management roles with a large scrap processor in the southeastern U.S.

Mester comes to Genesis after spending four years as a district manager with a telecommunications company. Luukkonen formerly owned and operated a business apparel company in the Duluth, Minn. area.

IMCO RECYCLING INC.

IMCO Recycling Inc., Irving, Texas, has promoted Gerald K. Reichelt to vice president of operations-automotive business. Reichelt will be responsible for plant operations at IMCO’s aluminum recycling facility and Alchem Aluminum subsidiary, both in Coldwater, Mich., and at IMCO’s Bedford, Ind. aluminum recycling facility.

“About 30% of our annual processing volume is now provided to the transportation sector, up from less than 5% in 1994,” says IMCO president Richard L. Kerr regarding Reichelt’s responsibilities. “We intend to continue increasing our ability to supply this market because of the greater use of aluminum in vehicles.”

CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD

Daniel G. Pennington has stepped down as chairman of the California Integrated Waste Management Board. Pennington, who stepped aside effective January 29, had served as chairman since 1995.

Pennington said new California governor Gray Davis deserved the chance to name his choice to lead the state to its goal of cutting landfill-bound trash in half by the year 2000. “I look forward to working closely with the new chairman and the new Board members to continue the Board’s efforts to help cities and counties meet their 50% waste diversion mandates during the remainder of my term,” Pennington remarked.

Also, Stephen M. Rhoads was sworn in as the newest member of the California Integrated Waste Management Board, the state’s primary recycling agency.