Schnitzer Steel Acquires SOS Metals Island Recycling

Scrap metal recycler buys Hawaii recycling firm.


Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of SOS Metals Island Recycling, a scrap metal recycling company located in Maui, Hawaii.

“Schnitzer Steel’s longstanding commitment to Hawaii has contributed greatly to the diversity of our global platform, both in terms of supply and distribution,” says Tamara Lundgren, CEO of Schnitzer Steel Industries. “This transaction continues our strategy of expanding our metals recycling business in order to better serve our customers throughout the world.”

"SOS Metals Island Recycling is a leading supplier of ferrous and nonferrous materials, which strengthens our operations in Maui and all of the Hawaiian Islands," says Don Hamaker, president of Schnitzer Steel's Metals Recycling Business. "We welcome the hard working employees of SOS Metals Island Recycling to our Schnitzer Steel family and look forward to developing an even closer bond with the Maui community.”

“We will continue to be a household name for recycling in Maui,” says Sandy Shadrow, president of SOS Metals Island Recycling. “Schnitzer Steel and our employees remain committed along with our neighbors and leaders to keeping our beautiful island of Maui clean.”

SOS Metals Island Recycling has been collecting, processing and recycling scrap metal from the Maui community for nearly five years at its current location. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

 

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