Shredder Count at 200 in U.S.

Standing at more than 200, the number of auto shredders in the U.S. may have come close to reaching a plateau. Very few automobiles are going unrecycled, and the installation of “super-sized” shredders in several markets is resulting in fewer shredders accomplishing the shredding task.

Internationally, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), Brussels, reports that other parts of the world are adding to their auto shredding capacity, with many new nations joining the ranks of auto shredding since Recycling Today last published its list in 1995.

State   City            Company     

Alabama            Birmingham            Shredders Inc.         

                                   (Part of Philip Metals Inc.)

                           Decatur         Denbo Iron & Metal Co. Inc.

Alaska            Anchorage    Alaska Metal Recycling      

Arizona            Glendale            Glendale Iron & Metal  

            Phoenix            National Metals Co.

            Phoenix         Salt River Recycling Co.           

                         (A Metal Management Co.; under construction)

            Tucson            National Metals Co.

Arkansas            Fort Smith  Yaffe Iron & Metal Corp. 

            North Little Rock            A. Tenenbaum Co. Inc.          

California            Anaheim            Adams Steel           

            Bakersfield            Golden State Metals Inc.     

            Castroville      A & S Metals

            Etiwanda            Simsmetal America        

            Long Beach Clean Steel Inc.       

            Oakland            Schnitzer Steel Products Co.

            Redwood City            Simsmetal America        

            Terminal Island            Hugo Neu-Proler Co.     

Colorado            Denver            Western Metals Recycling      

            Denver           Newell Recycling of Denver           

                        (A Metal Management Co.)

Connecticut            Hartford            Suisman & Blumenthal Inc.     

            North Haven            Michael Schiavone & Sons Inc.    

            South Norwalk            LaJoie’s Auto Wrecking Co.           

Florida            Cocoa Beach Yorke Doliner & Co.

            (Part of Trademark Metals Recycling, LLC)

            Jacksonville            Commercial Metals Co.     

            Baldwin            OmniSource Corp.   

            Miami            Atlas Inc.-Miami River Division           

            Opa Locka            Everglades Recycling      

            (Part of Trademark Metals Recycling, LLC)

            Orlando            Commercial Iron & Metals Co. Inc.     

            Pensacola     Auto-Shred Recycling LLC    

            Pinellas Park Acre Iron & Metal Co.     

            Tampa          The David J. Joseph Co.   

            (Part of Trademark Metals Recycling, LLC)

            Tampa          North Star Recycling      

Georgia            Athens            The Loef Co. Inc. 

            Atlanta            Central Metals          

                        (Div. of Recycling Industries Inc.)

            Atlanta            Newell Recycling of Atlanta, Inc.   

            Atlanta            Regional Recycling

            Metter            Addlestone Recycling Corp. 

                        (Div. of Recycling Industries Inc.)

            Savannah            Chatham Iron & Metal Co.      

            Union City            Southern Foundry Supply Inc.     

            (Part of Philip Metals Inc.; shredder currently shut down)

Hawaii            Honolulu         Hawaii Metal Recycling Co.           

            (Affiliate of Hugo Neu Corp. & Newell Recycling Co. Inc.)

Illinois  Alton            Azcon Corp. 

            Argo            Midwest Metallics LP

                        (closed in mid-July)

            Bourbonnais Belson Scrap & Steel  

            Chicago        Cozzi Iron & Metal (4)      

                        (A Metal Management Co.)

            Chicago            General Iron Industries Inc. (2)      

            Chicago        Scrap Corp. of America        

            (Div. of Midwest Metallics LP; closed in mid-July)

            East St. Louis            St. Louis Auto Shredding     

            Peoria            Allied Iron & Steel   

            Peoria            IBS Inc.     

            South Beloit            William Lans Son Co. Inc.          

                        (Div. of Recycling Industries Inc.)

Indiana            East Chicago            Industrial Scrap Corp. (under construction)

            Evansville      J. Trockman & Sons Inc.       

            Fort Wayne            OmniSource Corp.   

            Indianapolis            Indianapolis Shredding Co.     

            Kokomo       Mervis Industries Inc.

            Muncie            Dobrow Industries Inc.     

Iowa            Council Bluffs            Alter Scrap Processing   

            Davenport     Alter Scrap Processing   

            Sioux City     Sioux City Compressed Steel Co.       

            Waterloo            Weissman Iron & Metal  

                        (Div. of Recycling Industries Inc.)

            Wilton            North Star Recycling      

Kansas            Hutchinson            Midwest Iron & Metal Co. Inc.

            Kansas City  Kaw River Shredding Inc.     

            Wichita            Kansas Metals Co. 

Kentucky            Ashland            Mansbach Metal Co.           

            Henderson     The David J. Joseph Co.   

            Louisville       River City Shredding Co.     

                        (Purchase offer made by David J. Joseph Co.)

            Newport        The David J. Joseph Co.   

Louisiana            Baton Rouge            Southern Scrap Xpress Recycling      

            Monroe          Auto Shred of Louisiana      

            New Orleans            Southern Scrap Material Co. LLC    

            New Orleans            Mississippi River Recycling      

Maine            Auburn          Maine Metal Recycling Inc.

Maine (cont.)            Lewiston            Grimmel Industries   

            Saco            EWS of Maine        

Maryland            Baltimore            Baltimore Scrap Corp. 

            Baltimore      The David J. Joseph Co.   

            Capitol Heights            Joseph Smith & Sons Inc.       

            Hagerstown            Conservit Inc.           

Massachusetts         

            Brockton        Brisco Baling Corp. 

            Everett            Prolerized New England Co.  

                        (Part of the Hugo Neu-Schnitzer Steel partnership)

            Greenfield      WTE Recycling Inc.

            Worcester      Metals Recycling - Worcester     

Michigan            Belleville        Huron Valley Steel Corp. 

            Detroit            Auto Shred of Michigan       

            Detroit            Ferrous Processing and Trading Co. (3)           

            Detroit            Strong Steel  

            Detroit            Winston-Morrow Corp. 

            Grand Rapids            Louis Padnos Iron & Metal          

            Holland          Louis Padnos Iron & Metal          

            Jackson            Jackson Iron & Metal Co. (Owned by OminSource Corp.)

            Kalamazoo            Kalamazoo Metal Recyclers Inc.           

            Saginaw       Ferro Met Corp.      

            Sturgis            Sturgis Iron & Metal Co. Inc.          

            Taylor            Fritz Enterprises Inc.     

Minnesota            Duluth            Bay Side Recycling Corp. 

            St. Paul    North Star Recycling      

Mississippi            Greenville            Friedman Iron & Metal Co.      

            Pearl            Klean Metals & Steel Inc.       

Missouri            Kansas City            Galamet Inc. 

            St. Louis            Overland Metals Inc.

Nebraska            Omaha          Aaron Ferer & Sons Co.     

Nevada            Las Vegas            Nevada Recycling Inc.     

                        (Div. of Recycling Industries Inc.)

New Hampshire    

            Madbury         New England Metal Recycling LLC    

                        (Part of the Hugo Neu-Schnitzer Steel partnership)

New Jersey            Camden            Camden Iron & Metal Inc.       

            Clifton            Park Stein Inc.       

            Jersey City     Hugo Neu Schnitzer East   

            Newark          Nimco Shredding            (A Metal Management Co.)

            Vineland            Cumberland Recycling Corp. 

New Mexico            Albuquerque            Albuquerque Metals Recycling      

New York            Albany            Grimmel Industries   

            Brooklyn            Brooklyn Resource Recovery Inc.

            Brooklyn            Lieberman Koren Corp. 

            Buffalo            Co-Steel Recycling/Advance Div.     

            Green Island  R. Kelly Freedman & Son Inc.         

            Lindenhurst            Gershow Recycling

            Medford            Gershow Recycling

            North Chili    Union Processing   

            Owego            Upstate Shredding LLC  (Div. of Ben Weitsman & Son Inc.)

            Syracuse        Roth Steel Corp.   

North Carolina        

            Charlotte            Southern Metals Co. Inc.          

            Greensboro  D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co.  (Div. of Recycling Industries Inc.)

            Kernersville    United Metal Recyclers  (Div. of Recycling Industries Inc.)

            Statesville      L. Gordon Iron & Metal Co.      

Ohio    Akron            City Scrap & Salvage Co.  

            Canton          Luntz Corp.  (Part of Philip Metals Inc.)

            Cleveland      Atlas Inc.     

            Cleveland      Luria Bros. Co. Inc.

                        (Part of Philip Metals Inc.)/(shredder currently shut down)

            Columbus      Luntz Corp.  (Part of Philip Metals Inc.)

            Marietta            American Car Crushing        

            Toledo            North Star Recycling      

            Toledo            OmniSource Corp.   

            West Carrollton            Metal Shredders Inc.     

            Wooster            Wooster         Iron & Metal Co.      

            Youngstown            Youngstown Iron & Metal Inc.       

Oklahoma            Oklahoma City            Oklahoma Metal Processing Co. Inc.          

            Oklahoma City            Standard Iron & Metal Co. Inc.

            Tulsa            Yaffe Metals

Oregon            Portland            Schnitzer Steel Products Co.

Pennsylvania            Beaver Falls  Luria Bros. Co. Inc.            (Part of Philip Metals Inc.)

            Coatesville            Coatesville Scrap Iron & Metal   

            Erie            Liberty Iron & Metal Co.     

            Pittsburgh       Tube City Inc.          

Pennsylvania            Schuylkill Haven            U.S.S. Achey Inc.      

(cont.)            Temple          Royal Green Corp.  

            Williamsport            Penn Recycling      

Rhode Island            Johnston        Metals Recycling LLC    

South Carolina        

            Darlington            Darlington Shredding Co.     

            Dillon            Lockamy Scrap Metal Inc.       

            Georgetown            Addlestone Metals Corp.

                        (Div. of Recycling Industries Inc.)

            Greenville            Industrial Metal Processing Inc.                  Hemingway   Don’s Scrap & Iron  

            Lexington            Commercial Metals Co.     

Tennessee            Chattanooga            Southern Foundry Supply Inc.     

                        (Part of Philip Metals Inc.)

            Jackson        The David J. Joseph Co.   

            Johnson City            Johnson City Iron & Metal Co.      

            Knoxville            Southern Foundry Supply Inc.     

                        (Part of Philip Metals Inc.)

            Memphis            Perlco/Cozzi Iron & Metal

                        (A Metal Management Co.)

            Morristown            Morristown Shredder Inc.

            Nashville            Steiner-Liff Iron & Metal Co.

                        (Part of Philip Metals Inc.)

            Pulaski           Denbo Scrap Materials Inc.

            Rockwood            Southern Alloys & Metals Corp.            Texas            Abilene          Pine Street Salvage Co.  

            Austin            Structural Metals Inc. (SMI)  

            Beaumont            Commercial Metals Co.     

            Corpus Christi            Commercial Metals Co.     

            Corpus Christi            Industrial Salvage Co.     

            Dallas            Commercial Metals Co.     

            Eagle Pass   Newell Recycling Co.           

            El Paso   Newell Recycling of El Paso         

            Harlingen      Anglo Iron & Metal   

                        (Div. of Recycling Industries Inc.)

            Houston            Northwest Recycling LLC    

            Houston        Pro-Metal Processing (2) 

                        (A Metal Management Co.)

            Houston        Rose Metal Recycling Inc.

            Midland            Commercial Metals Co.     

            Midlothian            Chaparral Steel Co.

            San Antonio            Monterrey Iron & Metal  

            San Antonio            Newell Recycling of San Antonio  

            Seguin            Structural Metals Inc. (SMI)  

            Vinton            Commercial Metals Co.     

            Waco            M. Lipsitz & Co. Inc.     

Utah            Plymouth       The David J. Joseph Co.   

            Salt Lake City            Atlas Steel Inc.       

Virginia            Lorton            Davis Industries Inc.

            Chesapeake            Jacobson Metals Co. 

                        (Div. of Recycling Industries Inc.)

            Montvale            Shredded Products Corp.

            Petersburg            Chaparral Steel Co. (under construction)

            Richmond            Simsmetal America        

Washington            Spokane            American Recycling Corp. 

            Tacoma            General Metals of Tacoma Inc.  

West Virginia            Wheeling            Automatic Recycling           

Wisconsin            Fond Du Lac            Sadoff Iron & Metal Co.     

            Green Bay            Samuels Recycling Co.     

            Madison            Samuels Recycling Co.     

            Milwaukee      Miller Compressing Co.

U.S. Total:            202 auto shredders

 

SELECT INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHREDDER TOTALS

            Canada:         21 auto shredders

            Mexico:         4 auto shredders

            Japan:            187 auto shredders

            Germany:       54 auto shredders

            France:         42 auto shredders      

            United Kingdom:            42 auto shredders