More auto shredders in the U.S. means more competition for hulks, as well as shredding of other items such as appliances.
After seven years and a lot of demand from our readers, Recycling Today has updated our comprehensive list of auto shredding installations in the United States. Through the course of our research, we find that there are 31 more heavy-duty shredders in the U.S. than there were in 1988, bringing the total number from 180 to 211. States which have gained auto shredding capability are Alaska, Hawaii and West Virginia. However, Delaware, Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming are still without auto shredders.
Because of increased shredding capability and a flat supply of auto hulks, processors report they are shredding other large metal items, such as appliances, to keep their shredders going. Although profits are being made, popular sentiment is that "they aren’t what they used to be."
The world population of shredders also increased to 651 from 589 in 1988, with shredders being added in Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Poland, South Africa, Sweden and Venezuela.
Auto Shredders in the U.S.Alabama
Birmingham
Shredders Inc.-Wilson Scrap
National Tire & Salvage
Decatur
Denbo Iron & Metal Co. Inc.
Prichard
Auto-Shred Industries
Alaska
Anchorage
Newell Recycling
Arizona
Glendale
Glendale Iron & Metal
Phoenix
EMCO Recycling
National Metals Co.
Tucson
National Metals Co.
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Yaffe Iron & Steel
North Little Rock
A. Tenenbaum Co. Inc.
California
Anaheim
Adams International
Bakersfield
Golden State Metals Inc.
Castroville
A & S Metals
Etiwanda
Ferromet Inc.
Long Beach
Clean Steel Inc.
Los Angeles
Hi Top Steel
Oakland
Schnitzer Steel Products Co.
Redwood City
Sims/LMC Recyclers
Terminal Island
Hugo New-Proler
Colorado
Denver
The David J. Joseph Co.
Newell Recycling of Denver
Connecticut
Hartford
Suisman & Blumenthal Inc.
North Haven
Michael Schiavone & Sons Inc.
South Norwalk
LaJoie’s Auto Wrecking
Delaware – none
District of Columbia
Washington, DC
Joseph Smith & Sons Inc.
Florida
Cocoa Beach
Yorke Doliner and Co.
Jacksonville
The David J. Joseph Co.
Miami
Montenay Power Corp.
Opa Locka
Everglades Recycling
Sunshine Metals
Scrap Metal Processing
Pensacola
Auto-Shred Industries
Tampa
The David J. Joseph Co.
North Star Recycling
St. Petersburg
Acre Iron & Metal
Georgia
Athens
The Loef Co. Inc.
Atlanta
Central Metals
Mindis Recycling
Newell Recycling Company
Augusta
Auto Recycling
Metter
Addlestone International
Savannah
Chatham Iron & Metal Co.
Union City
Southern Foundry Supply Inc.
Hawaii
Honolulu Recycling Company
Idaho – none
Illinois
Alton
Azcon Corp.
Argo
Midwest Metallics
Chicago
Cometco
Cozzi Iron & Metal
General Iron Industries Inc.
Illinois Scrap Processing Inc.
Midwest Metallics
Proler International
Scrap Corporation of America
East St. Louis
St. Louis Auto Shredding
Peoria
Allied Iron & Steel
IBS
South Beloit
William Lans Son Co. Inc.
Indiana
Ft. Wayne
Omnisource
Indianapolis
Indiana Auto Shredders
Mervis Industries
Pielet Brothers
Kokomo
Mervis Industries
Muncie
Dobrow Industries Inc.
Newburgh
Alcoa
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Alter Trading corp.
Davenport
Alter Trading Corp.
Nichols Homeshield
Sioux City
Sioux City Compressed Steel Co.
Waterloo
Weissman Iron & Steel
Wilton
North Star Steel
Kansas
Hutchinson
Midwest Iron & Metal Co. Inc.
Kansas City
Kaw River Recycling
Wichita
Kansas Metals Co.
Kentucky
Ashland
Mansbach Metal Co.
Henderson
The David J. Joseph Co.
Lewisport
Commonwealth Aluminum Corp.
Louisville
Louisville Scrap Material Co. Inc.
River City Shredding Co.
Newport
D. Kirschner & Sons
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Southern Scrap Material Co. Inc.
Monroe
Auto Shred of Louisiana
New Orleans
Southern Scrap Material Co.
Mississippi River Recycling
Maine
Lewiston
Gimmel Industries
Saco
Saco Steel Co.
Maryland
Baltimore
Baltimore Scrap
The David Joseph Co.
Hagerstown
Conservit Inc.
Massachusetts
Boston
Proler International
Brockton
Brisco Baling Corp.
Greenfield
Shred Metal Inc.
Saugus
Refuse Energy Systems
Tewksbury
Tewksbury Auto Parts Inc.
Worcester
Patriot Metals Co.
Michigan
Belleville
Huron Valley Steel Corp.
Detroit
Auto Shred of Michigan
Ferrous Processing and Trading
Winston-Morrow Corp.
Grand Rapids
Berman Metal Scrap
Brown Scrap
Louis Padnos Iron & Metal
Holland
Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Co.
Jackson
Glick Iron and Metal Co.
Kalamazoo
Superior Metals
Kalamazoo Recycling
Lansing
Summit Steel Processing Corp.
Pontiac
Sam Allen & Son Inc.
Fragment Products
Saginaw
Ferro Met Corp.
Sturgis
Sturgis Iron & Metal Corp.
Taylor
Huron Valley Steel
Minnesota
St. Paul
North Star Steel
Mississippi
Greenville
Friedman Iron & Metal Co.
Jackson
Klean Steel Corp.
Missouri
St. Louis
Overland Metals
Montana – none
Nebraska
Omaha
A. Ferer and Sons
Nevada
Las Vegas
Nevada Recycling Corp.
New Hampshire
Madbury
Tewkbury Auto Parts
New Jersey
Camden
Camden Iron & Metal Inc.
Clifton
Parkway Iron & Metal
Jersey City
Prolerized Schiabo-Neu Co.
Newark
Nimco Shredding
Vineland
Cumberland Recycling
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Albuquerque Metals
New York
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Resource Recycling
Lieberman Koren Corp.
Buffalo
Advanced Metals Recycling
Lindenhurst
Gershow Recycling
Massena
General Motors
Medford
Gershow Recycling
New York
Alcan
North Chili
Union Processing
Queens
Proler International
Syracuse
Roth Steel Corp.
North Carolina
Charlotte
Southern Metals Co. Inc.
Kernersville
United Metal Recyclers
Statesville
L. Gordon Iron & Metals Co.
North Dakota – none
Ohio
Akron
City Scrap
Canton
Luntz Corp.
Cleveland
Atlas Iron Processors
Luria Bros. Co. Inc.
Columbus
Luntz
Long Bottom
American Car Crushing
Toledo
North Star Recycling
Omnisource
W. Carrollton
Metal Shredders Inc.
Wooster
Wooster Iron & Metal
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Metal Processing Co. Inc.
Standard Iron & Metal Co. Inc.
Tulsa
Tulsa Metal Processing Co.
Oregon
Portland
Schnitzer Steel Products Co.
Pennsylvania
Beaver Falls
Luria Bros. Co. Inc.
Coatesville
Coatesville Scrap
Erie
Liberty Metal/Amsource
Philadelphia
SPC Corp.
Pittsburgh
Consolidated Iron
Tube City
Schuylkill
USS Achey
Temple
Royal Green
Williamsport
Penn Recycling
Rhode Island
Johnston
Metals Recycling Inc.
South Carolina
Darlington
Darlington Metals
Dillon
Lockamy Scrap Metals Corp.
Georgetown
Addlestone
Greenville
Industrial Metal Processing Inc.
Hemingway
Don’s Scrap & Recycling
Lexington
CMC Owen Industrial Products
South Dakota – none
Tennessee
Alcoa
Alcoa
Chattanooga
Southern Foundry Supply Inc.
Jackson
The David Joseph Co.
Johnson City
Johnson City Iron & Metal
Knoxville
Southern Foundry Supply Inc.
Memphis
Cozzi Iron & Metal
Mid-American Recycling
Sanitized Steel Co.
Nashville
Steiner-Liff Iron & Metal Co.
Pulaski
Denbo Scrap Materials Inc.
Rockwood
Rockwood Iron & Metal
Texas
Abilene
Pine Street Salvage Co.
Beaumont
Southern Iron & Metal
Corpus Christi
Commercial Metals Co.
Industrial Salvage Co.
Dallas
Commercial Metals Co.
Eagle Pass
Newell Recycling
El Paso
Newell Salvage Co. of El Paso
Harlingen
Anglo Iron & Metal
Valley Aluminum
Houston
Houston Junk Co. Inc.
Houston Metal Processing Co.
Proler International Corp.
Ross Industries
The David J. Joseph Co.
Midlothian
Chaparral Steel Co.
San Antonio
Golden Aluminum Co.
Newell Recycling Co.
Waco
M. Lipsitz & Co. Inc.
Utah
Plymouth
The David J. Joseph Co.
Salt Lake City
Atlas Steel
Vermont – none
Virginia
Lorton
Davis Industries inc.
Chesapeake
Jacobson Metal Co.
Montvale
Shredder Product Corp.
Richmond
Peck Iron & Metal Co. Inc.
Washington
Spokane
American Recycling
Tacoma
General Metals of Tacoma Inc.
West Virginia
Wheeling
Automatic Recycling
Wisconsin
Fond Du Lac
Sadoff Iron & Metal
Green Bay
Betten Processing Co.
Samuels Recycling
Madison
H. Samuels Co. Inc.
Milwaukee
Miller Compressing Co.
Wyoming – none
Total in U.S.: 211
World Auto Shredder Population
Country
Abu Dhabi -- 1
Argentina --1
Australia -- 10
Belgium -- 10
Brazil -- 3
Canada -- 20
China -- 1
Denmark -- 6
Finland -- 2
France -- 29
Germany --39
Greece -- 1
Iraq -- 1
Ireland -- 3
Italy -- 24
Japan -- 175
Korea -- 2
Kuwait -- 1
Malaysia --1
Mexico -- 4
The Netherlands -- 12
New Zealand -- 1
Nigeria -- 1
Norway -- 1
Russia (and former USSR countries) --4
Poland -- 1
Qatar -- 1
Saudi Arabia -- 1
South Africa -- 2
Spain -- 3
Sweden -- 6
Switzerland -- 4
U.K. -- 67
U.S. -- 211
Venezuela -- 1
Yugoslavia (former) -- 1
Total: 651
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