SMS idles three Indiana facilities

Scrap Metal Services LLC (SMS), Burnham, Illinois, has announced plans to idle three of its SMS Paul’s Auto Yard operations in Indiana. The three Indiana auto wrecking and salvage service yards are in Demotte, Elkhart and Westville. SMS notes that it idled its Coloma, Michigan, yard earlier this year.

SMS says it plans to focus its operations on the three remaining SMS Paul’s Auto Yard locations in Indiana, which are in South Bend, Gary and Lake Station. The existing yards offer full-service auto yard and recycling services to the public. The company adds that it also will continue to serve the needs of its customers through its auto shredder operations in New Carlisle, Indiana.

SMS says it has no immediate plans to reopen the idled SMS Paul’s yards until business conditions recover.

In February 2014, SMS announced its acquisition of Paul’s Auto Yard Inc. and Shafer’s Auto Yard Inc. Following the acquisitions, SMS created a new division called SMS Paul’s Auto Yard. At the time of the acquisitions, SMS said the new division included eight self-service auto parts yards with retail sales operations. The yards also purchase ferrous and nonferrous scrap.  

SMS operates scrap processing, steel mill services, ship dismantlement and recycling, intermodal/truck/railcar dismantling facilities and auto salvage operations throughout the United States. The company provides full-service scrap management, consulting and purchasing services to industrial scrap generators and demolition contractors on a local and national basis. The company currently has more than 20 operations in the United States and two operations in Mexico.