A-1 Specialized Services & Supplies Recognized for Rapid Growth

A-1 Specialized Services & Supplies, Inc, a recycler of platinum group metals from salvage catalytic converters, has been named by the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (UPAACC) as one of its 50 Fastest-Growing Asian American Businesses.

A-1 Specialized, headquartered in Croydon, Pa., operates a 350,000 square-foot facility where it performs recycling services. The company has two principal lines of business: the processing of salvage automotive catalytic converters, obtained worldwide from networks of dismantlers, scrap yards, parts dealers, and manufacturers, to recover platinum, palladium and rhodium; and the marketing and sale to consumers of these same metals in commodity-grade form

To qualify for the ranking, companies must be owned by one or more Asian Americans (at least 51 percent ownership), among other eligibility criteria. Based on percentage revenue growth over three years, selection was determined through direct applications and nominations. All finalists and winners were independently verified by the accounting and consulting firms of KPMG and BDO Seidman, LLP.