A Shredder Shakeout

Several factors over the past couple of years have led to the number of working auto shreddres in the United States to decline.

Published October 18, 2000

The total number of operating autmobile shredders stands at 187, down from a total of 202 in mid-1998.

Several factors may have contributed to a decline in the number of overall shredding plants:

  • Tough operating conditions brought on by low per-ton ferrous scrap prices made operating profitably more difficult.
  • Corporate buyouts of many shredding plants took place, some with the intent of gaining market share in a given region while ultimately reducing shredder capacity.
  • A trend by some operators toward mammoth shredder plants with greater capacity has caused one shredder to do the work of two in some locations.

    Following is a list of U.S. operating shredder plants being used to shred automobiles and other large ferrous scrap items.

    Alabama

  • Birmingham: Philip Metals
  • Decatur: Denbo Iron & Metal Co. Inc.

    Alaska

  • Anchorage: Alaska Metal Recycling

    Arkansas

  • North Little Rock: A. Tenenbaum Co. Inc.

    Arizona

  • Glendale: Glendale Iron & Metal
  • Phoenix: Metal Management of Arizona
  • Tucson: Metal Management of Arizona

    California

  • Anaheim: Adams Steel
  • Bakersfield: Golden State Metals Inc.
  • 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: Metal Management
  • Denver: Western Metals Recycling

    Connecticut

  • Hartford: Metal Management/Aerospace Metals
  • North Haven: Metal Management
  • South Norwalk: LaJoie’s Auto Wrecking Co.

    Florida

  • Baldwin: Global Shredding Technologies
  • Cocoa Beach: Yorke Doliner & Co.
  • Jacksonville: Commercial Metals Co.
  • Miami: Ferrous Processing & Trading
  • Opa Locka: Trademark Metals Recycling LLC
  • Orlando: Commercial Iron & Metals Co. Inc.
  • Pensacola: Auto-Shred Recycling LLC
  • Pinellas Park: Acre Iron & Metal Co.
  • St. Petersburg: Resource Recycling
  • Tampa: North Star Recycling
  • Tampa: Trademark Metals Recycling LLC

    Georgia

  • Atlanta: Newell Recycling of Atlanta, Inc. (2)
  • Atlanta Regional Recycling

    Hawaii

  • Kapolei: Hawaii Metal Recycling Co.

    Iowa

  • Council Bluffs: Alter Scrap Processing
  • Davenport: Alter Scrap Processing
  • Sioux City: Sioux City Compressed Steel Co.
  • Waterloo: Weissman Iron & Metal
  • Wilton: North Star Recycling

    Illinois

  • Bourbonnais: Belson Scrap & Steel
  • Chicago: Cozzi Iron and Metal/Metal Management (4)
  • Chicago: General Iron Industries Inc. (2)
  • East St. Louis: St. Louis Auto Shredding
  • Peoria: Allied Iron & Steel
  • Peoria: Behr - Peoria
  • South Beloit: William Lans Sons Co. Inc.

    Indiana

  • East Chicago: OmniSource Chicago Div.
  • Evansville: J. Trockman & Sons Inc.
  • Fort Wayne: OmniSource Fort Wayne Div.
  • Kokomo: Mervis Industries Inc.
  • Indianapolis: Indianapolis Shredding Co.
  • Muncie: Dobrow Industries Inc.

    Kansas

  • Hutchinson: Midwest Iron & Metal Co. Inc.
  • Kansas City: Kaw River Shredding Inc.
  • Wichita: Kansas Metals Co.

    Kentucky

  • Ashland: Mansbach Metal Co.
  • Henderson: River Metals Recycling LLC
  • Louisville: River City Shredding Co.
  • Newport: River Metals Recycling LLC

    Louisiana

  • Baton Rouge: Southern Scrap Xpress Recycling
  • Monroe: Auto Shred of Louisiana
  • New Orleans: Mississippi River Recycling
  • Southern Scrap Material Co. LLC

    Maine

  • Auburn: Maine Metal Recycling Inc
  • Saco: EWS of Maine

    Maryland

  • Baltimore: Baltimore Scrap Corp.
  • The David J. Joseph Co.
  • Capitol Heights: Joseph Smith & Sons Inc.
  • Hagerstown: Conservit Inc.

    Massachusetts

  • Everett: Prolerized New England Co.
  • Greenfield: WTE Recycling Inc.

    Michigan

  • Detroit: Ferrous Processing & Trading Co. (3)
  • Grand Rapids: Louis Padnos Iron & Metal
  • Holland: Louis Padnos Iron & Metal
  • Jackson: OmniSource Jackson Division
  • Kalamazoo: Kalamazoo Metal Recyclers Inc.
  • Kingsford: East Kingsford Iron & Metal
  • Sturgis: Sturgis Iron & Metal Co. Inc.
  • Taylor: Fritz Enterprises Inc.

    Minnesota

  • Duluth: Bay Side Recycling Corp.
  • St. Paul: North Star Recycling

    Mississippi

  • Flowood: Klean Metals & Steel Inc.
  • Greenville: Friedman Iron & Metal Co.
  • Greenville: Greenville Iron & Metal

    Missouri

  • Kansas City: Galamet Inc.

    North Carolina

  • Charlotte: Southern Metals Co. Inc.
  • Greensboro: D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co.
  • Kernersville: United Metal Recyclers
  • Statesville: L. Gordon Iron & Metal Co.

    Nebraska

  • Omaha: Aaron Ferer & Sons Co.

    Nevada

  • Las Vegas: Nevada Recycling Inc.

    New Hampshire

  • Concord: Advanced Recycling
  • Madbury: New England Metal Recycling LLC

    New Jersey

  • Camden: Camden Iron & Metal Inc.
  • Clifton: American Shredding Industries
  • Jersey City: Hugo Neu-Schnitzer East
  • Newark: Metal Management/NIMCO Shredding
  • Vineland: Cumberland Recycling Corp.

    New Mexico

  • Albuquerque: Albuquerque Metals Recycling

    New York

  • Albany: Grimmel Industries
  • Brooklyn: Brooklyn Resource Recovery Inc.
  • Brooklyn: Lieberman Koren Corp.
  • Bronx: New York Shredder Corp.
  • Buffalo: Co-Steel Recycling/Advance Div.
  • Green Island: R. Kelly Freedman & Son Inc.
  • Lindenhurst: Gershow Recycling
  • Long Island City: Hugo Neu-Schnitzer East
  • Medford: Gershow Recycling
  • North Chili: Union Processing
  • Owego: Ben Weitsman & Son
  • Syracuse: Roth Steel Corp.

    Ohio

  • Akron: City Scrap & Salvage Co.
  • Canton: Philip Metals
  • Cleveland: Ferrous Processing & Trading - Ohio
  • Columbus: American Car Crushing
  • Columbus: Philip Metals
  • 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

  • Arkoma: Yaffe Metals
  • Oklahoma City: CFF-Oklahoma Metal Processing
  • Oklahoma City: Standard Iron & Metal Co. Inc.
  • Sand Springs: Yaffe/Sand Springs Metal Processing

    Oregon

  • Portland: Schnitzer Steel Products Co.

    Pennsylvania

  • Beaver Falls: Philip Metals
  • Coatesville: Coatesville Scrap Iron & Metal
  • Erie: Liberty Iron & Metal Co.
  • Harrisburg: Consolidated Scrap Resources
  • Philadelphia: SPC Corp.
  • Pittsburgh: Tube City Inc.
  • Schuylkill Haven: U.S.S. Achey Inc.
  • Temple: Royal Green Corp.
  • Williamsport: Penn Recycling
  • York: J & K Shredding

    Rhode Island

  • Johnston: Metals Recycling LLC

    South Carolina

  • Darlington: Darlington Shredding Co.
  • Dillon: Lockamy Scrap Metal Inc.
  • Hemingway: Don’s Scrap & Iron
  • Lexington: Commercial Metals Co.

    Tennessee

  • Chattanooga: Philip Metals
  • Jackson: The David J. Joseph Co.
  • Johnson City: Johnson City Iron & Metal Co
  • Knoxville: Philip Metals
  • Morristown: Morristown Shredder Inc.
  • Memphis: Metal Management Memphis
  • Nashville: Philip Metals
  • Pulaski: Denbo Scrap Materials Inc.
  • Rockwood: Philip Metals

    Texas

  • Corpus Christi: Commercial Metals Co.
  • Dallas: Commercial Metals Co.
  • Eagle Pass: Newell Recycling Co.
  • El Paso: Newell Recycling of El Paso
  • Houston: CFF Houston
  • Houston: Northwest Recycling LLC
  • Houston: Rose Metal Recycling Inc
  • Midland: Commercial Metals Co
  • Midlothian: TXI Chaparral Steel
  • 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

  • Salt Lake City: Metal Management West
  • Plymouth: Western Metals Recycling LLC

    Virginia

  • Chesapeake: Jacobson Metals Co.
  • Lorton: Davis Industries Inc.
  • Montvale: Shredded Products Corp.
  • Petersburg: TXI Chapparral Steel Virginia
  • Richmond: Simsmetal America

    Washington

  • Tacoma: General Metals of Tacoma/Schnitzer Steel
  • Seattle: Seattle Iron and Metal

    Wisconsin

  • Fond Du Lac: Sadoff Iron & Metal Co.
  • Green Bay: Samuels Recycling Co.
  • Madison: Samuels Recycling Co.
  • Milwaukee: Miller Compressing Co.

    West Virginia

  • Wheeling: Automatic Recycling
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