Alcoa Names 2009 Top Scrap Suppliers

Alcoa's North American Rolled Products Scrap Purchasing names 10 winners.

Alcoa North American Rolled Products Scrap Purchasing announced the Top Ten Scrap Suppliers. The suppliers are recognized as a result of their performance against key measurement criteria that focus on safety, quality, volume, and delivery. With this proven strategy, NARP Scrap Purchasing has been able to sustain our scrap purchasing requirements in a highly dynamic and changing marketplace.

The 2009 NARP Scrap Purchasing Top Ten Suppliers are:
American Iron and Metal LP, Montreal, Ont.; Atlas Metal and Iron Corporation, Denver, Co.; Commercial Metals Company, Dallas, Tex.; M. Lipsitz and Company, Waco, Tex.; Metal Conversions Ltd, Mansfield, Ohio; Omnisource SE Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind.; Lyman, S.C.; Service Aluminum Corporation, Baltimore; Shapiro Sales, St. Louis; Smelter Service Corp., Mount Pleasant, Tenn.; and State Metal Industries, Camden, N.J.
NARP’s measurement criteria for selecting candidates include: 
Supplier Safety Programs 
Environmental Compliance 
Scrap Volume 
Scrap Value/Savings to Alcoa Inc. 
Quality 
On-Time Delivery 
Number of Alcoa Plants Supplied 
Supplier growth and improving scrap product