Hunter Alloys LLC Launched

Barry Hunter has announced the formation of Hunter Alloys LLC. The company, started last month, is located in Boonton, N.J..

Hunter Alloys will offer marketing services on alloy scrap supplies to international specialty steel mills. The company has an exclusive North American scrap purchasing agreement with Erasteel France, one of the world’s largest producers of high speed steels.

“The concept and growth of this particular business has been unique and rewarding, and frankly how I feel these types of businesses should work,” says Hunter. “It allows me to use my years of experience with a very special commodity, to work closely and openly with both the suppliers and the consumer to achieve product reliability with long-term supply results.”

Hunter says his business model is simple: use his experience and relationships to offer a limited amount of good supplier’s alternative international markets for direct mill sales of specialty steel and alloy scrap.

With a long and well recognized international career in stainless steel and alloy scrap, Hunter also remains associated with Steel & Market Research of Austria in his current capacity with them as their independent stainless steel and allow advisor.

“The challenges facing this industry are many and growing, just ask anyone in the business. My particular perspective is somewhat unique, but nevertheless challenging. My company’s focus will be on service—service as related to providing information and offering marketing opportunities for specially selected materials.”

For the processors, he says, growth opportunities on raw material suppliers will put focus on the quality and form of these supplies. For the consumers, he says, competing for raw materials, the focus will be the understanding of processing, knowledge of the scrap market, and recognizing the need for added value allowing for the quality and form of the product required and being supplied.

“Although most would classify my role as that of a broker, my interpretation would be as the direct link between the processor and the consumer. For the specialty materials I choose to supply, simply to provide a brokerage service would not be sufficient to distinguish my role from many others. Through my experience and relationships, I hope to provide both processors and consumers with the necessary information to establish committed long term repeatable quality supply programs. This can only be accomplished with an open dialogue establishing reasoning and understanding of product requirements and market conditions,” Hunter says.

“It has taken me a long time, about 45 years, to finally recognize my role and where I should be at this stage of my career. I sincerely thank all those along the way who have taught me and supported my various activities,” Hunter says. “This business I grew up in has and will continue to change dramatically, but it still must function based on knowledge, experience, trust and above all, relationships. These are the tools I carry, I can offer and share with others to grow and enjoy my business.”