Cleveland Corp., a scrap recycler based in Zion, Ill., has expanded north into Wisconsin with the purchase of a recycling plant in Racine, Wis.
“We have just purchased a 50,000 square foot plant in Racine, which will be a completely indoor ferrous and nonferrous recycling and processing operation,” says Cleveland Corp. president Bob Kujawinski.
Kujawinski says the company is a family-owned firm that has been in business for 45 years. It operates a nonferrous facility in Zion as well as a 12-acre ferrous scrap yard there.
The company is in the process of outfitting its new Racine location with equipment that will include a shear, a baler and possibly an overhead magnet, according to Kujawinski. He also notes that the firm recently took delivery of a 500-ton Sierra shear baler at one of its Zion locations.
“We’re confident we can compete in this market and generate new business in southeastern Wisconsin,” says Kujawinski.
The space for the new facility is part of the previous Racine Steel Castings complex. The company purchased the land for around $300,000. The company also received a conditional use permit by the Racine Planning Commission last week.
”We have been looking for a location in the southeast Wisconsin area,” Kujawinski said. “We feel we can then venture into the Milwaukee area.”
The company will target both some residential materials, light industrial operations and other more heavily intensive manufacturing sectors with the new facility. Because the facility previously was a metals company, there will be a rail siding on the property, as well as close access to major highways.
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