Metal Recycling Services Acquires State Line Scrap Metal

State Line operates an auto shredder in North Carolina.

Metal Recycling Services (MRS), a company wholly owned by The David J. Joseph Co. (DJJ), has purchased the assets and business of State Line Scrap Metal. MRS, headquartered in Crescent Springs, Ky., operates one processing facility that includes an auto shredder and two scrap metal feeder facilities in North Carolina.

State Line Scrap Metal, founded in 1991, operates a scrap processing facility, including an automobile shredder, at a facility in Gastonia, N.C., and a feeder yard in Marion, N.C.


According to a DJJ news release, the addition of the two locations is part of MRS’s growth strategy and demonstrates DJJ’s commitment to expanding its existing regional recycling platforms.