SeverCorr Mill Begins Receiving Scrap

The new SeverCorr electronic arc furnace (EAF) steel mill in Columbus, Miss., has received its first shipment of scrap metal from local recycler Columbus Scrap Material, Inc. (CSM).

We are honored to be the first to supply product to SeverCorr for this next phase of their production,” says CSM president Gregg Rader.

Columbus Scrap Material was founded in Columbus in 1956 by Henry Weiss. In 1996, Rader took over operations of the company. It supplies scrap metals of different grades to steel mills in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama and employs approximately 80 people at three locations.

“We are delighted to be able to do business with a local company like Columbus Scrap Material,” says SeverCorr’s melt shop manager Tony Gurley of the 20-ton shipment it received in mid-July. “It is fitting that theirs should be the first load delivered.”

Jefferson Iron & Metal, Birmingham, Ala., has been retrained by ServerCorr to manage scrap procurement for the mill.

SeverCorr will be purchasing the premium busheling, factory bundles, and shredded scrap grades for its manufacturing process, according to the company. SeverCorr’s owners say it will be the first scrap-based compact strip production steel mill in the world designed to produce exposed automotive steel – regarded in the industry as one of the hardest steels to manufacture in large quantities.

The new EAF is designed to be able to turn inbound scrap shipments into a hot band roll of steel in as little as four hours “This is an exciting day for us and for the community,” says Rader. “We are looking forward to continuing growth and progress for everyone involved.”