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When Recycling Today last published its U.S. auto shredder list in 2012, scrap processors in the na-tion reported shredding capacity additions, and competition for automobile hulks grew with the

total number of auto shredder installations. The intense com-petition described by processors at the time still is prevalent in the industry today.

More than 40 auto shredders have closed since Recycling Today last published its auto shredder list, which we update every two years. Of those closures, nearly 90 percent represent shredders with rotors measuring 104 inches in width.

We have identified 297 shredder installations in the U.S., two of which are idled temporarily. Five shredders not includ-ed in the total figure are proposed installations.

Including shredders located in Canada as well as in Mexico, the shredder count in North America jumps to 325.

The shredders running today range in size from relatively small, “mini” 1,000-horsepower models to 10,000-horsepower “mega” shredders. Sources say mini shredders are more com-monplace today, as the larger shredders typically did not run at 50 percent capacity, let alone at 100 percent capacity.

Two years ago, the U.S. auto shredder list topped the 300 mark, though seven of the plants included in that list were pro-posed installations for the upcoming year. More than 20 of the shredders listed in 2012 were idle at the time of publication, some of which have been shuttered completely since, while others are up and running again, largely because they were ac-quired by larger companies.

STATE BY STATETexas again tops the list in terms of the U.S. states with the largest number of auto shredders at 26, despite the fact that it lost four shredders to closures over the past two years, The cities of Brownsville and Houston each house three shredders.

With 16 shredder operations each, Ohio and Florida share the No. 2 spot in terms of number of auto shredders currently in operation. The Ohio cities of Canton, Columbus and Toledo each are home to two shredder installations.

Pennsylvania dropped to third place in 2014, with 15 shred-der locations.

New York state had the most shredder shut downs, with six shredders no longer in operation, while the Northeast saw the most regional closures, with 13 shredders shuttered.

In addition to Brownsville and Houston, Baltimore and Peoria, Illinois, also have three shredders running today, while 25 U.S. cities have two shredders in operation.

THE BIGGER THEY COMECONSTANT COMMITMENTOne factor contributing to the large number of shuttered shred-ders in the last two years, sources say, is the proliferation of auto shredder installations in recent years, further increasing overca-pacity and competition for available feedstock.

Danny Rifkin, CEO of MetalX LLC, Waterloo, Indiana, says several businesses attempted to grow their companies by invest-ing in a new shredder, without considering the associated costs and total investment involved in such a decision.

“It’s entering a business that takes a commitment other than buying a machine,” Rifkin says of the decision to add an auto shredder to a yard.

Consolidation is another factor contributing to shredder clo-sures, says steel industry veteran John Harris, CEO of Canada-based metals sector information service Aaristic Services Inc. Large steel operations have been buying shredding companies, shutting them down and directing their feedstock to other shred-ders they own, he explains.

A look at our 2014 auto shredder list shows various acquisi-tions by Gerdau, with North American headquarters in Tampa, Florida; David J. Joseph Co., Cincinnati; and SA Recycling LLC, based in Orange, California, among a number of other companies.

Chicago-based metals recycling company Scrap Metal Ser-vices (SMS), for example, purchased 360 Degree Metal Re-cycling’s auto shredder and full-service scrap metal facility in September 2014.

New Carlisle, Indiana-based 360 Degree Metal Recycling was included in our October 2012 feature on the auto shred-ding landscape, “Too Much of a Good Thing,” and owner Randy Schlipp had said at the time that the 80-by-104 American Pulver-izer shredder, including a downstream sorting system, his com-pany installed at a greenfield site would be a success.

Two years later, however, that shredder and yard have been acquired by SMS, which was founded in 2005 by Jeffry and Richard Gertler. SMS says the newly acquired facility is strategi-cally located, allowing the company to cost-effectively transport shredder feedstock, including vehicles and obsolete scrap, from its nine Northwest Indiana and Chicago retail facilities and auto parts operations.

FIERCE COMPETITIONIntense competition continues to affect business, sources say. Taking in heavier steel scrap as well as additional types of mixed scrap and maintaining sophisticated shredders with nonferrous systems are valuable steps to take to increase the capabilities of existing shredders, according to sources.

As competition for feedstock continues to be intense, some auto shredders are changing hands, while smaller shredders have become more prevalent.

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ALABAMA

AlbertvilleProgress Rail ServicesBirminghamSteel City RecyclingCaleraCircle K Scrap MetalDecaturTennessee Valley RecyclingMobileAlter Metal RecyclingPhenix CityNewell Recycling SoutheastTuscaloosaLiberty Recycling

ARKANSAS

LowellUSA Metal RecyclingNorth Little RockTenenbaum Recycling

Group (TRG)RogersTenenbaum Recycling

Group (TRG) RogersTexarkanaTri-State Iron & Metal Co.

ARIZONA

GlendaleSouthwest Metal IndustriesPhoenixLiberty Iron & Metal

SouthwestSA Recycling TucsonSA Recycling HVF West LLC

CALIFORNIA

AnaheimSA Recycling BakersfieldSA Recycling ColtonEcology Auto Inc.Long BeachSA Recycling

(Terminal Island)OaklandSchnitzer Steel

Industries Inc.Redwood CitySims Metal Management –

Redwood CitySan DiegoEcology Auto Inc.StocktonUniversal Service Recycling

COLORADO

DenverEvraz RecyclingEnglewoodAll Recycling Inc.Western Metals Recycling

(David J. Joseph Co.)GreeleyAndersen's Sales & SalvagePuebloAmerican Iron & Metal

CONNECTICUT

North HavenSims Metal Management –

North HavenSouth NorwalkLaJoie's Auto Wrecking Co.StamfordRubino Brothers Inc.

FLORIDA

ApopkaLanders RecyclingArcadiaAllied RecyclingBaldwinGerdau AmeristeelDavieLKQ U-Pull-ItDoralCovanta DadeFort MyersGarden Street Iron & MetalJacksonvilleCommercial Metals Co.

Recycling (CMC)MiamiFerrous Processing & Trad-

ing (FP&T) – FloridaOcalaTrademark Metals Recycling

(David J. Joseph Co.)Opa LockaTrademark Metals Recycling

(David J. Joseph Co.)OrlandoTrademark Metals Recycling

(David J. Joseph Co.)PalmettoPort Manatee Scrap Metal

(Grimmel)PensacolaScrap Inc. (a subsidiary of

GSI Recycling Inc.) Pompano BeachSun Recycling – Southern

Waste SystemsRockledgeTrademark Metals Recycling

(David J. Joseph Co.)TampaTrademark Metals Recycling

(David J. Joseph Co.)

GEORGIA

AthensOmniSource Corp. CovingtonOconee Metal RecyclingDoravilleNewell Recycling

of GwinnettEast PointNewell Recycling LLCLawrencevilleNewell Recycling SoutheastLithoniaEncore RecyclingMetterAllied Metal Recycling

(Scrap Partners LLC)PembrokeGann Car CrushingSavannahGeorgia Recycling LLCNewell Recycling

of Savannah

HAWAII

KapoleiSchnitzer Steel

Industries Inc.

IOWA

Council BluffsAlter Metal RecyclingDavenportAleris International

(Nichols Aluminum)Alter Metal RecyclingDes MoinesAlter Metal RecyclingMason CityBehr Iron & MetalMononaClayton County RecyclingSioux CitySioux City

Compressed Steel Co.SpencerShine Bros. Corp.WaterlooAlter Metal RecyclingWiltonGerdau

IDAHO

MayfieldPacific Steel & Recycling

ILLINOIS

AltonAzcon Corp.BellwoodCozzi O'BrienBlue IslandScrap Metal Services (SMS)

NonferrousChicagoGeneral Iron Industries Inc.Sims Metal Management*Sims Metal Management –

Paulina St.East St. LouisSt. Louis Auto Shredding

(a div. of Pielet Bros. Trading)

LemontLemont Scrap ProcessingPeoriaAllied Iron & SteelBehr Iron & Metal (2)RockfordBehr Iron & MetalSouth BeloitBehr Iron & MetalSterlingCimco Resources Inc.ZionColumbus Corp.

INDIANA

BedfordBedford RecyclingEvansvilleJ. Trockman & Sons Inc.Fort WayneOmniSource Corp.GarySummit Inc. IndianapolisOmniSource Corp.

MorristownIntegrity MetalsNew CarliseScrap Metal Services (SMS)RochesterRochester Iron & MetalWaterlooMetalX

KANSAS

HutchinsonMidwest Iron &

Metal Co. Inc.Kansas CityAdvantage Metals Recycling

(David J. Joseph Co.)WichitaMidwest Scrap

ManagementGlickman Metal Recycling

(part of Yaffe Cos.)

KENTUCKY

AshlandMansbach Metal Co.GlasgowMid-State Recycling Co.LouisvilleIndustrial Services

of AmericaRiver Metals Recycling LLC

(David J. Joseph Co.)NewportRiver Metals Recycling LLC

(David J. Joseph Co.)

LOUISIANA

Baton RougeSouthern Recycling

(a div. of EMR)LaPlaceArcelorMittal RecyclingMonroeAuto Shred of LouisianaNew OrleansSouthern Recycling

(a div. of EMR)Port AllenSouthern Recycling

(a div. of EMR)

MASSACHUSETTS

GreenfieldWTE Recycling Inc.EverettSchnitzer Steel – Everett

MARYLAND

BaltimoreBaltimore Scrap Corp.Recovermat (a div. of EMR)United Iron & Metal (part of

Atlantic Recycling Group)Capitol HeightsJoseph Smith & Sons Inc.

(a div. of EMR)HagerstownConservit Inc.

MAINE

BerwickBerwick Iron & Metal

TopshamGrimmel Industries

MICHIGAN

DetroitStrong Steel Products

(a div. of Ferrous Process-ing & Trading)

Ferrous Processing & Trading (FP&T)

FlintFritz Enterprises of FlintGaylordA & L Iron & Metal Co.Grand RapidsPadnos Iron & MetalHollandPadnos Iron & MetalJacksonOmniSource Corp.KalamazooKalamazoo Metal Recyclers

Inc.KingsfordSchneider Iron & MetalLansingPadnos Iron & MetalPontiacFerrous Processing & Trading (FP&T)SaginawRifkin Scrap Iron & Metal Co.TaylorFritz Enterprises Inc.WarrenSLC Recycling LLC (Ferrous

Processing & Trading)

MINNESOTA

AnokaAlter Metal RecyclingBrainerdCrow Wing RecyclingDuluthBay Side Recycling Corp.MinneapolisAlliance Steel ServiceNorthern Metal (a div. of

EMR)New UlmNew Ulm Steel & Recycling Inc.St. PaulGerdau St. Paul

MISSOURI

FarmingtonScrap'NFestusPSC Metals*Kansas CityAdvantage Metals Recycling

(David J. Joseph Co.)Midwest Scrap

ManagementSpringfieldSpringfield Iron & Metal LLCSt. LouisGrossman Iron & SteelPSC Metals

MISSISSIPPI

CorinthSMC Recycling

FlowoodGeneral Recycling

(Nucor Corp.)GreenvilleSims Metal Management –

GreenvilleSardisMartin Bros. Scrap Metal

MONTANA

BillingsPacific Steel & Recycling –

Lockwood

NEBRASKA

ColumbusAlter Metal Recycling (Co-

lumbus Metal Industries)KearneyAlter Metal RecyclingAndersen WreckingNorfolkAlter Metal Recycling

NEVADA

Las VegasSA Recycling

NEW HAMPSHIRE

ConcordSchnitzer Northeast –

Concord

NEW JERSEY

CamdenCamden Iron & Metal Inc.CliftonParkway Iron & Metal

(Park Stein Inc.)Jersey CitySims Metal Management –

Claremont TerminalMillvilleAluminum Recycling

Enterprises LLCCumberland

Recycling Corp.TrentonTrenton Iron and Metal Corp.

NEW MEXICO

AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque Metal

Recycling

NEW YORK

AlbanyUpstate Shredding –

Weitsman RecyclingBronxSims Metal ManagementBrooklynBrooklyn Resource

Recovery Inc.BuffaloMetalicoDepewTwin Village RecyclingMedfordGershow Recycling

North ChiliUnion Scrap ProcessingOwegoUpstate Shredding –

Weitsman RecyclingRensselaerRensselaer Iron & Steel Inc.RochesterUpstate Shredding –

Weitsman Recycling

NORTH CAROLINA

CharlotteSouthern Metals Co. Inc.GarnerTT&E Iron & MetalGastoniaMetal Recycling Services

(David J. Joseph Co.)GreensboroD.H. Griffin Wrecking Co.KelfordEmpire RecyclingKernersvilleOmniSource Corp.MonroeMetal Recycling Services

(David J. Joseph Co.)ReidsvilleGreer RecyclingRocky MountRMR (Regional Materials

Recovery) RecyclingSmithfieldOmniSource Corp.StatesvilleL. Gordon Iron & Metal Co.WilmingtonOmnisource Corp.

OHIO

AkronCity Scrap & Salvage Co.CantonPSC MetalsSlesnick Iron & MetalCincinnatiGarden Street Iron & MetalClevelandFerrous Processing &

Trading (FP&T)ColumbusColumbus Auto ShreddingPSC MetalsDaytonFranklin Iron & Metal Corp.GirardInterstate Shredding LLC

(LNM Holdings)MansfieldMilliron IndustriesMiamisburgCohen West CarrolltonToledoOmniSource Corp.Toledo Shredding LLC

(ProTrade Steel Co. Ltd.)West CarrolltonCohenWoosterPSC MetalsYoungstownMetalico Youngstown

OKLAHOMA

ArkomaYaffe Cos.DurantDurant Metal ShreddingOklahoma CityDerichebourg Recycling

USAStandard Iron &

Metal Co. Inc.TulsaCMCYaffe Cos.

OREGON

EugenePacific RecyclingPortlandSchnitzer Steel PortlandRivergate Scrap MetalsVancouverMetro Metals

Northwest Inc.

PENNSYLVANIA

Beaver FallsPSC Metals Inc.CoatesvilleCoatesville Scrap Iron &

MetalErieLiberty Iron & Metal Co.HarrisburgConsolidated Scrap

ResourcesMorrisvilleSims Metal ManagementNew CastleUpstate Shredding –

Weitsman RecyclingPhiladelphiaS.D. Richman Sons Inc.Plainfield TownshipRPM RecyclingSchuylkill HavenU.S.S. Achey Inc.TempleRoyal Green LLC/AMG

Resources (2)West MifflinTube City Inc.Wilkes-BarreDMS Shredding Inc.WilliamsportPenn RecyclingYorkJ & K Salvage

RHODE ISLAND

JohnstonSchnitzer Steel

Industries Inc.Sims Metal Management

SOUTH CAROLINA

DarlingtonDarlington Shredding Co.DillonLockamy Scrap Metal Inc.Holly HillDon's Car CrushingLexingtonCommercial Metals Co.

Recycling (CMC)

SpartanburgOmniSource Corp.

TENNESSEE

ChattanoogaPSC Metals Inc.CornersvilleHarmon Scrap MetalHallsHutcherson Metals (2)HarrimanPSC MetalsJacksonGerdau RecyclingHutcherson MetalsJohnson CityOmniSource Corp.KnoxvillePSC Metals (2)MemphisSims Metal Management –

MemphisMonroeCooper Recycling LLCMorristownMorristown Shredder Inc.NashvillePSC MetalsSouthern Recycling LLCPulaskiTennessee Valley Recycling

TEXAS

AbilenePine Street SalvageAmarilloAmarillo Recycling Co. Inc.BrownsvilleAll Star Shredding (Scrap

Metal Services)ESCO MarineWilkinson Jim Iron & MetalCorpus ChristiCommercial Metals Co.

Recycling (CMC)DallasCMC Recycling LibertyDonnaAll Valley Metal RecyclingEagle PassNewell Recycling Co.EdinburgEcorec Rio Grande ValleyEl PasoSA RecyclingFort WorthGachman Iron & MetalsHoustonDerichesbourg

Recycling USARose Metal ProcessingTexas Port Recycling

(David J. Joseph Co.)KennedaleHawk SteelLaredoWilkinson Gary Iron & MetalLubbockJarvis Metal RecyclingMidlothianGerdau Recycling

(Star Recycling)San AntonioMonterrey Iron & Metal (2)SeguinCommercial Metals Co.

Recycling (CMC)

StephenvilleErath Iron & MetalVintonArcelorMittalWacoM. Lipsitz & Co. Inc.WaxahachieOak Cliff Metals

UTAH

PlymouthWestern Metals Recycling

(David J. Joseph Co.)Salt Lake CityWestern Metals Recycling

(David J. Joseph Co.; 2)

VIRGINIA

ChesapeakeSims Metal ManagementLortonDavis Industries Inc.LynchburgSims Metal Management

(Operated); Gerdau (Owned)

PetersburgGerdauRichmondSmith Iron and MetalRocky MountOmniSource Corp.

WASHINGTON

SeattleSeattle Iron & Metals Corp.TacomaSchnitzer Steel

Industries Inc.VancouverPacific Coast Shredding

WISCONSIN

Eau ClaireAlter Metal RecyclingFond Du LacSadoff Iron & Metal Co.Green BayAlter Metal RecyclingMadisonAlter Metal RecyclingMilwaukeeAlter Metal RecyclingUnited Milwaukee

Scrap Inc.NewtonB&B Metal Processing Co.WaukeshaWaukesha Iron & Metal

WEST VIRGINIA

BenwoodAutomatic Recycling

(Strauss Industries)PrincetonRecycle West Virginia

ALBERTA

CalgaryNavajo MetalsEdmontonGeneral ScrapSherwood ParkGenAlta Recycling Inc.BRITISH COLUMBIARichmondRichmond Steel Recycling (Sims Metal

Management)SurreySchnitzer Steel (dba Amix Recycling)MANITOBASelkirkGerdau Ameristeel Corp.WinnipegGeneral ScrapIndustrial Metals

NEW BRUNSWICK

West Saint JohnAmerican Iron & Metal

ONTARIO

BramptonTriple M MetalHamiltonScrapmen*Triple M Metal (2)KingstonKimco Steel Sales LtdMississaugaProShredOttawaBakermet (ArcelorMittal Ottawa)Sault Ste. MarieTriple M MetalSmith's FallsGlenview Iron and MetalThunder BayLakehead Scrap MetalsWhitbyGerdau Ameristeel Corp.

QUEBEC

La PrairieArcelorMittalLavalQuebec SNF (American Iron & Metal)LongueuilNobelSainte-CatherineAssociated Steel Industries

SASKATCHEWAN

ReginaWheat City MetalsSaskatchewanBN Steel & Metals Inc.

MEXICO

TijuanaBaja Recycling (Deacero)ChihuahuaKalischatarra s de rl de cv (jv with Liberty Iron & Metal)

*Indicates idled shredder at time of publication