Top five aluminium scrap suppliers from U.S.

The U.S., being the world’s largest aluminium scrap exporter, generates substantial amount of aluminium scrap.  It is understandable from the fact that the country has a long history of aluminium production and consumption. The country exported 42,315 tonnes of aluminium scrap in July 2017 and 330,510 tonnes during January- July 2017 to China, the world’s leading consumer of aluminium scrap.

The top five destinations of the USA aluminium scrap exports are China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Mexico and India in January-May 2017.

A source from China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association Recycling Metal Branch (CMRA) confirmed that China will ban imports of “category 7” scrap metals from the end of 2018. The ban announcement however created a concern in the U.S.

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries filed comments with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on August 21 in response to China’s intent to ban certain scrap imports.

The article intends to list the top five aluminium scrap suppliers from the U.S.  Please note: the following list is dynamic depending on changing market conditions. 

 OmniSource Corp

OmniSource Corporation is one of North America's largest processors and distributors of scrap and secondary metals. The company buys and supplies ferrous and nonferrous scrap. The company is engaged in the processing and production of almost every grade of scrap aluminium.

OmniSource Corporation’s primary collection and processing facilities are located in the Midwest, the Southeast, and the mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

Sims Metal Management

Sims Metal Management is one of the leading scrap recyclers and suppliers in North America and the world. The company has more than 120 recycling facilities across North America. Sims Metal Management recycles both ferrous and non-ferrous metals in a myriad of commodities and grades.

The company is an Australian domiciled corporation, with listing in Australia as well as United States. Sims Metal Management is the world’s leading publicly listed metal recycler, with operations encompassing the buying, processing and selling of ferrous and non-ferrous recycled metals.

David J. Joseph Company

David J. Joseph Company is the Cincinnati-based global scrap broker and recycler. The company is organized into six regional companies covering the U.S., with the capacity to sort and recycle over 5 million tonnes of scrap each year. The David Joseph Company (DJJ) was named as “Aluminum Scrap Supplier of the Year” in 2012.

The company supplies nonferrous and ferrous scrap, scrap substitutes, and ferro alloys to steel producers, foundries, and aluminium smelters from its scrap recycling facilities.

Commercial Metals Company

With operations in more than 60 locations, Commercial Metals Company has a strong presence in the United States The company has the capacity to process and ship more than 4.0 million tons of ferrous and nonferrous scrap annually.

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The company supplies to steel mills, aluminium refineries and mills, copper and brass mills, special steel producers, high temperature alloy manufacturers and foundries.

In January this year, the company announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Owen Steel Company of South Carolina, signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire certain assets from OmniSource Corporation, consisting of seven recycling facilities located in the southeast United States 

Liberty Iron & Metal

Liberty Iron & Metal, with its network of affiliated companies, is one of the leading processors and brokers of ferrous and non-ferrous metals in North America. The company and its affiliated entities serves and collects a range of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals from large industrial manufacturing, scrap metal dealers, small retail customers, and individuals.

The company prepares foundry-grade briquettes of copper, brass, and aluminium.  Liberty’s shearing equipment is used to prepare non-ferrous metal into standard or customer-requested sizes.

Liberty Iron & Metal Holdings LLC ranked on Recycling Today’s 2010 list of the largest nonferrous scrap processors in North America as the 17th largest processor of aluminium.