PRODUCTS
FERROUS METAL
WHAT IS FERROUS SCRAP?
Iron and steel scrap, also referred to as ferrous scrap, comes from end of life products (old or obsolete scrap) as well as scrap generated from the manufacturing process (new, prime or prompt scrap). Obsolete ferrous scrap is recovered from automobiles, steel structures, household appliances, railroad tracks, ships, farm equipment and other sources.
HOW IS IT PREPARED?
While a small proportion of unprepared obsolete ferrous scrap can be directly used by consumers, the vast majority of purchased iron and steel scrap is sorted and processed by the scrap recycling industry (that’s us). Scrapyards use a variety of processes including sorting, shearing, shredding, torching and baling to sort and prepare ferrous scrap to commodity-grade specifications.
The process of shredding, which was developed in the late 1950s, allows for whole cars, appliances and other end-of-life products to be quickly shredded into fist-size pieces of metal, greatly increasing scrap processors' ability to handle large items and to separate nonferrous material.
NON-FERROUS METAL
WHAT IS NON-FERROUS SCRAP?
Nonferrous metals, including aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin, zinc and others, are among the few materials that do not degrade or lose their chemical or physical properties in the recycling process. As a result, nonferrous metals have the capacity to be recycled an infinite number of times.
Everything from copper and precious metal circuitry in electronic devices, to soft-drink containers, automobile batteries and radiators, aluminum siding, airplane parts and more.
Nonferrous scrap is then consumed by secondary smelters, refiners, ingot makers, foundries and other industrial consumers in more than 90 countries worldwide. These consumers rely on nonferrous scrap as a competitive, environmentally friendly and energy-efficient input to make brand new products, continuing the nonferrous metal life cycle.
(Non Ferrous Materials: including Copper, Aluminium, Brass, Lead and Zinc to name a few)
(Ferrous Materials: Shavings, Cast Iron, New Black Bales, Old Black Bales, HMS1 & 2, P&S, ISRI 242, ISRS 201, ISRI 227, ISRI 236 and ISRI 238.)