20 largest ferrous scrap processors: the nation's largest ferrous scrap recyclers vie to feed the world's hunger for metal

Recycling Today, April, 2004 by Brian Taylor

CANADIAN CLOUT

This year's list of the 20 Largest Ferrous Scrap Processors was restricted to U.S. companies, although it can be difficult to segregate the Canadian market, which moves in close concert with that of the U.S.

American Iron & Metal Co (AIM)., Montreal, would just miss making a combined list of North American companies. AIM operates one shredder plant and an additional facility through which more than 365,000 tons of ferrous scrap were handled last year.

In all likelihood, the Toronto market's biggest company, Triple M Metals of Brampton, Ontario, would qualify for such a list. On its Web site (www.TripleMMetals.com), the company refers to itself as "one of North America's largest processors of ferrous and nonferrous metals" and as "Canada's largest retail recycler." The company has five Ontario locations.

The author is the editor of Recycling Today and can be contacted via e-mail at btaylor@RecyclingToday.com.