🇺🇸 United States — Melting Scrap Directory
An established source country with a long-standing metals industry. The list below contains 39 companies in United States active in melting scrap, grouped by metal speciality.
📅 Last Updated: July 2026
Major hubs: Los Angeles, New York/New Jersey, Houston, Savannah, Tacoma, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Chicago
United States in the Global Melting Scrap Trade
The United States has one of the longest histories in organised metals production and recycling. The country's industrial base supports steel mills, copper smelters, aluminium producers, zinc refiners, and stainless steel makers. Material moves both within the country and to international destinations.
The sector is structured around a mix of publicly listed integrated producers and privately held diversified recyclers and traders. Major export gateways include the West Coast ports for Pacific flows, the East Coast ports for Atlantic and Asian shipments, the Gulf Coast for Latin American and Asian destinations, and the southeastern ports for trans-Atlantic and India-bound material.
The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA, formerly ISRI) is the industry body. Its scrap specifications are referenced internationally.
Companies by Metal
The same company may appear under multiple metals where it handles more than one category.
⚙️ Steel (24)
Sims Metal Management
New York • Diversified scrap multinational, ASX-listed
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreRadius Recycling (Schnitzer Steel)
Portland, OR • Diversified scrap, NASDAQ-listed
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreCommercial Metals Company (CMC)
Irving, TX • Diversified steel and metals, NYSE-listed
🏷️ Steel · Copper
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreEMR USA Metal Recycling
Camden, NJ • EMR subsidiary
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreAlter Trading Corporation
St. Louis, MO • Midwest diversified operator
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreCohen USA / Cohen Recycling
Middletown, OH • Family-owned diversified recycler
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium
🤖 About Company🔍 Explore→ View Steel companies across all countries
🟠 Copper (28)
Sims Metal Management
New York • Diversified scrap multinational, ASX-listed
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreRadius Recycling (Schnitzer Steel)
Portland, OR • Diversified scrap, NASDAQ-listed
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreCommercial Metals Company (CMC)
Irving, TX • Diversified steel and metals, NYSE-listed
🏷️ Steel · Copper
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreEMR USA Metal Recycling
Camden, NJ • EMR subsidiary
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreAlter Trading Corporation
St. Louis, MO • Midwest diversified operator
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreCohen USA / Cohen Recycling
Middletown, OH • Family-owned diversified recycler
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium
🤖 About Company🔍 Explore→ View Copper companies across all countries
⚪ Aluminium (19)
Sims Metal Management
New York • Diversified scrap multinational, ASX-listed
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreRadius Recycling (Schnitzer Steel)
Portland, OR • Diversified scrap, NASDAQ-listed
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreEMR USA Metal Recycling
Camden, NJ • EMR subsidiary
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreAlter Trading Corporation
St. Louis, MO • Midwest diversified operator
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreCohen USA / Cohen Recycling
Middletown, OH • Family-owned diversified recycler
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium
🤖 About Company🔍 Explore→ View Aluminium companies across all countries
✨ Stainless Steel (3)
Sims Metal Management
New York • Diversified scrap multinational, ASX-listed
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel
🤖 About Company🔍 ExploreEMR USA Metal Recycling
Camden, NJ • EMR subsidiary
🏷️ Steel · Copper · Aluminium · Stainless Steel
🤖 About Company🔍 Explore→ View Stainless Steel companies across all countries
🔵 Zinc (1)
Clarksville Zinc Smelter (Korea Zinc)
Clarksville (TN) • Zinc smelter, acquired by Korea Zinc in 2026
🏷️ Zinc
🤖 About Company🔍 Explore→ View Zinc companies across all countries
🟡 Brass (3)
→ View Brass companies across all countries
📈 Metal Prices & Exchanges
Melting scrap itself does not trade on any exchange. Its price is calculated by traders against the underlying metal prices on the major exchanges, with adjustments for grade and condition. The links below lead to the official pages of the exchanges and price-reporting services most often referenced by the trade.
🇬🇧 LME — London Metal Exchange
Industrial metals — copper, zinc, lead, aluminium, tin, nickel, steel rebar/scrap.
→ View LME prices🇺🇸 COMEX (CME Group) — Copper Futures
US copper futures with live prices, charts, and contract specifications.
→ View COMEX copper🇨🇳 SHFE — Shanghai Futures Exchange
China's domestic copper, zinc, aluminium, lead and nickel futures.
→ View SHFE prices🇨🇳 SMM — Shanghai Metals Market
Non-ferrous and ferrous metals price portal — copper, zinc, aluminium, steel scrap.
→ View SMM prices🇮🇳 MCX India — Copper, Zinc, Aluminium
India's Multi Commodity Exchange — copper, zinc, aluminium, lead, nickel futures.
→ View MCX prices🇩🇪 Westmetall — LME Tracker
Daily LME price tracker — copper, tin, lead, zinc, aluminium, nickel.
→ View Westmetall🇦🇪 DGCX — Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange
Dubai commodity exchange — copper futures and other metals.
→ View DGCX📊 Trading Economics — Metals Dashboard
Commodity prices across copper, steel, zinc, aluminium with charts.
→ View Trading Economics📰 SteelOrbis — Steel & Steel Scrap Prices
Steel scrap and steel product price reporting and news.
→ Visit SteelOrbis📰 Fastmarkets MB
Metal Bulletin — pricing and news across all metal scrap categories.
→ Visit Fastmarkets📰 S&P Global Platts Metals
S&P Global Platts metals pricing benchmarks.
→ Visit PlattsSteel scrap follows the Turkish HMS export benchmark and the CME rebar contract. Copper scrap follows the LME copper price minus a grade-based discount. Aluminium scrap follows the LME aluminium price.
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