Scrap Dealer Acquisitions 
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| Buyer | Recycling Firm | Date | Scrap kt/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABS | Rott-Ferr | Jul 23 | 100 |
| Aperam | ELG | Dec 21 | 1300 |
| ArcelorMittal | Zlomex | Dec 22 | 400 |
| ArcelorMittal | Alba Internat Recycling | May 22 | 400 |
| ArcelorMittal | John Lawrie Metals Ltd. | Feb 22 | 200 |
| ArcelorMittal | Riwald Recycling | Dec 22 | 330 |
| Cleveland Cliffs | Ferrous Processing & Trading | Oct 21 | 2721 |
| CMC | Kodiak Metals Recycling | Nov 22 | 49.885 |
| CMC | Advanced Steel Recovery | Sep 22 | 272.1 |
| Cronimet | MetallPlast Recykling | Sep 24 | ~60 |
| Derichebourg | Lyrsa Group | Dec 19 | 1000 |
| Derichebourg | Scholz Recycling Group | Jul 26 | 3000 |
| Endless LLP | Enablelink | Apr 24 | 300 |
| European Metal Recyc | Metal & Waste Recycling | Sep 17 | 800 |
| European Metal Recyc | Henry Gray & Sons | Dec 12 | n/a |
| Gerdau | Cycle Systems | Feb 13 | 168 |
| Gerdau | Dales Recycling | Sep 24 | 145.12 |
| Global Ardour Metal | Recycling Lives - some sites | Jan 24 | 500 |
| Insimbi Industrial Holdings | Amalgamated Metals Recycling | Jun 16 | n/a |
| Insimbi Industrial Holdings | Group Wreck | Oct 18 | n/a |
| KJB Global Consulting | Peterborough Metals Recycling | Apr 23 | 500 |
| NLMK | VMI Recycling Group | Oct 10 | 500 |
| North Star BlueScope | MetalX LLC | Dec 21 | n/a |
| Nucor Corporation | David J. Joseph | Feb 08 | 20000 |
| Nucor Corporation | Metal Recycling Services | Mar 08 | 200 |
| River Metals Recycling | Garden Street Iron & Metal | Oct 23 | n/a |
| S Norton | Recycling Lives - Glasgow | Feb 24 | n/a |
| Schnitzer Steel | Encore Recycling LLC | May 22 | 82 |
| Schnitzer Steel | Regional Recycling | Nov 05 | 454 |
| Sims | Atlantic Recycling Group | Dec 21 | 150 |
| Sims | Baltimore Scrap Corp | Aug 23 | 600 |
| Sims | Tri Coastal Trading | Feb 26 | 725.6 |
| Steel Dynamics | Omnisource | Oct 07 | 4680 |
| Steel Dynamics | Roca Acero, S.A. | May 22 | 522 |
| Steel Dynamics | Zimmer S.A. de C.V. | Aug 20 | 454 |
| Toyota Tsusho America | Radius Recycling | Mar 25 | 4900 |
| Unimetals Group | Sims UK Metal | Aug 24 | 1400 |
Notes
- All tonnages above are metric. Ferrous scrap volumes shown are in 000s tonnes.
- ABS denotes Acciaierie Bertoli Safau. ABS is a Danieli subsidiary
- ALBA Metall Saar is one of the largest metal scrap recycling companies in Germany, with a dominant position in the North East of the country.
- MetallPlast Recykling is known for its recycling of ferrous scrap, stainless steel, foundry scrap, and non-ferrous metals. The firm has seven sites in Central Europe.
- River Metals Recycling is a subsidiary of the Nucor Corporation.
- Recycling Lives was split into two (Glasgow sites, versus other sites) in order to complete the acquisitions indicated above.
- Toyota Tsusho America is the U.S. subsidiary of Japan-based Toyota Tsusho Corporation.
- Unimetals Group acquisition of Sims' UK Metal Division included the purchase of 28 depots including three port facilities and four shredders,
Median Purchase Price
Based on the data above, the median acquisition price of scrap metal dealerships works out at ~$245 / tonne scrap. However, this ratio shows significant variability.
Spreadsheet Data
Full spreadsheet showing name of buyer, name of target company, country of target, acquisition date; and where known the approximate scrap sales volume in kt/yr, acquisition cost in $m, number of employees, acquisition cost in $/t, acquisition cost in $/employee, target company productivity in tonnes / employees, and miscelllaneous notes regarding the transaction is available for purchase for $275.
Please note that the desktop version of this page displays the following fields: name of buyer, target company, country, acquisition date, approximate annual scrap collection volume, acquisition cost, acquisition cost per tonne.