Whether your company produces scrap metal and you have questions about metal separation and pricing, or if you’re in the market to buy or sell metals, it’s important to understand the basic differences between ferrous and nonferrous materials. At Scrap Metal Services, LLC, we not only process both types of metals, but can answer all … Continue reading "Ferrous vs.…

Scrap Metal Services, LLC (SMS), headquartered in Burnham, Illinois, is pleased to announce an exciting change in its leadership team.  Effective December 12, 2018, Jeff Gertler (CEO) and Rick Gertler (COO) have moved into board level positions as Chairman and Co-Chairman of the newly formed Board of Directors of Scrap Metal Services, L.L.C. and its … Continue reading "Scrap Metal…

CHICAGO, IL  – October 30, 2018 Scrap Metal Services, LLC (SMS), headquartered in Burnham, Illinois, and its mill services division, SMS Mill Services, LLC, announced that it has successfully entered into a multiyear contract at JSW Steel USA’s newest facility in Mingo Junction, Ohio. The long-term contract will include slag removal and processing, metal recovery, … Continue reading "SMS AWARDED…

SMS is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the scrapyard management contract at the APERAM steelmaking facility in Genk, Belgium.   Significantly, the services are currently being performed by the world’s largest steel mill service provider and the right to business was fiercely contested by other major market payers.   SMS operations will begin on August … Continue reading "SMS Expansion…

NEW YORK — A MM presented 15 Awards for Steel Excellence to 13 companies and one individual at a June 17 dinner in New York celebrating best-in-dass initiatives that have introduced real and quantifiable change to the steel industry. The fifth annual awards program recognized the efforts of individuals and companies whose ingenuity, dedication and … Continue reading "SMS earns…