Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc Announces the Successful Restart of Production At Its Cascade Steel Rolling Mills in Mcminnville
August 17, 2021 at 08:01 am EDT
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Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. announce the successful restart of production at its Cascade Steel Rolling Mills in McMinnville, OR. The Company is also announce that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Columbus Recycling in the Southeast region of the United States. Cascade restarted production following the substantial completion of replacement and repairs of property and equipment at the mill’s melt shop that had been lost or damaged by a fire on May 22, 2021. Cascade has resumed operations with a full workforce several weeks ahead of schedule and is accepting orders for its full range of finished steel products based on the rolling schedule. Due to the timing of the restart and the ramp up in operations, Cascade is expected to complete a limited number of sales prior to the end of August, the close of Schnitzer’s fiscal year.
Radius Recycling, Inc., formerly Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., is a manufacturer and exporter of recycled metal products. The Company also operates a third-party recycling (3PR) service, which includes materials management, reverse logistics, railcar dismantling, and vehicle recycling services. The Company operates scrap recycling facilities in 25 states, western Canada, and Puerto Rico. It has 54 metals recycling facilities, including seven shredding operations. The Companyâs integrated operating platform also includes 50 stores which sell serviceable used auto parts from salvaged vehicles and receive over four million annual retail visits. Its steel manufacturing operations produce finished steel products, including rebar, wire rod, and other specialty products. The Company has seven deep water export facilities located on both the East and West Coasts and in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The Company's subsidiaries include Auto Parts Group Southwest, LLC, Edman Corp., and others.