Planet Metals has a friendly, knowledgeable, fast service and pays the highest prices for purchases, by cash! are some of the great reasons to partner with us. We purchase nonferrous scrap from several primary sources:

• Industrial scrap - from manufacturers, service centers and other nonferrous scrap sources who generate new metal scrap as a by-product of their production processes, such as scrap aluminum, copper, stainless steel, brass, high temperature alloys and other metals.
• Obsolete scrap- from telecommunications, aerospace, defense, demolition and recycling companies that generate obsolete scrap consisting primarily of copper wire and exotic metal alloys; and smaller scrap dealers and peddlers who deliver their scrap directly to our facilities.

We collect nonferrous scrap from the metal-working industry, metal service centers and other sources by providing in-plant accumulation and retrieval bins and/or truck containers at their facilities. When full, the bins and containers are transported to our processing facilities all over the country.

Once received, the material is sorted, graded, properly prepared and packaged for sale. Planet Metals sells its nonferrous scrap products to end-users, such consumers as refineries, smelters, specialty steel makers, foundries, and specialty ingot makers throughout the world. Prices for some nonferrous scrap metals change daily based on the COMEX or London Metals Exchange spot and future prices.

Copper, brass, aluminum, zinc, die cast, stainless steel, titanium and high-temperature alloys are among the significant nonferrous metals we buy, process and sell. Our innovative aggressive buying program has been specifically designed for multi-site scrap generators. These national or regional metal working firms, and companies who generate obsolete scrap from multiple locations, will substantially benefit from single sourcing the implementation of a viable national scrap management program. Planet Metals , with facilities in several states , has the ability to coordinate all scrap activity for large producers of scrap and improve their net scrap revenue.

Planet Metals is simultaneously working on several demolition projects which are a major source of our raw materials. With state of the art crews that work around the clock, salvaging, sorting and baling the different materials to be transported directly to overseas mills and end users around the world.

What makes us the ultimate resource for metals from the United States to the world !! Scrap generators are vital to the entire process of scrap recycling. We prepare the nonferrous scrap metal we purchase from you for resale to our customers for remelting into new metallic products. Your scrap is processed through a variety of methods including sorting, shredding, shearing or cutting, baling, briquetting or chopping.

With sophisticated equipment and highly trained employees, our nonferrous metal processing capabilities are the most comprehensive in the industry. We produce a number of different sized and shaped products to each customer's specifications and market demand. Our expertise and capabilities also include Special Foundry Preparation (Shot Blasting, Sizing Alloy and special Packaging), Custom Blending Programs and Certified Parts Destruction Programs. Here is a brief overview of some the processes we offer to meet the needs of our consumer customers. This will also give you, the scrap generator, an understanding of what happens to the nonferrous metal scrap you buy from us.

Sorting

After purchasing nonferrous scrap metal, the material is inspected to determine how it should be processed to maximize its value. In some cases, scrap may be sorted and sold without further processing to consumers for remelting. Most metal scrap, however, is separated for further processing according to its form, size and composition. The company's sorting operations separate different types of nonferrous metal scrap, out of mixed loads of material received, by using conveyor systems, magnets, sorting tables and/or eddy current separation systems. In addition, many nonferrous metals are sorted and identified by using grinders, hand torches, and spectrometers. We have the ability to identify metallurgical composition, which is critical to maintaining high quality.

Baling

Planet Metals processes light-gauge, bulky nonferrous metals, such as clippings from industrial manufacturing processes, aluminum beverage cans and obsolete scrap, by baling these materials into various sized blocks, called "bales". Front-end loaders and conveyors are used to feed the bulky metal into different types of large hydraulic presses or "balers". One type compresses the bulky materials at high pressure, into dense, uniformly sized bales, able to be efficiently remelted by our customers. Another type of baler compresses bulky material at lower pressure into bigger, less dense, uniformly sized bales, able to be more efficiently stored and transported to consumers who require certain material delivered in this form. Metal Management possesses the quality assurance capabilities and technology to control the metallurgical content of its bales and briquettes to meet customer melt specifications.

Shredding

Some industrial aluminum turnings and obsolete scrap, such as automobile radiators, or heavily mixed scrap "breakage" may be best processed in our crushing/shredding operations. These items are fed into massive crushers or shredders that quickly break the bulky, mixed quality scrap down into very small pieces, or fragments. The shredding production process then uses magnets and other equipment to separate the nonferrous fragments from ferrous and non-metallic materials. The metals are then shipped to our customers for remelting. The non-metallic by-product of the shredding operations is properly disposed of in qualified third-party landfills.