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Sims To Acquire Baltimore Scrap Corp.

Written by Laura Miller

August 16, 2023

Sims Metal is expanding its extensive network of scrap recycling facilities in the US with the addition of Baltimore Scrap Corp. (BSC).

The Australian metal recycling company agreed to acquire BSC for $177 million. The deal is expected to close in October.

The acquisition includes 17 BSC facilities in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. The company operates four shredders and has rail, barge, and port infrastructure, Sims said in a press release. Its annual sales volume is approximately 600,000 metric tons.

“This acquisition is a highly complementary fit with our strategy to expand the metal recycling business in North America and increase our diversity of sales channels to growing US domestic demand for ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal,” said Sims’ CEO and managing director Alistair Field.

Field is set to retire at the end of September. Current CFO Stephen Mikkelsen will take over the roles of CEO and managing director as of Oct. 1.

In addition to its many US locations, Sims operates five scrap facilities in Canada and a large number throughout Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the UK.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. Since 2007, she has held various editorial and marketing positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills. In 2021, after a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel trade journalism, joining SMU in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at laura@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7869.

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