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Recycler BL Duke launches steel turnings containment building in Illinois

Written by Ethan Bernard

September 24, 2025

Recycler BL Duke announced on Wednesday the launch of its new steel turnings containment building in Joliet, Ill.

The Forest View, Ill.-based company said in a news release that the enclosed facility is designed “to raise the bar for environmental compliance and safe handling of steel turnings, cast iron borings, and related byproducts.”

This comes as BL Duke is poised “to celebrate its 25th anniversary in October, underscoring a quarter-century of investment, innovation, and customer-focused service.”

The company noted the facility offers more than 5,000 tons of material capacity and 80,000 gallons of liquid containment.

“We built this facility to make compliance easier for our customers and to set a higher standard for our industry,” BL Duke President Lou Plucinski said.

It’s part of a multi-year strategy “to strengthen logistics resilience across barge, rail, and truck.”

Full-service scrap metal recycling company BL Duke operates multiple facilities spanning over 69 acres.

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA. in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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