As recent article in Recycling Today talks about the plan by the European company Hydro (part of Norsk Hydro, based in Norway) to open an ingot plant in Michigan. The facility in Eastern Michigan would, of course, mean more jobs for the industry in the state which is a boon to the state’s economy. The plan is to produce 120,000 tons of aluminum ingots per year in the facility.

The proposed plant would be located about 45 minutes from Kalamazoo, MI and would ostensibly double the amount of aluminum produced by Hydro. In the article the author writes about “post consumer” aluminum supplying the proposed plant. In other words, this huge facility will need to be supplied with scrap aluminum to the tune of 120,000 tons per annum.

If you ever wondered where those aluminum cans go once you drop them off at TM Scrap Metals, here’s at least a partial answer. While the Hydro plant has not yet been built there are others around the world that continually need to be fed with a steady stream of scrap metals like aluminum. With another such foundry online the need will increase even more.

No Letup For Scrap Aluminum Demand in Los Angeles

It’s no wonder at our Sun Valley, CA location that we see a tremendous amount of aluminum scrap pass through our doors. As we’ve said before it’s one of the most popular metals to be recycled and it’s easy for scrappers to amass a considerable supply of the metal in the form of discarded soda cans. We will always be on the lookout for more aluminum and as a result of this latest European/American endeavor there will be an even greater need for this metal.

If you want to make cash for your scrap aluminum, bring it to TM Scrap Metals, L.A.’s favorite metal recycling location. Utilize our mobile recycling service if you have tons (literally) of scrap metal that you can’t personally transport to us. We’ll be glad to come to your location and pick it up. Call us at 818-771-0510.

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Recycling metals in Los Angeles is big business. You might not think it to look at a scrap metal recycling center (like TM Scrap Metals, Inc.) since most of the scrap yards are located in L.A.’s more industrial areas. However, the scrap metal recycling industry is expected to generate more than 23 billion dollars in 2021. Despite ups and downs, price fluctuations and even a pandemic thrown into the mix, recycling scrap metal is something in demand since manufacturers need metal and recycling it is cheaper than creating those same metals from scratch.

Just about every metal you can name is on the recycling list, although we don’t get much call for ytterbium ‘round these parts. Some scrap metal buyers will deal in ferrous metals as well as non-ferrous, but for us at TM Scrap Metals, our focus is on non-ferrous metals. Why? For us it makes economic sense. Yes, iron (whose elemental symbol on the periodic table if Fe—hence Ferrous) will always have a demand, but non-ferrous metals have a higher demand for various reasons.

Take any non-ferrous metal (e.g., aluminum) and you’ll at once recognize it is corrosion resistant. Brass or stainless steel are similar. Non-corrosion is a big deal. It means those things made from non-ferrous metals will have a longer usable lifetime and as such are in higher demand. Think about the aluminum rims on your car. They’re not going to rust away after you drive through a rushing torrent during a rainstorm. That stainless steel kitchen knife won’t be oxidizing just because you ran it under hot, soapy water to clean it. It will be there in pristine condition for years to come.

We’ve touched on brass as well in our brass scrap prices post a while back. There’s a reason brass was (and is) used in nautical equipment. It won’t rust. There’s not a large market for iron trumpets, either.  And copper is famous for its use in plumbing. It might develop a green patina over the years but you’ll be long gone before copper rusts away. It just doesn’t.

Suffice it to say that non-ferrous metals are used to a great extent in myriad ways and things. Whatever needs to be produced with a particular metal means that metal will be in constant demand. Creating brass on the fly from an admixture of copper and zinc is time consuming and costly. Hence manufacturers continue to depend on scrap metal recycling centers like TM Scrap Metals in Los Angeles. The non-ferrous metals are in higher demand than ferrous metals and as such allows us to make a greater profit as well as being able to pay more to scrappers looking to make cash for their scrap.

For those with time on their hands, scouring some of Los Angeles’ dumpsters, or auto auctions for metal leftovers can mean a nice chunk of change in your pocket for a little bit of dirty work. Even if you’re not one of those mercenary scrappers and perhaps just a construction company or demolition business with excess metals, bringing it to your local Los Angeles scrap metal dealer means less waste, more money coming back to the company, less use of landfill (as well as a profit for us!).

Los Angeles’ Scrap Location

If you find yourself in possession of non-ferrous scrap metal in Los Angeles, the next step is clear. You need to bring that scrap to us. Or use our mobile metal recycling service where we come to you! Either way, TM Scrap Metals is the company you want to deal with when selling scrap for cash. Call us today! 818-771-0510.

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Your Burbank recycling center is TM Scrap Metals in neighboring Sun Valley. In fact you can’t get any closer to Burbank and still be another city. That’s what makes us so convenient.

For Burbank residents or businesses that want to recycle non-ferrous metals for cash, we’re the location you want to hard-code into that GPS device? Why? Convenience, for one thing. Our Tuxford Street location is only minutes from Burbank. One straight shot up Glenoaks Blvd and a turn onto Tuxford and you’re here!

Burbank Recycle Center may be a familiar term to Burbank citizens, but try to get cash for your scrap metals inside the Burbank city limits and you’ll be disappointed. With only a few minutes’ drive from the Media City you can turn those non-ferrous metals into dollars. It’s a win-win proposition since we get the scrap metals we need and you get rid of the metals you DON’T need. Plus you walk away with money in your pocket. It doesn’t get better than that, does it?

Non-Ferrous Metal Recycling Near Burbank

While TM Scrap Metals can be literally anywhere in Southern California and the greater Los Angeles area thanks to our mobile recycling service, many people—especially those in Burbank, Glendale and surrounding areas—opt to bring their metals to us. We’re close. We’re convenient. We pay cash for scrap.

What’s the best scrap metal to recycle with us? It’s the non-ferrous metals that are the best paying and in the highest demand. As we’ve stated before in earlier Burbank recycling center posts non-ferrous metals (things like aluminum, nickel, lead, tin, brass, silver, or zinc) are those metals that do not contain any (or much) iron. One way to determine the type of metal (ferrous or non-ferrous) is by using a magnet. A magnet will attach itself to ferrous metals like iron but not to non-ferrous metals like copper or brass.

While you may only be interested in how much a particular metal pays per pound or ton, you may be interested to know why these types of metals are in demand. Many non-ferrous metals share characteristics such as tensile strength and corrosion resistance.  Properties like these mean these metals are useful for many purposes. Recycling these metals means, of course, that they don’t have to be created from scratch—a costly and time-consuming process. Manufacturers would much rather melt down preexisting metals to utilize in their needs and recycling centers like TM Scrap Metals provide the scrap those companies need. You, as the recycler (or scrapper) play a key role in providing those materials (non-ferrous metals) in the first step of the recycling process.

In Burbank and the surrounding area, scrappers like you need a recycling center to deal with and once again that’s us. Have you got non-ferrous metals you need to get rid of while making cash in the bargain? Call us at TM Scrap Metals or just drop your metals off at our Sun Valley location. Cash for scrap. It’s a beautiful concept!

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