Sims Metal Management is the world’s largest metals recycler, with operations encompassing the buying, processing and selling of ferrous and non-ferrous recycled metals.

The metals recycling operations are geographically diverse, with operations in five countries, including the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, comprising a network of processing facilities, many with deep-water port access, supported by an extensive network of feeder yards from which to source recyclable ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

Sims Metal Management buys ferrous metal from metal dealers, peddlers, auto wreckers, demolition firms and others who generate obsolete metal and from manufacturers who generate industrial metal. Sims Metal Management processes ferrous metal for resale through a variety of methods, including sorting, shredding, cutting, torching, baling or breaking. After processing, ferrous recycled metal is sold to end users such as electric arc furnace mills, integrated steel mills, foundries and brokers.

We source non-ferrous metals from manufacturers, known as production offcuts, and from generators of electricity, telecommunication service providers, and others, who generate obsolete metal. Peddlers and metal dealers, who collect from a variety of sources, also deliver material direct to our facilities. In addition, significant quantities of non-ferrous metal are sourced as a by-product, which is referred to as NFSR, from our ferrous shredding operations.

Sims Recycling Solutions is a global e-recycling business, with established operations in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe and North America and a developing presence in the Asia-Pacific region and Africa.

Sims Recycling Solutions offers a comprehensive and cost-effective recycling service for “end of life” and redundant electrical and electronic equipment and materials, ranging from product assessment to recycling.

We work with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Contract Equipment Manufacturers (CEMs), suppliers, importers, lease and finance companies, sector organisations and end users to enable them to comply with their responsibilities under relevant environmental regulations, including the European Union’s WEEE legislation.

Additionally, Sims Recycling Solutions offers business-to-business IT and electronic equipment asset management and recovery service that operates across a global network. Services include the management and controls the entire asset management process, including transport, coordination, product identification, asset registration and reporting. Sims Recycling Solutions offers its clients the option of redeployment, reclamation of parts and/or resale and recycling, delivering legal compliance as well as a potential financial return from the resale of refurbished equipment.