TMS International

TMS International is the leading provider of on-site, industrial steel mill services for steelmakers around the world. Our people, services, technology and equipment provide invaluable resources that support and enhance our partners' entire manufacturing operations. We strive to stay ahead of our customers' challenges by continually improving our processes and introducing new steel mill services. Our services help lessen steelmakers' environmental impacts and contribute to a cleaner environment. TMS International is the largest provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills in North America as measured by revenue and has a substantial and growing international presence. The company provides mill services at 85 customer sites in 12 countries and our global raw material procurement network spans five continents. The secret to our success is the expertise of our people and our commitment to unrivaled service. We hire the best people for the job, equip them with what they need, and empower them to do whatever it takes to get the job done right - including making decisions on the spot to create immediate value for our partners. Our Services : Raw Material Brokerage Scrap Management Scrap Optimization Slag Handling Metal Recovery Slag Aggregates ABS Software® Product Handling Railcar Dismantling Specialized Services Logistics Management Industrial Services Surface Conditioning Blast Furnace Services Extruded Product Services Copper Slag Services Innovative Cutting Technology TMS International offers a full range of services to support every phase of steel production processes anywhere in the world. Our on-site facilities range from specialized services at a single site to large, dedicated operations providing our complete array of services. In everything we do, our goal is to help steelmakers run as efficiently, economically and sustainably as possible. Use the links in the 'Our Services' menu on the left to learn more about what TMS International offers. Our services help steelmakers minimize their environmental impact and contribute to a greener world by recycling materials, maintaining energy-efficient operations and processing all by-products for beneficial reuse. We set high standards in the area of environmental responsibility - striving for performance that does not merely comply with regulations but reduces our environmental impacts. We believe we have a responsibility to take care of our planet and preserve its beauty, resources and strength for future generations. TMS International designs, builds and staffs sophisticated scrap handling, scrap preparation and delivery systems to meet our partners' most rigorous requirements. We provide all the equipment, technology and manpower necessary to run well-engineered, efficient operations for our partners and ensure their ongoing excellence. We create additional value by maintaining our own modern fleet of material handling and transport equipment, ranging from hydraulic cranes, gantry and equilibrium cranes to front-end loaders, pallet carriers, off-highway trucks and railcars. This maximizes our partners' transportation capability and flexibility. Through scrap optimization, inventory control, managed transportation and a reduction in the number of times scrap is handled, we help our partners attain the lowest possible cost in scrap management. Our scrap management services typically include a combination of most or all of the following components. TMS International provides the complete range of scrap handling and processing services. Our plants sort, clean, shear, torch, shred and bale unprepared scrap metal to customer specifications. We also load, mix and deliver charge boxes directly to the melt shop furnace. We handle and process million tons of mill scale revert, industrial and obsolete scrap for reuse annually. Our modern shredding plant can rip an automobile into fist-size pieces of clean, dense steel in less than one minute. We assure quality control with such tools and processes as visual inspection, sorting and radioactive and analytical testing. Computerized monitoring systems maximize equipment uptime and efficiency. The differential in pricing between scrap grades can vary tremendously. We help melt shops profit by optimizing scrap purchases and determining the right scrap mix for handling, charging, melting at the lowest possible cost to meet production requirements. Read more about our innovative optimization programs. Metal Recovery Services that Improve Profitability Our metal recovery services improve our customers' profitability by maximizing the reclamation of valuable metallics. Mills' raw material costs can be reduced by substituting clean, high-quality, reclaimed metal for externally purchased scrap. Further, by marketing the residual materials, TMS International offers other environmental and economic benefits by eliminating on-site storage of slag. This service frees valuable real estate for other uses. After the slag has cooled at the TMS International processing site, cranes sweep the raw material with magnets to separate large pieces of metal from the slag. The scrap is then further processed and transported back to the melt shop. The clean, sized scrap is recycled as part of the scrap charge. The remaining material is fed into magnetic separation and screening systems which recover valuable, residual metallics for internal mill consumption and converts the slag into marketable aggregate products. Mission Statement We are committed to ourselves by practicing safe behavior and creating an environment of integrity, initiative and growth. We will have the best maintained equipment. We are committed to creating value for our customers through a partnership of service and innovation. We will provide a return for our investors.