Ferrous Processing & Trading
2220 E Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States

From the proud heritage of our southeastern Michigan roots, Ferrous Processing & Trading have grown into one of North America’s premier processors, sellers and recyclers of scrap metals of all kinds. From massive auto shredding operations and specialty steel making and foundry products to nonferrous metals and industrial scrap management.We are supported by the unique skills and experience of our management, commercial and operations team. Our ownership assures both financial strength, a deep commitment to our industry and our customers. We have built our reputation on the core values of integrity, responsiveness, expertise and creativity in scrap metal recycling.

Ferrous Processing and Trading (FPT) is one of North America’s premier processors, sellers, and recyclers of scrap metals of all kinds. They are supported by the unique skills and experience of the management, commercial, and operations teams. Their ownership assures both financial strength and a deep commitment to the industry and their customers. FPT’s reputation is built on the core values of integrity, expertise, responsiveness, and creativity in the scrap metal recycling industry.Ferrous Processing and Trading is a key supplier to the metals industry of North America. They are also a major scrap metals management company for the U.S. auto industry. From every stage of the metal recycling process from the assembly line to the used parts pile then through the scrap processing yard and into the furnace, FPT has the right answers for handling and marketing metal.

Our Core Values

INTEGRITY
Our core values are very important, integrity being the first one. From our largest manufacturing customer to our smallest peddler supplier…from our senior executives to our yard laborers; we share a common commitment to doing the right thing. We are very proud of our long-standing trade relationships where mutual trust and confidence have built ever stronger over the years. We are in business for the long pull, and our reputation for straight forward dealing is one of our cherished assets.

RESPONSIVENESS
While we have grown to be one the country’s largest scrap metal processors and sellers, we have worked hard to retain the best attributes of our founding companies; particularly the ability to react quickly and decisively to issues and opportunities. When circumstances dictate, we can quickly deploy our breadth of talented personnel, equipment and capital to respond to developments while they are still fresh. We are regularly complemented by our customers and associates for our ability to quickly mobilize.

EXPERTISE
One particular benefit of our background and growth has been the acquisition of our team of management, commercial and operations personnel with skills and experience that are some of the broadest and deepest in the industry. This has fostered our commitment to continue to build on and develop new generations of industry leaders with superior skills, training and exposure to help secure a successful and competitive future for years to come.

CREATIVITY
A serious look at our array of successful customers in the steel making, foundry and automotive industries shows that their leadership and management have been visionary and innovative in both their business models and their response to market conditions. Our management and ownership share the same creative perspective toward dealing with constantly evolving markets and technology. Many of our signature successes for which we are recognized in the industry are the result of this creativity and the commitment to see it through.

Metal Recycling

Ferrous Processing & Trading is one of North America’s premier processors, sellers, and recyclers of scrap metals of all kinds. From massive auto shredding operations and specialty steel making and foundry products to nonferrous metals and industrial scrap management.We are supported by the unique skills and experience of our management, commercial, and operations teams. Our ownership assures both financial strength, and a deep commitment to our industry and customers. We have built our reputation on the core values of integrity, responsiveness, expertise and creativity in scrap metal recycling.

Ferrous Processing & Trading has become a key supplier to the metals industry of North America as well as a major scrap metals management company for the U.S. auto industry. For every stage of the metal recycling process, from the assembly line to the used parts pile then through the scrap-processing yard and into the furnace, we have the right answers for handling and marketing metal.Ferrous Processing and Trading welcomes all industrial steel processors, stamping plants, scrap dealers, brokers and individuals looking to recycle their scrap metals responsibly. We are also a dependable, trusted and preferred supplier of ferrous and non-ferrous metals to all of the major dealers, the steel mills, and foundries throughout the United States. With processing facilities from Ontario to Florida, certified quality management and logistics capability help to ensure product pickup & delivery.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND QUALITY INTEGRITY

The removal of scrap metals from industrial facilities poses many potential environmental risks and liabilities for both the scrap producer and processor. All of our facilities, processing techniques and transportation equipment are designed and operated to minimize or eliminate these risks and liabilities for both Ferrous Processing and our scrap suppliers.

QUALITY
Our Quality Department includes professional quality management, quality analysis, laboratory furnace and chemical engineering operations. We believe that quality of scrap is achieved through the establishment and implementation of continual improvement processes.Our facilities are registered to the ISO 9000 Standard. We have assisted larger industrial plants in their achievement of ISO 14000.Ferrous Processing & Trading is a world-class supplier of recyclable metals to the steel industry. Through continuous quality improvements and processing capabilities we are able to strengthen our position as a market leader improving environmental and quality conditions. Ferrous Processing & Trading pioneered testing facilities to melt, test and document the chemistry of all scrap produced at all of our facilities, ensuring the quality of all shipments and quantifying their value.