What began as a meeting of 5 likeminded and determined individuals around a dining room table in St. Louis, Missouri, has evolved into an enterprise more than 500 strong, reaching around the world. Founded in 1974, Metal Exchange Corporation has grown from a regional aluminum scrap trading company to a global trader and manufacturer of non-ferrous metals.

With a unique blend of marketing expertise and deep manufacturing excellence, Metal Exchange Corporation provides its customers an unparalleled array of services across all facets of the non-ferrous metals industry. Be it one truckload of scrap or one hundred containers of billet, Metal Exchange Corporation strives to maximize value for its customers, and approaches every transaction with integrity. We do what we say!

Ingrained in the minds of every Metal Exchange Corporation employee is the following Latin phrase and motto of its founder: “ Nisi adieris non intellegis” or, “If you don’t go, you don’t know.” This brief statement encompasses the culture of Metal Exchange Corporation. Visit the customer. See their operations. Understand their needs. There is no better way to create the long lasting, trusting, win/win relationships that are the foundation of Metal Exchange Corporation.

Whether shipping by common carrier or utilizing the Metal Exchange Private Fleet, our team of professional and courteous dispatchers and drivers are constantly striving to exceed the expectations of our suppliers and customers.

Our experienced dispatchers are trained to handle all your freight requirements. Whether domestic or international, a Metal Exchange Transportation professional will make sure your freight is moved in a timely, efficient, and professional manner.

The Metal Exchange Private Fleet, consisting of state of the art power units and over 250 specially designed trailers, is also available to service your transportation needs. Our trailer pool, comprised of High Side Open Tops, Low Side Open Tops, Van Trailers, and Dross Trailers, uniquely equips Metal Exchange to transport virtually all types of metals. The Fleet is also licensed to haul hazardous materials, such as dross and residues.

Our team of company drivers has enabled the Metal Exchange Private Fleet to win several National Private Truck Council safety awards. The Fleet is licensed and insured to support Metal Exchange business as well as “For Hire” business from our suppliers and customers.

Scrap

Leaders in the Business

Metal Exchange Corporation has a team of specialists with the expertise to buy, sell, process and trade all forms of non-ferrous metal scrap and serve global scrap markets. We are in the market on a day to day basis, buying and selling non-ferrous metal scrap for our warehouses, our manufacturing operations, for third party consumption, and for import /export. We are consistent and ongoing market makers of all grades of non-ferrous metal scrap from our worldwide network of consumers and suppliers.

Aluminum

Utilizing an international network of trading offices and North American plants and warehouses, Metal Exchange buys, sells, trades and processes a wide range of aluminum scrap. Our scrap processing and warehouse locations enable us to respond to the industry’s need for processed, packaged, and segregated scrap.

We handle all grades of aluminum scrap, including, but not limited to:

Extrusion scrap
Mixed low copper clips
Lithograph sheet
Segregated alloy clips
New production can scrap (Class 1/2/3/4)
Used beverage containers
Auto wheels
Painted siding
Aluminum radiators
Fin stock
Remelt scrap ingot
Old sheet
Casting scrap
Aluminum turnings
Aluminum drosses and residues
ISRI specs: Tablet, Taint/Tabor, Talk, Tense, Tough/Taboo

Copper & Brass

With our worldwide network of suppliers, Metal Exchange is able to trade and process copper and brass scrap for a variety of consumers and producers, including brass mills, copper wire manufacturers, copper tube manufacturers, brass and rod mills, brass ingot makers, copper refineries, and foundries.

Our ability to supply all grades of copper and brass scrap has enabled us to become one of the largest domestic and international suppliers. We can tailor a scrap conversion to accommodate any consumer or producer of copper. Our Metal Recovery Systems (see separate tab under ‘Manufacturing’) facility processes copper and aluminum wire and aluminum/copper heat exchangers.

Our copper and brass products include:

Bare bright copper wire and choppings
Copper flakes
Tin-plated copper and choppings
#1 copper scrap
High-grade #2 copper and choppings
Copper Cathodes
Brass Alloys, 210 through 260, as well as 300 series
ISRI specs: Barley, Berry, Birch, Candy, Cliff, Clove, Cobra, Cocoa, Dream, Ebony, Honey

Magnesium

Metal Exchange is a daily market maker in most shapes of magnesium scrap, whether new production or post consumer. With underlying magnesium values consistently high, finding the most effective consumer for the scrap is essential. Our wide view of the market allows us to maximize the scrap value by knowing the most efficient homes for magnesium scrap in its many shapes and packages.
Other Metals

Titanium

Stainless Steel

Silicon
Processing Facilities

Metal Exchange Corporation operates a scrap processing facility located in Moulton, AL. This location was chosen based on proximity to consumers and the availability of raw materials. Our Moulton scrap facility is equipped with a full complement of processing equipment, including sorting belts, screens, shears, balers, and spectrometers. All of these are important tools in the segregation and packaging of non-ferrous scrap which allows us to upgrade the value of the material and meet our customers quality requirements.