{"id":15539,"date":"2014-08-13T15:14:04","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T19:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2014\/08\/two-scrap-metal-recyclers-under-new-ownership.html"},"modified":"2014-08-13T15:14:04","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T19:14:04","slug":"two-scrap-metal-recyclers-under-new-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2014\/08\/two-scrap-metal-recyclers-under-new-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Scrap Metal Recyclers, Under New Ownership, See Bright Business Future"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At R. Cohen Recycling of Glens Falls, a recycler of various kinds of scrap metal, the manager says the building and facility was upgraded and the entire operation is more efficient\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

By Jill Nagy<\/p>\n

Consolidation, environment cleanup,
\na general streamlining of operations,
\nand a fragile prosperity have characterized
\nthe scrap metal recycling industry
\nin recent years, according to the people
\noperating two Glens Falls area companies
\nin that industry.<\/p>\n

One company, R. Cohen Recycling of
\nGlens Falls, was purchased two and a
\nhalf years ago by N.H. Kellman of Cohoes.
\nThe other, Eastside Metals and
\nRecycling of Kingsbury, will complete,
\nprobably in early fall, its sale to Upstate
\nShredding-Weitsman Recycling of
\nAlbany.<\/p>\n

Upstate Shredding-Weitsman Recycling
\nis purported to be the largest
\nprivately held scrap metal processor
\nand recycling center on the east coast.
\nIn both cases, the consolidations have
\nmeant an infusion of new capital, the
\ncreation of new jobs, and changes in the
\nway the companies operate. The owners
\nof the smaller companies have stayed
\non to manage and their employees have
\nkept their jobs.<\/p>\n

Peter Kudan, manager of R. Cohen,
\nsaid he was completely bought out of the
\nbusiness, but added, “they [Kellman]
\nhave done wonders for the company.”
\nInventory doesn’t stay around as long,
\nhe said. The building and facility have
\nbeen upgraded since the sale and the
\nentire operation is more efficient.<\/p>\n

“The business is definitely different
\nbecause it’s part of a larger organization,”
\nKudan said.<\/p>\n

For example, much of the processing
\nis now done in Cohoes. The company gets
\nmost of its materials from three sources:
\nprivate households, municipalities, and
\nindustrial and commercial facilities.
\nThe amount of private-source material–
\nlargely automobiles and household
\nappliances–has tripled in the past
\nthree years, Kudan estimated. The
\namount of industrial and commercial
\nwaste has declined due to the decrease
\nin the amount of heavy industry in the
\narea.<\/p>\n

The demand side has been boosted
\nbecause of economic and environmental
\npressures and, as a result, prices have
\nincreased as well. While prices for selling
\nthe scrap have gone down since their
\nrecent peak, “they are still very comfortable
\nand livable numbers,” according to
\nKudan, who remembers when there was
\nalmost no profit margin in the scrap
\nmetal business. The business is now in its 89th year.<\/p>\n

Eastside expects to follow in Cohen’s
\nfootsteps as soon as it completes a major
\ncleanup of their facility. The work is
\nabout 75 percent completed, according
\nto Anthony Marro, who runs the facility.
\nHe said he expects the deal to close
\nwithin a month. When the work is done,
\nEastside “will be a nice clean presentable
\nfacility, instead of an eyesore.”<\/p>\n

More than the looks of the building
\nwill change, he said. For one thing, the
\nautomobile-crushing facility, a remnant
\nof Eastside’s original business in Kingsbury,
\nwill close. Instead, the company
\nwill process and bale the automobiles
\nand ship them to a shredder.<\/p>\n

“The area needs change and expansion,”
\naccording to Marro, and the sale of
\nEastside “represents a very big change.”
\nAmong other changes, the number of
\nemployees is expected to double. Like R.
\nCohen, Eastside is finding good quality
\nscrap metal harder to come by, while
\ndemand, both domestic and overseas,
\nincreases. Turkey is a big market for the
\ncompany, Eastside’s Marro said.<\/p>\n

In the past 10 years, the metal recycling
\nbusiness has seen a great increase
\nin the number and complexity of rules
\nand regulations, mainly designed to
\nprotect the environment, Marro noted.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the recycling of
\nelectronics, such as computer parts and
\ntelevision sets, is a fast-growing segment
\nof the industry in the last couple of
\nyears. Eastside dismantles the machines
\nand ships them to a mill to be melted.
\nUsed electronics are mined for their copper,
\naluminum, brass and precious metals–
\nplatinum, gold and silver primarily.
\nR. Cohen does not handle electronics.<\/p>\n

Despite the value of the materials on
\nhand, Marro has not had “anything out
\nof the ordinary” in the way of theft from
\nhis facility. Inventory is tracked by computer.
\n“Potential thieves know they will
\nbe caught eventually,” he said.<\/p>\n

Weitsman will invest some $6 million
\nin the Kingsbury business, according to
\npress reports. It will mean new equipment,
\nextended hours, and better customer
\nservice, according to Ben Weitsman.
\nThe purchase is one of several the
\ncompany is making to better utilize a
\nnew port facility in Albany.<\/p>\n

The future of the industry looks
\nbright, at least in the short run, according
\nto R. Cohen’s Kudan. “Metal is
\nso recyclable.”<\/p>\n

The energy savings over new material
\nare significant and that increases
\ndemand. At the same time, consolidation
\nis a big trend in the industry.<\/p>\n

Photo by Tyler LaPan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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