Founded in 1994 as a scrap-metal trading business, ProTrade Steel has grown into a fully integrated company that brokers, processes, transports and exports ferrous and nonferrous scrap. Its Eastern U.S. operation combines four trading offices, two RJ Recycling facilities and a transportation division with more than 300 private railcars, connecting suppliers with domestic mills, foundries and buyers around the world. In 2025, ProTrade transferred full ownership to its employees through an ESOP, adding a shared-ownership model to a business led by a second generation of the Kessick family.
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Miles Alloys CompanySince 1965, family-owned Miles Alloys Company has processed and recycled industrial ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal for manufacturers, demolition companies, and service centers nationwide. Based in Cleveland, the company combines personalized service with in-house processing and transportation options, handling everything from routine scrap streams to specialized alloy materials.CLEVELAND, OH
ConservIt, IncCelebrating its 50th anniversary, ConservIt, Inc. recycles ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal across the Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia tri-state area. The Hagerstown-based company also handles commercial roll-off service and secure, witnessed destruction of confidential equipment and materials. ConservIt is 100% employee-owned, with more than 100 employee-owners across three locations.HAGERSTOWN, MD
LIBERTY Steel GroupEstablished in 1992 as a trading company, LIBERTY Steel Group has grown into an international, integrated steel and mining business that makes steel from raw and recycled materials through to precision-engineered products. The group operates across more than 200 locations with around 18,000 employees and contractors, supplying industries worldwide while pursuing its GREENSTEEL strategy of recycling scrap and using renewable-powered electric arc furnaces to reduce manufacturing emissions.IRVING, TX
River Metals RecyclingFormed in 1998 from a group of Kentucky scrap yards, River Metals Recycling buys and recycles ferrous, nonferrous, electronic and other scrap metal for households and businesses. The Cincinnati-based company now operates recycling facilities across five states and provides industrial collection, transportation and processing services. RMR is a wholly owned venture of The David J. Joseph Company, whose recycling history dates to 1885, and is part of Nucor’s family of companies.CINCINNATI, OH