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South American Company Purchases System From The Shredder Company

Adelca says it hopes to have shredder installed by the third quarter of this year.

Scott Newell, chairman of The Shredder Company LLC, El Paso, Texas announces that Aceria Del Ecuador C.A. (Adelca), Quito, Ecuador, has purchased a TSC 80 SXS shredding plant to process 180,000 tons per year of locally generated scrap.

Adelca operates an electric furnace steel mill producing long products in Ecuador. The company specializes in producing high quality steel wire as well as reinforcing bar (rebar).

According to an announcement by The Shredder Company, Adelca personnel say the investment of the shredder is a part of the company's strategy of improving the productivity and efficiency of their present steelmaking equipment.

Adelca says that the purchase of the shredder is part of a constant improvement, and the use of high quality shredded steel scrap will allow shorter turn times for heats from the electric furnaces. The shredder also will provide better chemistry and consistency in the steel quality produced.

The plant installation and startup is expected to be completed before this September.

"We are very proud to have been selected as the suppliers of this plant after the Adelca personnel did a worldwide search for the best equipment. We look forward to working with this skilled group to help them accomplish their goals," says Newell.

LR Shredding System Released

The Long-Awaited Portable Plant

To fulfill the increasing global need for shredded scrap, The Shredder Company has developed a new specialized plant. The LR ("Little Rascal") shredder can be installed anywhere, in a permanent or transportable arrangement. Perfect for traders in limited or developing markets, the LR shredder minimizes risk without departing from TSC shredding paradigm. Fully customizable installation guarantees that TSC can tender the machine that fits your market. Employ Smart Shredding on a small scale beginning today!   (Get Full Text)

Three More Shredders to China

Jump-Starting Chinese Metal Recycling

The Shredder Company is pleased to announce the sale of three more 124 SXS machines to the Feng Li group of Jianzhiagang, China. This sale will be a major boon to the developing Chinese recycling industry. Each of these plants will yield more than 100 million tons of shredded scrap a year, effectively doubling the Chinese steel market's percentage of steel processed from scrap metal. We have been pleased to do business with Feng Li and wish them many more succesful years to come.

Trends in the Production and Use of Shredded Steel Scrap

And some of the implications for its producers and consumers.

It is generally useful to understand a speaker's point of view so that you can make some judgment as to his particular set of prejudices.  In my case, I am Chairman of The Shredder Company, LLC, which manufactures scrap steel shredding equipment and which also operates an electric furnace steel foundry.  I am Chairman of Newell Recycling Company of El Paso which operates a complete scrap processing facility with a shredder installation.  This means that the companies with which I am involved, buy, process, and sell scrap steel, consume scrap in an electric furnace and manufacture equipment for scrap preparation.  Sometimes, I do not know which side of the table I should be occupying, or which hat I should be wearing, but it does tend to keep me balanced. (Get Full Text)

When is One Large Shredder Better than Two or Three Smaller Shredding Plants?

AMM Scrap Conference, November 2007

It is interesting that there is a renewal of the old discussion regarding the advantages of shredding with a large shredder compared with smaller shredders.  At The Shredder Company, during the past year, we have taken orders for 4 smaller shredders and 7 large shredders.  That might indicate a preference for large machines but the locations and the circumstances for each plant differ greatly and need to be examined for clues as to how the next individual should make this decision.

Before the discussion of whether or not the new shredder should be large or small, it is probably a good idea to look at whether a new shredder is a good idea in any event.  Confessing our prejudice as manufacturers of shredding equipment, we believe that, of course, the world needs lots of new efficient shredders of all sizes but it will be worthwhile to examine some facts to double check our selves. (Get Full Text)

Press Release - January 2007

Grossman Iron & Steel Celebrates One Year of High Production.

In this market it's good to have a great shredder and superior support, reported Cap Grossman, President of Grossman Iron and Steel Company, St Louis, Missouri. Grossman have been operating the TSC, (The Shredder Company) SXS 124 shredder, powered by an 8000 HP electric motor, for over one year now and have enjoyed constant high production. According to Scott Newell, President of The Shredder Company (TSC), the Grossman family made the decision to install a world class shredding facility with complete ferrous and non ferrous recoveries and they certainly did achieve their goal. The plant has been designed to produce a variety of special shredder products and it has been successful meeting that criteria, increasing the Grossman ability to service a wide variety of foundries and steel consumers. TSC is proud to have been a significant part of this process.

Press Release - January 2007

Al Sale Eastern Co. LTD in Saudi Arabia Have Ordered a TSC 80SXS Shredder.

The Shredder Company's first Shredder system to the Middle East has gone to Al Sale Eastern, a leading scrap processor located in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The plant will feature the TSC SXS 80 shredder and will be operated completely off the power grid with Diesel Generator sets.

This plant is specifically designed to receive and efficiently process scrap that has been logged or put into light bales up to one ton per cubic meter because of the distances that scrap travels in Saudi Arabia. The shredder will be delivered in the second quarter of 2007 to begin operation in August 2007. This first step into the Middle East market has opened new doors for The Shredder Company which supports its efforts to expand its manufacturing facilities and its offerings to the shredding community.

Newell Engineering History

An Engineering Landmark

With the realization of one brilliant idea, Alton Scott Newell revolutionized the scrap metal industry and significantly contributed to the ongoing effort to recycle used metals and conserve the Earth's precious resources. His invention of the Newell Shredder offered a method of scrapping metal that created a better end product with drastically reduced energy and processing cost. (Get Full Text)