Alter Trading Corporation is one of the largest scrap metal recyclers and brokers in the United States, tracing its origins to 1898. Now in its fourth generation of family ownership, the privately held company operates more than 70 scrap metal processing facilities across the Midwest, the Rocky Mountain region and the southern United States, with a corporate support center in St. Louis, Missouri and a trading office in Hong Kong.
The company's work spans three main lines of business: the recycling of ferrous metals for steelmaking and manufacturing clients, the recycling of non-ferrous metals for industrial customers and salvage operations of every kind, and the brokering of scrap metal in the global recycling market. Processing is carried out at facilities the company describes as state-of-the-art, serving clients across steelmaking, manufacturing and industrial salvage.
Alter Trading states a mission of conserving natural resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions through efficient and responsible recycling practices, alongside commitments to energy conservation and community support. Its stated operating principles combine long-established family ownership with continued investment in processing capability and innovation.
- Founded 1898; over 125 years in the metal recycling industry
- 70+ scrap metal processing facilities
- Fourth-generation, privately held family company
- Presence across the Midwest, Rocky Mountain and southern United States, plus Hong Kong
