New York scrap metal processor to come to New Castle

new castle. pa.

New building to house Upstate Shredding

Staff report

NEW CASTLE, pa.

Construction on a building to house the newest location of Upstate Shredding on South Jefferson Street will soon be underway.

Upstate Shredding-Weitsman Recycling is a New York-based scrap-metal processor that decided to make the move to New Castle to gain access to a new region.

“We are definitely really excited to be in that area,” said Adam Weitsman, owner of the company.

Upstate Shredding is the East Coast’s largest privately owned metal processor with 18 locations throughout New York and Pennsylvania.

The company expects to process more than 1 million tons of ferrous and 250 million pounds of nonferrous metal this year as it continues toward its goal of $1 billion in annual debt-free sales, according to a press release.

The company recently was named the world’s leader in scrap and recycling by Platts, a global publication on the energy, petrochemicals, metals and agriculture markets. Representatives from the company accepted the award at a ceremony in London on May 21.

Weitsman said the company has about 95 percent of the permits needed to construct the facility in New Castle, which the company invested $20 million in.

The new facility will sit on approximately 10 acres of land with a new shredder. The company demolished the building that previously was on the lot.

Although it is not expected to open until next year, the facility will have a full-service scrap-metal processing operation and will consist of buying retail and wholesale from the general public and industrial companies.

Approximately 30 people are expected to be hired to start off, including managers, equipment operators, laborers and truck drivers.