On July 12, Upstate Shredding, the largest privately held scrap metal processor on the US East Coast, announced that it will complete the purchase of Genesee Scrap & Shredding (Genesee Scrap), based in Rochester, New York, on Friday, July 15.
Genesee Scrap started natural fiber recycling of rags and clothing during World War 1 and then evolved into a recycler of ferrous and nonferrous metals. There will be no changes regarding the current management team at the facility.
Upstate Shredding will replace the 2,000 hp shredder now operating at Genesee Scrap with a new 10,000 hp, 122 inch mega shredder from Riverside Engineering.
Riverside Engineering president Randy Brace said that the new mega shredder will be one of the highest producing shredders in the US and will be the second one that has been purchased by Upstate Shredding this year.