DJJ adds Appalachian region yards to portfolio

The River Metals Recycling (RMR) subsidiary of the Cincinnati-based David J. Joseph Co. (DJJ) has announced the acquisition of scrap processing locations in Ashland, Kentucky; Coeburn, Virginia; and Charleston, West Virginia.

The recycling plants were acquired from Mississippi-based Columbus Recycling, which retains ownership and will continue to operate its nine other facilities in Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky.

The three facilities acquired by DJJ had been operating under the name CRHC Mansbach Metal LLC. Mansbach Metal was formerly part of Alabama-based Progress Rail Corp., which is itself a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. The Mansbach locations, which include an auto shredder in Ashland, changed hands in 2017 when Progress Rail sold them to Columbus Recycling.

RMR now operates 17 locations in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Virginia, West Virginia and Alabama, including auto shredders in Ashland, Newport and Louisville, Kentucky. “The addition of these new locations, including a shredding operation in Ashland, is consistent with RMR’s growth strategy and demonstrates DJJ’s commitment to expanding its regional recycling platforms,” the scrap firm says. 

Columbus Recycling is owned by Florida-based Trivest Partners LP.