Tenenbaum Recycling Group

Name

Tenenbaum Recycling Group

Legal name

Alter Trading

Website

https://trg.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Tenenbaum Recycling Group is a scrap metal processor founded in 1890 and based in North Little Rock, Arkansas, positioned as the state's oldest, largest, and most experienced scrap metal processing operation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Recycling Services

NAICS

Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (423930)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050), Secondary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3341)

akta.pro primary industry

Metals Recycling & Processing (Ferrous/Non-Ferrous) (BPALADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Scrap Management & On-site Services (Plant Scrap, Roll-off, Managed Programs) (EUAIAJAI), Scrap Collection, Brokerage & Trading (Dealers, Aggregators, Exporters) (EUAIAJAH)

Keywords

• Scrap metal recycling
• Metal processing services
• Scrap metal purchasing
• Ferrous metals recycling
• Nonferrous metals processing

Headquarters

HQ city

North Little Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Core offering

Tenenbaum Recycling Group (TRG) operates as a scrap metal processor in Arkansas, purchasing, processing, and reselling ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals sourced from industrial, commercial, and other suppliers. The company operates physical processing facilities where scrap is sorted, sheared, baled, and prepared for shipment to downstream metal producers and mills.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scrap Metal Processing and Recycling End-to-end scrap metal recycling service for industrial, commercial, and generator clients. The company purchases scrap metal, sorts and processes it at its facilities, and sells the prepared material to downstream metal producers and mills.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Direct peers

• PSC Metals: U.S. scrap metal processor operating yards in multiple states with ferrous and non-ferrous capabilities; closely comparable to TRG in service mix, customer base, and mid-scale regional processor profile.
• David J. Joseph Company (DJJ): U.S. scrap metal broker and processor (a Nucor subsidiary) operating a national broker network that aggregates ferrous and non-ferrous scrap; overlaps with TRG on industrial sourcing, brokerage, and mill supply.
• OmniSource: Midwest-headquartered scrap metal processor and direct mill supplier with multiple yards and processing facilities, offering a directly comparable regional recycler model to TRG's Arkansas franchise.
• Friedman Industries: Texas-based, publicly traded processor of scrap and pipe products serving the Gulf and southern U.S.; closely comparable regional peer to TRG in geography, ferrous processing, and mill supply.
• Metalico: Mid-sized U.S. scrap metal recycler with yards in multiple regions; comparable in scale and operating model to TRG's regional, multi-yard processing business.
• Ferrous Processing & Trading: Mid-Atlantic and Midwest scrap metal processor and broker serving industrial accounts; comparable to TRG in regional recycling, processing, and brokerage activity.
• Alter Trading: St. Louis-based, privately held ferrous and non-ferrous scrap processor with operations across the central U.S.; directly comparable to TRG as a regional, multi-yard recycler of similar size and business model.

Broad incumbents

• Commercial Metals Company (CMC): Major U.S.-based metals recycler and steel producer with vertically integrated mill and recycling assets; broader portfolio but overlapping with TRG on ferrous scrap sourcing and processing.
• EMR (European Metal Recycling): Global scrap metal and end-of-life vehicle recycler with significant U.S. operations; competes with TRG in non-ferrous, ferrous, and brokerage activity at much broader scale.
• Schnitzer Steel Industries: Long-standing publicly traded U.S. scrap recycler and finished steel producer with deep West Coast and national operations; a much larger incumbent that competes in sourcing, processing, and export.

Market position

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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