Texas Port Recycling

What Texas Port Recycling does

Texas Port Recycling (TPR) is a Texas-based ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycler that purchases, processes, and resells metal to mills and end-markets. Founded in February 2006 when The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ) acquired the assets of Northwest Recycling, TPR operates four physical facilities: Conroe, Houston (Port), Houston (Pinemont), and Victoria. The Houston Port site on the Houston Ship Channel houses what the company describes as the largest automobile shredder in southeast Texas, providing processing scale and a maritime logistics advantage. TPR is a wholly owned subsidiary of DJJ, which itself became part of Nucor Corporation (Fortune 120) in 2008.

TPR operates three primary service lines. (1) Household scrap: walk-in drop-off at any of the four locations, where materials are weighed on certified scales and the seller is paid immediately in cash via an on-site self-service ATM. (2) Industrial scrap: full-service account management through an internal dispatch team, including container delivery (roll-offs 10–50 yards, luggers 3–10 yards, cage/van/specialty trailers), mobile car crushing and baling, demolition, railcar dismantling, and transportation. (3) End-of-life vehicle purchasing, including non-running vehicles, with mobile pickup available. Supporting technology consists of computerized certified scales with scoreboard-style weight readouts, kiosk-based non-ferrous purchasing systems that print barcoded tickets, and MyScrapInfo, a supplier portal for tracking tickets, payments, containers, and documents.

Revenue is generated almost entirely on a transactional commodity-spread basis: TPR buys scrap at market-clearing spot prices and resells processed material to steel mills, non-ferrous smelters, and downstream manufacturers. Household transactions are spot/paid-as-you-go with no contract; industrial pricing is individually negotiated through dispatch. The go-to-market is hybrid — direct-to-consumer (drop-off, ATM, vehicle pickup) plus sales-led (industrial account management). TPR is led by VP & GM Jeff Davis (also overseeing Western Metals Recycling) with shared services across the DJJ family; the company is not an independent operating entity in the conventional sense but a regional sub-platform within Nucor's scrap procurement footprint.

Name

Texas Port Recycling

Legal name

Texas Port Recycling

Website

https://texasportrecycling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Texas Port Recycling is a Texas-based ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycler operating four facilities (Conroe, two Houston sites, Victoria), serving households, industrial accounts, and end-of-life vehicle sellers. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The David J. Joseph Company, itself a Nucor Corporation subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Recycling Services

SIC

Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050)

akta.pro primary industry

Scrap Collection, Brokerage & Trading (Dealers, Aggregators, Exporters) (EUAIAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ferrous Scrap Processing & Recycling (Steel/Iron) (EUAIAJAA), Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing & Recycling (Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Lead, Zinc) (EUAIAJAB), Construction & Demolition (C&D) Metal Recycling (Structural Steel, Rebar, Roofing, Wire) (IMAKAMAF)

Keywords

• Scrap metal recycling
• Ferrous metal processing
• Nonferrous metal purchasing
• Industrial scrap services
• End-of-life vehicle recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Sandy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Scrap Metal Purchase and Resale: Purchase ferrous scrap (iron, steel, autos) and nonferrous scrap (aluminum, copper, brass, wire) from households and businesses, then process and resell to steel mills and metal manufacturers
2. Industrial Scrap Services: Container services, transportation, mobile crushing, demolition, and railcar dismantling for industrial accounts
3. End-of-Life Vehicle Purchasing: Purchase of junk cars, trucks, farm equipment, and lawnmowers from individuals, paying cash for vehicles even if not running

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Texas Port Recycling purchases, processes, and resells ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal sourced from households, automotive, and industrial generators across four Texas facilities. Processed material is sold to steel mills and metal manufacturers, while industrial customers receive bundled services such as mobile crushing, baling, demolition, railcar dismantling, and transportation/container logistics.

Product overview

Texas Port Recycling is a ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycling company operating 4 locations across Texas (Conroe, Houston Port, Houston Pinemont, and Victoria). The company's core offerings include household scrap metal purchasing (with on-site ATM cash payment), junk car and end-of-life vehicle services (including mobile crushing), and comprehensive industrial scrap management. Industrial services encompass mobile crushing, mobile baling, demolition and railcar dismantling, transportation and container logistics (via Dispatch), certified scales with computerized transactions, and a Computerized Non-Ferrous Purchasing system using kiosk touch-screens. Customers can access account management through MyScrapInfo, a supplier portal for tracking tickets, payments, and documents. The company is wholly owned by The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ), which is a subsidiary of Nucor Corporation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MyScrapInfo: Online supplier portal for tracking tickets, payments, containers, and documents

Products and services

• Household Scrap Metal Purchasing (Sell Your Scrap) Walk-in purchasing service for household sellers of scrap metal and appliances, featuring an in-house kiosk that produces a fast, accurate quote and pays the seller immediately in cash via ATM. Intended for individual consumers and households disposing of accumulated personal scrap.
• End-of-Life Vehicle (Junk Car) Recycling Service for individuals and businesses to turn end-of-life vehicles into reusable ferrous and nonferrous materials, providing a compliant outlet for junk cars while recovering recyclable metal content.
• Industrial Scrap Services Bulk scrap metal solutions for industries and businesses, including mobile crushing, baling, shearing, demolition, and railcar dismantling delivered on-site or at Texas Port Recycling facilities. Targeted at industrial generators of ferrous and nonferrous scrap.
• Transportation and Container Dispatch Logistics service providing trucking, container delivery, and dispatch coordination to move scrap between industrial customer sites and Texas Port Recycling's processing facilities. Supports both inbound scrap collection and outbound shipment of processed material.
• MyScrapInfo Supplier Portal Digital portal for industrial scrap suppliers to access account information, transaction history, and tools related to doing business with Texas Port Recycling. Targeted at recurring industrial accounts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Accident rates below 1/3 of recycling industry average
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1885Cincinnati-based company, one of USA's largest scrap metal companies. Texas Port Recycling is a wholly owned venture of DJJ. Provides operational expertise, systems, and corporate infrastructure.
• Advantage Metals RecyclingminorOthersDJJ affiliate - scrap metal recycling facilities across Missouri and Kansas. Part of DJJ family of companies.
• Gemini RecyclingminorOthersDJJ affiliate providing complete scrap management services for companies of all sizes. Part of DJJ family of companies.
• Metal Recycling ServicesminorOthersDJJ affiliate - scrap metal recycling facilities across North Carolina. Part of DJJ family of companies.
• River Metal RecyclingminorOthersDJJ affiliate - scrap metal recycling facilities in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and West Virginia. Part of DJJ family of companies.
• Trademark Metals RecyclingminorOthersDJJ affiliate - scrap metal recycling facilities throughout Florida. Part of DJJ family of companies.
• Western Metal RecyclingminorOthersDJJ affiliate - scrap metal recycling facilities across Utah, Colorado and Nevada. Part of DJJ family of companies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Liberty Iron & Metal: U.S. regional scrap metal recycler with shredders and industrial scrap services. Comparable mid-sized regional recycler competing for similar household and industrial accounts in their respective geographies.
• Trademark Metals Recycling: DJJ/Nucor family affiliate operating scrap metal recycling yards across Florida. Closest operational analog to TPR given shared DJJ corporate systems, MyScrapInfo tooling, and similar household plus industrial service mix.
• Western Metal Recycling: DJJ affiliate operating scrap yards across Utah, Colorado, and Nevada, sharing the same VP & GM (Jeff Davis) with TPR. Operationally, financially, and technologically tightly linked to TPR via parent systems and shared leadership.
• Gemini Recycling: DJJ affiliate providing complete scrap management services for companies of all sizes, with comparable industrial account and ELV handling focus. Sister operating model inside the DJJ family.
• River Metal Recycling: DJJ affiliate operating scrap recycling facilities across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and West Virginia. Comparable multi-site regional scrap business under the same DJJ/Nucor umbrella as TPR.
• SA Recycling: Large U.S. independent ferrous and non-ferrous scrap recycler with auto shredders, container services, and household dropoff yards. Closest large independent competitor to TPR's integrated model of collection, processing, and resale.
• Metal Recycling Services: DJJ affiliate running scrap metal recycling facilities across North Carolina. Sister regional scrap business under DJJ/Nucor with parallel household dropoff and industrial container offerings.
• Advantage Metals Recycling: DJJ affiliate scrap recycler with yards across Missouri and Kansas, sharing corporate functions (e.g., controller Jeremy McRoberts) and the MyScrapInfo portal with TPR. Direct functional and customer-base parallel.

Broad incumbents

• Radius Recycling (formerly Schnitzer Steel): Public, vertically integrated scrap-to-finished-metal operator with nationwide yards and shredders. Overlaps with TPR at the collection/processing tier but operates at much larger scale and across metals manufacturing.
• European Metal Recycling (EMR): Global scrap metal recycler with shredders, container services, and consumer-facing dropoff, similar in operating scope to TPR but at international scale. Useful benchmark for geographic and service-mix expansion strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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