What DIMECA does

DIMECA is a privately held Mexican industrial scrap management company founded in 1994 and headquartered in Saltillo, Coahuila. The company purchases scrap from manufacturing industries, recyclers, and the public, processes it through owned infrastructure, and sells processed ferrous and non-ferrous materials to foundries and steel mills across Mexico. It also exports to Asia, Europe, and North America. Core operations span the full scrap lifecycle: on-site collection (with in-plant personnel stationed at customer facilities), container placement, sorting and grading at scrap yards, processing (cutting, shearing, baling, shredding), fiscal destruction certification, and IMMEX program support for temporarily imported waste.

The company's underlying technology is operational rather than digital. It operates a Quality Management System certified to ISO 9001:2015, a network of 14-17 strategically located scrap yards across Mexico's main industrial corridors (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Guanajuato, Jalisco, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro), and a fleet of more than 300 transportation units supported by over 1,000 containers. A dedicated shredding and processing facility in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, provides value-added processing for downstream mill supply. Personnel are certified under DC3 and DC5 standards for equipment and waste-handling operations, and the company holds environmental permits for special-handling waste (RME).

DIMECA generates revenue on a transaction-fee basis: it purchases scrap at prices indexed to international market indicators (AMM/Fastmarkets, LME, PLATTS) and spot domestic rates, processes and resells the material, and captures the spread. Pricing is settled in national currency, US dollars, or other currencies with financial guarantees. The company serves four customer segments — foundries and steel mills (primary off-takers), manufacturing scrap generators (primary suppliers), recycling companies (intermediate suppliers), and the general public (long-tail suppliers). The go-to-market model is direct enterprise field sales with no intermediaries, supported by a bilingual corporate website, social media presence, and a transparency/compliance hotline.

Name

DIMECA

Legal name

Dimeca

Website

https://dimeca.com.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DIMECA is a Mexican industrial scrap management company that purchases, processes, and resells ferrous and non-ferrous scrap to foundries, steel mills, and manufacturers across Mexico, and exports to Asia, Europe, and North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Scrap Management

NAICS

Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Manufacturing Scrap Recycling (Factory Scrap, Turnings, Offcuts) (IMAKAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scrap Metal Collection, Logistics & Aggregation (Yards, Roll-off, Container Programs) (IMAKAMAK), Scrap Metal Export/Import & Trading (International Sourcing, Compliance, Documentation) (IMAKAMAL), Ferrous Scrap Processing & Brokerage (Steel & Cast Iron) (IMAKAMAA), Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing & Brokerage (Aluminum, Copper, Brass/Bronze, Lead, Zinc, Nickel) (IMAKAMAB)

Keywords

• Industrial scrap management
• Scrap metal recycling
• Ferrous materials processing
• Metals export logistics
• Waste management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saltillo

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Scrap Sales: DIMECA purchases scrap from manufacturing and recycling industries, processes it through their infrastructure, and sells to foundries and steel mills. Revenue is generated through transaction-based pricing based on international market indicators (AMM, LME, PLATTS) and domestic market rates.
2. Domestic Scrap Purchase and Resale: Purchase of domestic scrap from the public and recycling companies, processed and resold to industrial customers. Services include container placement, competitive pricing, fast reception, and prompt payment options.
3. Export Sales: Export of ferrous and non-ferrous materials to countries in Asia, Europe, and North America via ocean freight containers and land transportation. Handles maritime container loading and fiscal/customs procedures for international compliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DIMECA purchases ferrous and non-ferrous industrial scrap from manufacturing industries and recycling companies, processes the material through cutting, shearing, baling, and shredding operations at its facilities, and sells the processed output to foundries and steel mills across Mexico. The company also exports processed materials internationally and offers related services including in-plant personnel deployment, container placement, IMMEX program waste purchases, and fiscal destruction certificates.

Product overview

DIMECA operates as a single unified industrial scrap management platform offering integrated services across the entire scrap lifecycle. The core offerings consist of Purchase (Compra) and Sales (Venta) services, complemented by Material Processing capabilities including cutting, shearing, baling, and shredding. Additional services include Export operations, a nationwide Coverage Network of strategically located scrap yards, Collection services, IMMEX Program support, and Fiscal Destruction services. The company serves manufacturing industries, recyclers, foundries, and steel mills across Mexico, providing end-to-end solutions from scrap generation through final delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Compra (Industrial Scrap Purchase Service) Industrial scrap purchasing service that buys scrap from manufacturing industries and recyclers across Mexico, contributing to circular economy and environmental management. Includes in-plant personnel deployment, collection, fiscal destruction certificates, IMMEX program support, and 24/7 professional support.
• Venta (Scrap Sales to Foundries and Steel Mills) Scrap sales service providing continuous and tailored material supply to foundries and steel mills across Mexico. Includes strategic supply chain management, scheduled deliveries coordinated with production schedules, safety inventories, quality assurance, and pricing tied to international market indicators.
• Material Processing (Cutting, Shearing, Baling, Shredding) Metal scrap processing services including plate and structure cutting to specific requirements, shearing, busheling bales in different dimensions, and steel shredding. Produces high-quality ferrous and non-ferrous products meeting steel mill and foundry quality requirements.
• Exportaciones (International Exports) International export of ferrous and non-ferrous materials to countries in Asia, Europe, and North America via ocean freight containers and land transportation. Handles maritime container loading and fiscal/customs procedures for international compliance.
• Cobertura (Nationwide Scrap Yard Network) Nationwide network of 17 strategically positioned scrap yards across Mexico's major industrial corridors (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Guanajuato, Jalisco, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro), complemented by a robust fleet of transportation equipment and a processing plant in Ramos Arizpe.
• Recolección (Collection Service) Industrial and domestic scrap collection service using a fleet of trailers and roll-off trucks, with 24/7 service availability and direct deployment of in-plant personnel at customer manufacturing facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Continuous supply guarantee to foundries and steel mills nationwide
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Metal Recycling (EMR): EMR is one of the largest global metal recyclers, operating yards, shredders, and export operations across Europe and internationally. It is comparable to DIMECA as an integrated ferrous/non-ferrous processor with global export reach, though at vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• ArcelorMittal: ArcelorMittal is the world's largest steelmaker and a major consumer of ferrous scrap through its EAF and integrated operations, with significant presence in Mexico. It is comparable as an end-buyer of industrial scrap in the same geography and a structural driver of scrap demand/pricing that affects DIMECA's economics.
• Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC is a vertically integrated US metals recycler and steel/mining products manufacturer. Its scrap recycling segment (including the Former acquisition of Tendon and others) competes in the same value chain as DIMECA — collection and processing of ferrous scrap for EAF steelmaking — making it a broad incumbent peer rather than a direct Mexican competitor.
• David J. Joseph Company (DJJ, Nucor subsidiary): David J. Joseph is one of the largest US scrap brokers and processors, operating as a Nucor subsidiary. It shares DIMECA's core activity of procuring, processing, and brokering ferrous scrap for EAF steelmaking but operates as part of a vertically integrated US steel group rather than as a stand-alone trader.

Regional players

• Grupo SIMEC: Grupo SIMEC is a Mexican mini-mill steel producer that consumes scrap in its EAF operations. While primarily a customer-side player rather than a scrap trader, it operates in the same Mexican industrial value chain and geography as DIMECA, with overlapping logistics and feedstock economics.
• PROESA / Aceros y Metales Procesados (Mexican scrap peers): PROESA and similar Mexican scrap processors (e.g., Aceros y Metales) operate regional scrap yards and processing capacity in Mexico's industrial corridors. They are direct regional competitors to DIMECA in the domestic Mexican industrial scrap market, though typically with smaller footprints and more limited export capability.

Direct peers

• TMS International: TMS International provides on-site scrap management and mill services to steel producers globally, including scrap handling, processing, and transportation. Its outsourced in-plant scrap management model is highly comparable to DIMECA's in-plant personnel services for Mexican manufacturers and foundries.
• PSC Metals (Division of Olympic Steel): PSC Metals, part of Olympic Steel, is a US ferrous and non-ferrous scrap processor with yards and processing equipment serving EAF mills and foundries. It shares DIMECA's core activity of scrap collection, processing, and mill-supply, though operating exclusively in the US Midwest and Northeast.
• Radius Recycling (formerly Schnitzer Steel Industries): Radius Recycling is a US-listed ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycler operating yards, processing facilities, and export channels. It is directly comparable to DIMECA in business model — collection, processing, and sale of industrial scrap to mills and foundries — but at significantly larger scale and with deeper US export infrastructure.
• Recylex: Recylex is a European-based scrap metal recycler and secondary smelter of lead and non-ferrous metals. It is comparable to DIMECA's non-ferrous processing activities (sorting, processing, and selling recovered metals) but operates in a different geography with a more vertical, smelting-heavy model.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Funding overview

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M&A

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