Copal Métal

What Copal Métal does

Copal Métal is a privately-held scrap metal recycling company founded in 1998 and headquartered in Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada. The company purchases, recovers, and recycles ferrous metals (steel, stainless steel, cast iron, steel chips, busheling, prepared/unprepared steel, sheet metal) and non-ferrous metals (aluminium, copper, brass, nickel alloy, lead, titanium, zinc), and also processes end-of-life appliances, automobiles, and scrap batteries. It serves three horizontal customer segments — commercial and industrial businesses, government agencies, and private individuals — across the province of Quebec.

Operations are built around a single Sainte-Julie facility with a fully concreted outdoor operational surface and digital weighing systems that enable accurate measurement and clean material handling. Service distribution is multi-channel: customers can drop off material at the facility, request on-site business recovery with container deployment (skips, 4'X4' industrial bins, customized containers, roll-off containers), or schedule pickup via the company's fleet of dump trucks and flatbed trucks. Commercial and industrial accounts additionally receive weekly, monthly, or yearly reports on recovery volumes and values.

The business model is a commodity spread on scrap metal: Copal Métal purchases metal from sellers at quoted prices and resells processed material to downstream recyclers, with the spread between buy and sell prices as the core revenue mechanic. Pricing is real-time and fluctuates daily with commodity markets; customers contact the company by phone or email for current quotes. The company holds special permits from Quebec's Ministère de l'Environnement authorizing metal valorization operations, which functions as a regulatory entry barrier and underpins its environmental compliance positioning. The firm operates with 1-10 employees and has no disclosed funding, parent company, or M&A activity.

Name

Copal Métal

Legal name

Copal Métal

Website

http://www.copalmetal.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Copal Métal is a privately-held scrap metal recycler in Sainte-Julie, Quebec that purchases, processes, and recycles ferrous and non-ferrous metals, appliances, automobiles, and batteries for businesses, government agencies, and individuals across Quebec.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scrap Metal Recycling

NAICS

Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (423930)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Scrap Trading & Brokerage (Ferrous & Non-Ferrous) (IMAKAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metals Recycling & Processing (Ferrous/Non-Ferrous) (BPALADAF), Ferrous Scrap Processing & Brokerage (Steel & Cast Iron) (IMAKAMAA), Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing & Brokerage (Aluminum, Copper, Brass/Bronze, Lead, Zinc, Nickel) (IMAKAMAB)

Keywords

• Scrap metal recycling
• Ferrous metal recovery
• Non-ferrous metal buying
• Metal collection services
• Industrial scrap processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Sainte-thérèse

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Scrap Metal Purchase and Processing: Copal Métal purchases ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal from customers, processes it, and resells to downstream recycling facilities. Revenue is generated through the margin between purchase price paid to sellers and sale price to recyclers. This is a transaction-based model where prices fluctuate daily based on metal commodity markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Copal Métal purchases and recycles ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals (steel, stainless steel, cast iron, aluminum, copper, brass, lead, titanium, zinc, nickel alloy) from commercial, institutional, government, and individual customers across Quebec. The company processes end-of-life appliances, automobiles, scrap batteries, busheling, sheet metal, and steel chips, then resells processed materials to downstream recyclers, earning the margin between daily commodity purchase and sale prices. Service delivery includes facility drop-off, on-site container rentals, and truck pickup with customized reporting for commercial accounts.

Product overview

Copal Métal is a scrap metal recycling company offering a complete range of services for recovering and recycling both ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The company's core offering consists of purchasing various metal types (steel, stainless steel, aluminium, copper, brass) and recyclable materials (busheling, sheet metal, appliances, cast iron, automobiles, batteries). Service operations include facility-based collection, on-site business recovery, container-based material recovery with various bin types (skips, industrial bins, roll-off containers), transportation via dump trucks and flatbed trucks, and reporting services for commercial customers. The company operates with digital weighing systems and a fully concreted outdoor surface for efficient material handling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transportation Services Fleet-based material collection and transport services using dump trucks and flatbed trucks to retrieve scrap metal from customer locations.
• Ferrous Metal Recycling Purchase and recycling of ferrous metals including steel, stainless steel, cast iron, and steel chips for processing into reusable materials. For commercial, industrial, and individual sellers across Quebec.
• Non-Ferrous Metal Recycling Purchase and recycling of non-ferrous metals including aluminum, copper, brass, nickel alloy, lead, titanium, and zinc. For commercial, industrial, and individual sellers across Quebec.
• Appliance and Automobile Recycling Specialized recycling services for end-of-life appliances and automobiles, processing them for metal recovery. For individuals and commercial operators needing end-of-life asset disposal.
• Scrap Battery Recycling Collection and recycling of scrap batteries for proper disposal and material recovery. For commercial customers and individuals.
• Facility Metal Collection Metal collection services at Copal Métal's Sainte-Julie facility where customers bring materials directly for weighing, payment, and proper disposal. For individuals, contractors, and small commercial sellers.
• Business Recovery Services On-site metal recovery services for commercial and industrial customers, handling materials directly from their sites using the company's equipment and fleet.
• Container Services Material recovery using multiple container capacities including skips, industrial bins (4' x 4'), customized containers, and roll-off type containers placed on customer sites for scrap collection.
• Reporting Services Weekly, monthly, or yearly reports for commercial and industrial customers tracking metal recovery volumes and values, bundled with recycling programs.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• American Iron & Metal (AIM): Largest Canadian scrap metal recycler, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Directly competes with Copal Métal across ferrous and non-ferrous scrap collection, processing, and brokerage across the same Quebec market.
• Récupération Métaux St-Jean / Sterling Recycling: Quebec-based scrap metal recycler operating in similar regional markets. Overlaps directly with Copal Métal on ferrous/non-ferrous purchase and resale activities serving commercial and individual customers.

Broad incumbents

• Schnitzer Steel Industries: Large publicly traded US-based ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal processor and exporter. Operates at far greater scale across metals recycling, used auto parts, and steel manufacturing versus Copal Métal's local brokerage model.
• GFL Environmental Inc. Major Canadian waste management and recycling company with metal recycling operations across multiple provinces. Overlaps with Copal Métal on commercial scrap collection and recycling services within Quebec and broader Canada.
• Republic Services: Large North American waste and recycling company offering metals recycling as part of a broader portfolio. Competes for enterprise and government recycling contracts that overlap with Copal Métal's customer base.
• Waste Management Inc. North America's largest waste services provider with metals recycling capabilities. Represents a scaled incumbent that competes for the same commercial, industrial, and government recycling accounts as Copal Métal.
• EMR (European Metal Recycling): Global scrap metal recycler with North American operations. A scaled incumbent comparable in core activity (ferrous and non-ferrous scrap collection and processing) but operating at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Metalico: US-based scrap metal recycler and processor handling ferrous and non-ferrous materials. Operates with similar trading and processing economics to Copal Métal but at greater scale across multiple US states.

Emerging players

• Récupération Fer & Métaux Fontaine: Regional Quebec-based scrap metal recycler of similar size to Copal Métal. Competes for the same commercial drop-off and on-site pickup customers within overlapping Quebec service territories.
• Tri-Star Metal Co. Mid-sized North American non-ferrous scrap processor and trader. Comparable to Copal Métal in handling copper, brass, aluminum, and related non-ferrous metals via purchase-and-resale model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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