Ind. recycler gears up for shredder start

Aug 08, 2012 | 12:59 PM | Lisa Gordon

Tags  auto shredder, scrap, Rochester Iron & Metal, Hunt Salvage, Indiana scrapyard, Jason Grube, Lisa Gordon

PITTSBURGH — A new auto shredder that will provide scrap for the northern Indiana and Chicago markets is getting the finishing touches in advance of a late August start date.

Rochester, Ind.-based Rochester Iron & Metal Inc. is installing a Wendt auto shredder at its 27-acre yard. Construction on the project began in October, and the 50-ton-per-hour shredder is expected to be processing material by....





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