Sims Metal is a global leader in metal recycling. The company has grown from being an Australian-centric company to being one of the most significant metal recycling businesses in the world. Our operations are geographically diverse, and they comprise a network of processing facilities, many with deep-water port access, supported by an extensive network of feeder yards. From our bases of operations in Australia and the United States, Sims Metal buys, processes and sells ferrous and non-ferrous metal to manufacturers in 30 different countries.
By the numbers
Global Operations: 9.8m tonnes of secondary metals sold annually
North America: 4.9 m tonnes of ferrous and non-ferrous metals sold
Australia and New Zealand: 1.9m tonnes of ferrous and non-ferrous metals sold
Sims Metal buys ferrous metal from metal dealers, peddlers, auto wreckers, demolition firms and others who generate obsolete metal, and from manufacturers who generate industrial metal. They provide customized recycling services to meet the individual needs of commercial and industrial scrap metal producers.
The company customizes its services to maximize each scrap provider’s net scrap revenues, and those services include:
Fair-market scrap metal prices
State and federally certified scales
Accountability and control procedures, including:
Numbered and dated receipts
Certified scale tickets
Checks that reference both the receipt and scale tickets
Weighing programs – no cost weighing procedures
Simple techniques to upgrade the value of your material
Over 100 years of experience in the metal recycling industry
Our Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) division provides global IT asset disposal (ITAD) services and electronics recycling to enterprises and data centers, with established operations in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, the Asia-Pacific region and Africa.
SLS is Sims Limited’s IT asset disposition (ITAD) service provider and electronic waste recycler. SLS offers an integrated ITAD and cloud asset management solutions for regional and global clients through our expansive network of global facilities and subcontractor network.
SLS offers a comprehensive and cost-effective service for end of life and redundant electronic equipment and IT assets, ranging from asset refurbishment and resale to responsible recycling.
IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) Services
SLS offers ITAD services that operate across a global network. Services include the management and control of the entire asset disposition process, including transport, coordination, product identification, asset tracking, data destruction and reporting. SLS offers its clients the option of redeployment, reclamation of parts and/or resale and recycling, delivering legal compliance as well as a potential financial return from the resale of refurbished equipment.
As part of Sims Limited, SLS has access to a sizeable pool of investment capital and is continually investing in leading industry solutions. We have developed the Sims Portal, as part of specialized inventory software to securely track and report on client assets.
SLS provides decommissioning and data destruction services for all types of data centers. We recently became a member of the Open Compute Project. Our innovation center in Tampa serves as a centralized hub for developing and piloting new services, building the technology to support our online remarketing platforms and optimizing our resale channels.
Electronics Recycling
We work with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Contract Equipment Manufacturers (CEMs) for prototype destruction services, take back programs, reverse logistics, parts harvesting and manufacturing scrap recycling. SLS provides disposition services for all types of retired electronic equipment in every business sector enabling them to comply with their responsibilities under relevant environmental regulations.
Our in-house engineering team has developed and implemented advanced recycling technology, enabling us to output clean commodity streams for use in next generation products.
Our future is as bright and secure as at any time in our history.
Backed by innovation and our long-standing focus on providing better sustainable solutions, Sims Limited is well-positioned to be a global leader in the circular economy. Our focus on optimization and continuous improvement – with internal investments in our operations, functions and people – sets us on a solid path for many years to come, and our strategy will drive growth and fuel success.
Our Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) division provides global IT asset disposal (ITAD) services and electronics recycling to enterprises and data centers, with established operations in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, the Asia-Pacific region and Africa.