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5-15-2023 To the loyal customers of Kimmel Scrap Iron & Metal. This past March I had written of how the scrap steel market had strengthen over the past couple of months but we were a bit unsettled about future growth. We were looking at mils order books being strong and strong export markets for Countries… Read more »

April 15, 2023 To Our Loyal Partners of Kimmel Scrap Iron & Metal Co. How important is safety? It is the most important aspect of our business, our industry and I bet you too put it at the top of your businesses priorities. No one goes to work expecting to be injured, witness an injury… Read more »

3-15-2023 To the loyal customers of Kimmel Scrap Iron & Metal. In this check as well as next check for the month of March you will notice of an increase in most ferrous scrap metal prices. The question we would like to know is why and for how long will these prices be elevated. There… Read more »

February 15, 2023 To Our Loyal Partners of Kimmel Scrap Iron & Metal Co. We are pleased to announce that beginning with your February statement we will no longer be assessing the $50 fuel surcharge per run. The unprecedented string of events that caused the meteoric rise in diesel fuel coupled with weak commodity prices… Read more »

January 15, 2023 To Our Loyal Partners of Kimmel Scrap Iron & Metal Co. If there is one thing we strive for here at Kimmel it is continuous improvements and reinvesting in the business. Although 2022 was a difficult year for most of us I am proud to announce that to kick of 2023 we… Read more »

December 15, 2022 To The Loyal Customers of Kimmel Scrap Iron & Metal Co. When I was asked to compose this month’s newsletter, I immediately considered many important topics. Subjects ranging from snow/cold weather safety, continuous improvement, and looking forward to better days. However, I have decided to briefly talk about simply, being thankful. I… Read more »

November 15, 2022 To The Loyal Customers of Kimmel Scrap Iron & Metal Co. As we enter the end 2022 many of us look back and think of what we have accomplished and what we wish to change. Many times I think of how we have all compromised on our personal and professional lives to… Read more »

October 14, 2022 To our loyal customers of Kimmel Scrap: We all are watching and reading the local and national news. Recent actions by the Federal Reserve Board in an attempt to keep inflation in check has raised interest rates that banks must pay to borrow money. These costs are carried down to us the… Read more »

September 15, 2022 To our loyal customers of Kimmel Scrap: As we are sure all of you are aware, it is very difficult if not impossible to hire employees for any open positions. It is even more difficult to find people for highly specific areas such as truck drivers. Besides the normal requirements for licensing… Read more »

August 15, 2022 To our loyal customers of Kimmel Scrap: Many of you are aware of how world events and commodity prices are intertwined. Since early March everyone’s world has been turned upside down. Things that make sense historically with commodity prices don’t connect. Raw material prices that soared in April and May have come… Read more »