Founded in 1906 as a one-man scrap metal operation, Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., has become one of the nation’s largest recyclers of scrap metal, a leading provider of used and recycled auto parts and a manufacturer of finished steel products.

With an extensive national and global reach, the company achieved $1.9 billion in revenues in fiscal 2009 and was ranked #863 in the 2010 Fortune 1000 list of companies. Schnitzer Steel common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol SCHN.

With corporate headquarters based in Portland, Oregon, the company is split into three vertically integrated business units, the Metals Recycling Business, the Auto Parts Business and the Steel Manufacturing Business.