V-V Metals

Mentor, Ohio — Lake County

Foundry Residue Recycling in Mentor, OH

Victor Metals Inc., operating as V-V Metals, has bought industrial scrap out of Northeast Ohio since 1986. We serve the Heisley Road and Tyler Boulevard industrial parks and about thirty minutes east on Route 2 and I-90.

Foundry Residues

What does foundry residue recycling in Mentor involve?

V-V Metals recovers metal value from foundry and mill residues -- skimmings, dross, baghouse dust, sand fines, spatter, spills and processed floor material -- that most yards will not take at all.

Mentor's industrial parks are heavy on plastics tooling, precision machining and electronics assembly, which produces smaller-volume but higher-grade copper, aluminium and nickel alloy lots that reward proper segregation. That is the practical reason we grade tightly instead of buying by the container.

Residue streams are where foundries quietly lose the most recoverable metal, usually because the material is awkward to handle and easy to treat as waste. We sample for metallic yield and pay on what is actually in the pile.

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Accepted Material

What foundry residues do you buy in Mentor?

We buy skimmings, dross, baghouse dust, sand fines, spatter, spills and floor sweeps generated across the Heisley Road and Tyler Boulevard industrial parks, in quantities from a single drum up to steady roll-off volume.

  • Furnace and ladle skimmings
  • Dross from aluminum, copper and brass melting
  • Baghouse dust and collector fines
  • Sand fines and metal-bearing spent sand
  • Spatter, spills and pour-floor material
  • Floor sweeps and processed residue streams

How It Works

What you get on a Mentor account

Residues are sampled and assayed for recoverable metallic content before a price is agreed. You see the yield result, so the settlement reflects recovered metal rather than gross container weight.

  • Metallic-yield sampling and assay on every residue stream
  • Suitable containers for dusty, fine and free-flowing material
  • Diversion of metal-bearing residue away from landfill disposal cost
  • Coordinated removal timed to furnace cleanouts and shutdowns
  • Direct shipment to smelters equipped to process residue material

Keep Looking

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Aluminum Scrap Processing in Mentor

Alloy-specific aluminum processing for clips, turnings, dross, slag, spills and foil.

Stainless Steel Recycling in Mentor

All grades of stainless accepted, sorted by chrome and nickel content for remelt.

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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you pick up foundry residues scrap in Mentor, Ohio?

Yes. Mentor is about thirty minutes east on Route 2 and I-90, and we place containers on site and run scheduled or on-call pickups for foundry residues generators across the Heisley Road and Tyler Boulevard industrial parks. Smaller lots can also be delivered to our certified scale at 741 East 166th Street, Cleveland, OH 44110.

What forms of foundry residues do you accept from Mentor plants?

We take skimmings, dross, baghouse dust, sand fines, spatter, spills and floor sweeps. V-V Metals recovers metal value from foundry and mill residues -- skimmings, dross, baghouse dust, sand fines, spatter, spills and processed floor material -- that most yards will not take at all.

How is my foundry residues load priced?

Residues are sampled and assayed for recoverable metallic content before a price is agreed. You see the yield result, so the settlement reflects recovered metal rather than gross container weight. Residue streams are where foundries quietly lose the most recoverable metal, usually because the material is awkward to handle and easy to treat as waste. We sample for metallic yield and pay on what is actually in the pile.

Why sell foundry residues scrap to V-V Metals instead of a local Mentor yard?

Unlike many scrap companies, V-V Metals does not sell purchased material to other scrap dealer houses. Everything we buy goes directly to mills, foundries or smelters, so there is one margin between your dock and the end user instead of two or three. Material from Mentor ships straight to smelters equipped for residue and dross processing, which is what lets us hold a competitive number on foundry residues.

Moving foundry residues out of Mentor?

Call for current foundry residues pricing, material guidelines, or to have a container placed at your Mentor facility.

Call (440) 585-5959