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SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The world's largest recycler of scrap metal, Sims Group Ltd (ASX:SGM), said it would concentrate on integrating Metal Management Inc before it expanded further into the US ferrous and non-ferrous recycling markets.
The planned merger, which is valued at about $US1.6 billion ($A1.85 billion) is expected to create the largest metal recycling business in North America.
The combined entity will have more than 200 global operations in its portfolio.
Sims chief executive Jeremy Sutcliffe told ABC's Inside Business that the merged company would be looking to expand through acquisitions, but not right away.
"I think this is a pretty big step for us but it's not the only step, but we've really got to keep the integration and the extraction of the synergies as our number one priority," Mr Sutcliffe said.
"I mean we're not ...
Source: HighBeam Research, AUSTRALIAN METAL RECYLER SIMS PLANS COMPANY CONSOLIDATION.