“Can a regional scrap metal processor use supply chain finance tools to preserve supplier relationships and sustain operations amid increasingly extended steel-mill payment terms?”
Founded in 1995 as a regional scrap metal processor in North Central Indiana, Rochester Iron & Metal grew to serve both individual and industrial clients over five decades. Cash-flow pressures from extended steel-mill payment terms (up to 90 days) led the company to adopt supply chain finance solutions — first as a participant in a customer's LSQ SCF program and then as a buyer launching its own LSQ FastTrack® program in 2022. The company subsequently engaged eCapital for additional working capital financing. In August 2025, the business was acquired by Lewis Salvage and rebranded as Lewis Salvage Shred Services.
Rochester Iron and Metal's lending and capital products are provided by Ecapital.
Rochester Iron and Metal is founded in 1995 and headquartered in Rochester, Indiana, USA.
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