Aluminum Scrap Markets
30 September 2025
Fire damages Tennessee Aluminum Processors plant
Written by Stephanie Ritenbaugh
A fire has damaged part of the Tennessee facility operated by secondary recycler Tennessee Aluminum Processors (TAP).
According to local media reports, firefighters were called to the plant in Mount Pleasant, TN, last week after slag pile containing magnesium ignited, WKRN reported. Officials said the roof of the building is a total loss. No injuries were reported.
The company did not return messages to AMU for comment. The fire’s impact on production remains unclear.
TAP provides secondary recycling services to customers in the transportation, packaging, construction, and aerospace segments of the aluminum industry. Operating as a toll converter of scrap and dross, the company turns aluminum into recycled secondary ingot (RSI).
The business was originally founded as L&S Metals by Jerry Sweeney and Larry Lockamy in 1981 and incorporated as Tennessee Aluminum Processors shortly thereafter. Recycling and melting operations began in Mount Pleasant, with a second facility later opened in Gadsden, AL.
In addition, TAP formed a joint venture with Tri-Arrows Aluminum to create a scrap-to-melt shop, Kentucky Aluminum Processors, in Russellville, KY. That facility will process material generated by Logan Aluminum, a joint venture owned by Kentucky-based Tri-Arrows and Atlanta-based recycling giant Novelis, with additional volumes expected to come from potential customers. Construction began in fall 2024.
