Metal CommoditiesInc

Metal Commodities Inc, was established in 1971 from one man's desire to ensure the survival of his family during a deep recession. It was through hard-work, dedication and his vast experience that owner and founder Kenneth Christiansen took a simple idea and turned it into a family-run staple of the Rhode Island recycling industry. 

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Rhode Island, like most of the country in 1971, was faced with a deep recession. To help supplement his income in a down market, Kenneth decided to start processing copper and steel in his barn after his home-building and contracting business was severely affected. For years, Ken had been recycling materials that most others had thrown away; long before "recycling" was as common a concept as it is today. Recycling afforded him the ability to purchase much needed equipment, such as a box truck and forklift.

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In 1991, Ken's hard work allowed him to purchase a commercial building and the necessary equipment to transition his recycling operation out of the barn and into a suitable building. Tragically, after only three weeks of operation, a fire started in an adjacent business and completely destroyed the building. At a time when most people would have given up and moved on, Ken demonstrated his true grit and perseverance, conducting operations outside for months before finally moving back into a new building that he himself had designed. 

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Once again establishing himself and his business from the ground up, Kenneth grew Metal Commodities to include metal processing and shipping both in the United States and markets overseas.

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Metal commodities has established itself as the ONLY independently-owned and operated recycling facility in the town of North Kingstown, and continues to be family-owned and operated to this day.

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