We are a leading international zinc scrap trading company.

We trade all types of zinc residues: drosses, skimmings, die cast, zinc fines, zinc blowings, zinc oxides and bag house dust.

Richker Metals, Inc. is a leading international zinc scrap trading company. We trade all types of zinc residues: drosses, skimmings, die cast, zinc fines, zinc blowings, zinc oxides and bag house dust. We import and export zinc scrap all over the world including Asia, Australia, India, Europe, South America, Canada, Mexico and the Middle East.

Richker Metals has offices in Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago and Johor Baru, Malaysia. We are a team of experienced professionals providing efficient and exemplary service.

Our suppliers consist of hot dip galvanizing companies, wire mills, fencing companies, continuous line steel mills, zinc alloyers and scrap yards.

Our clients include zinc oxide, zinc dust, zinc metal, zinc alloy and zinc sulfate producers.

Richker Metals maintains memberships in the following associations:

International Footprint

Richker Metals exports zinc scrap mostly to zinc oxide, zinc dust and secondary zinc metal producers. We also trade large volumes of zinc fines destined for zinc sulfate manufacturing.

Recycling

These zinc scraps are necessary raw material feed stocks to manufacture value added products: zinc dust, zinc oxide, zinc sulfate and secondary zinc metal.

These environmentally friendly recyclable zinc scraps are critical to manufacturing value added products such as: zinc micronutrient and zinc fertilizers.

Why Us

  • Efficient and timely logisitics

  • Transparency in recaps of scrap purchased and sold

  • Environmental regulatory compliance

  • Fastest payment in the industry

  • We are responsive! You will talk to a live person

Global Reach

Richker Metals has offices in Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago and Johor Baru, Malaysia. We are a team of experienced professionals providing efficient and exemplary service.

Our Company

Since starting Richker Metals in 1997, Mr. Richker has grown the company to include one international and four US locations: Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Malaysia. Mr. Richker’s vast experience in the zinc metals business has made him a leader in the industry. He has expertise in environmental compliance issues.

Offices

Los Angeles, CA, USA
Russ Richker
President
russ@zincworld.com
(310) 559-3535

Los Angeles, CA, USA
David Zamos
VP Sales, West Coast
david@zincworld.com
(213) 300-0017

Chicago, IL, USA
Jeff Palmer
VP Sales, Midwest
jeff@zincworld.com
(708) 205-5712

Chicago, IL, USA
Eric Palmer
VP Sales, East Coast
eric@zincworld.com
(708) 267-0383

Houston, TX, USA
Albert Vasquez
VP Sales, Southwest
albert@zincworld.com
(281) 458-5852

Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Banu Nargis
VP Sales, Asia Pacific
banu@zincworld.com
60 13 747 4404

Accounting
Lina Mulkey
Chief Admin Officer
linda@zincworld.com
(310) 559-3535

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