New ReMA member Commodities United LLC has a collective 20+ years of experience in the metals market, allowing them to act as a trusted intermediary for traders, producers, and consumers. Based in Jacksonville, FL, the company trades a variety of primary metals including aluminum, copper, tin, nickel, and zinc. The company is owned and founded…
In February 2022, Japanese based company Mitsui & Co, Ltd. subsidiaries, Spiess-Urania Chemicals GmbH (Germany) and Kocide LLC (TX, USA) were renamed to form a new company called Cosaco. The common name for both entities aligns with the business’ aspiration of being the global expert in copper salts, for its different copper salt products used…
Based in Detroit, Michigan, Lockton Companies is a global risk management firm offering insurance services, both property and casualty as well as employee benefits. They have locations through the U.S., Europe, Asia, North Africa, and Australia. The company provides services to businesses and individuals, including insurance, risk management, employee benefits, and retirement services. Lockton is known…
ReMA’s new Vice President of Safety, Mike Marino, is a career safety and crisis management executive with over two decades of leadership experience spanning transportation, emergency services, healthcare, and government sectors. He has led enterprise-wide Safety Management Systems, partnered with federal regulatory and industry agencies, and served as Incident Commander for multiple high-threat events. ReMA…
In June 2025, Erin McCoy joined the ReMA Advocacy, Safety and Sustainability team as the new International Trade Policy Analyst. McCoy most recently served as a Trade Policy Analyst within the International Trade Administration which is part of the Enforcement & Compliance division at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she liaised with the private…
Ele Smalley, ReMA’s intern for Advocacy, Safety and Sustainability has been working with the association for the past two months. A student at the University of Virginia, Smalley brings a fresh perspective as she helps the ReMA advocacy team with their work on the Hill. ReMA News had the opportunity to talk with Smalley about…
ReMA welcomes Aaron Triffleman-Miller as its summer intern on the economics team within ReMA’s Advocacy department. Triffleman-Miller is assisting Chief Economist Joe Pickard and Senior Economist Bret Biggers with research, analytics, and writing project during his summer internship. Triffleman-Miller is from Port Washington, New York on Long Island, and attends Case Western Reserve University, where…
Last month at ISRI2024, the organization’s board of directors elected Sean Daoud to the position of secretary/treasurer on the Executive Committee. Sean serves as vice president, treasurer, and shareholder of his family’s business, PNW Metal Recycling, Inc, which has five locations in Oregon and three locations in Washington state. ReMA News connected with Sean to…
Brandi Harleaux, ISRI member and second-generation owner of South Post Oak Recycling Center in Houston, Texas, was recognized and awarded as the Texas Small Businessperson of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). In May, the award was presented to Brandi by SBA Administrator Guzman in Washington, D.C. and was preceded by a…
Nilesh Limbasia and his company, Kaizen Enterprise, were recently awarded the President’s “E” Award for exports by the Biden administration. This was a huge achievement for Kaizen as it is a very young company, founded only six years ago in 2017. For Limbasia, this success is amplified by the fact that he was originally working…
Adam Shaffer has recently joined ISRI in the role of assistant vice president of international trade and global affairs. Adam comes to ISRI’s Advocacy team focused on developing and implementing ISRI’s international trade policy and advocacy, as well as managing the organization’s international activities. In this role, Adam will support ISRI’s expanding international portfolio in…
ISRI has named Natalie Messer Betts to the new role of assistant vice president of sustainability. Natalie joins ISRI’s Advocacy team in the new role designed to develop and implement strong sustainability programs for the recycled materials industry using the environmental social governance (ESG) framework as a guide. In this new position, Natalie is serving…