As Executive Vice President: Industrial Purchasing, Mr. Hemme is responsible for activities in the industrial scrap purchasing department. He works closely with a talented team of account executives in the purchasing of scrap from automotive stamping operations and related steel scrap producing industries. When possible, he also assists on related scrap sales to investment casting foundries and/or grey iron foundries.

Prior to joining Ferrous Processing & Trading, Mr. Hemme owned and operated a steel trucking business from August 1972 through June of 1994. Following that venture, he owned and operated Circle Metals, Inc., a scrap steel company specializing in investment casting and grey iron foundry supply from August 1976 through December 1993.

Next, Mr. Hemme owned and operated Victor Steel and Supply Company, a scrap metal buyer and processor from June 1985 through December 1993, at which time all the scrap steel related businesses were sold to Ferrous Processing & Trading Company