• 1946

    FOUNDATION

    TORRANCE IRON & METAL COMPANY was founded in 1946 by David Stein.

    In its early years, TIMCO’s principal business was the processing and trading of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

  • FAMILY AFFAIR

    By the mid-1960s, David’s sons, Ronald and Robert Stein joined TIMCO and began to shape the growth and dynamics of the company.

    1960

  • 1972

    ALUMINUM FURNACE

    During the early 1970s, the first aluminum melting furnace was developed and built at TIMCO‘s Carson, California, facility. This furnace changed the direction of the company from a scrap processor to an aluminum alloy ingot producer which produced high-quality alloys to specific customer requirements.

  • TANDEM INDUSTRIES

    As growth continued, the brothers diversified TIMCO. By the mid-1970s, to expand and increase its growth potential, they entered into an association with STANDARD METALS RECYCLING. Owned and operated by Bill Levine, STANDARD handled mainly aluminum scrap from large industrial manufacturers.

    Through the efforts of the three principals a new company, TANDEM INDUSTRIES was formed to produce aluminum alloy billet and purchased a facility adjacent to TIMCO in Carson where it designed and constructed a billet manufacturing facility.

    1975

  • 1976

    THREE DIVISIONS

    TIMCO joined with STANDARD METALS RECYCLING to form Tandem Industries, and incorporate the new company as TST, Inc. The new corporation at its birth consisted of three divisions: TIMCO, STANDARD, and TANDEM.

  • BILLET CASTING

    TST Inc. acquired 2032 E. 220th and built its first billet casting plant.

    1976

  • 2010

    ALPASE

    TST Inc. acquires a loyal customer ALPASE as another division in the corporation.

  • MOVE TO CHINO

    Alpase and TST Inc. corporate headquarters move to Chino, CA.

    2011

  • 2013

    NIKKEI JOINT VENTURE

    TST Inc. and Nikkei MC launch TST Nikkei, a joint venture company in Aguascalientes, Mexico. TST Inc. owns 55% share and Nikkei MC owns 45% share in the company.

  • HYDROVA JOINT VENTURE

    TST Inc. partners with Hydrova to pilot its innovative technology for zero-waste aluminum dross recycling. In this pilot project, Hydrova will convert aluminum dross from TST’s aluminum recycling facility into valuable products including aluminum, fluxing salts, aluminum oxide, and green hydrogen, leaving zero waste behind for landfills.

    This marks a major advancement from traditional technologies, which only recover aluminum and leave the remaining salts and oxides for landfills. Aluminum and fluxing salts are key raw materials for TST’s aluminum recycling operation.

    The TST team is thrilled to partner with Hydrova to create a circular economy in which aluminum recycling byproducts are fully repurposed in a closed loop and kept out of landfills.

    2022