Founded in 2004 as a dedicated HMS 1&2 trading house, Scrap Zones has grown into a certified global export partner — supplying 16 specialized commodity lines to mills, smelters, and processors worldwide.
Scrap Zones was established in 2004 with a single, deliberate focus: trading HMS 1&2 heavy melting steel. We did not start by trying to sell everything. We started by mastering one commodity — understanding furnace requirements, impurity tolerances, loading logistics, and what global mills actually pay for.
That single-commodity discipline became our foundation. When buyers began asking us to apply the same rigor to copper, aluminum, and stainless steel, we expanded — one grade at a time, only when we could guarantee the same quality control we had built in steel.
Over two decades, that philosophy grew Scrap Zones from a specialized steel desk into a full-spectrum export partner covering 16 specialized commodity lines across metals, polymers, paper, and electronic scrap — while never losing the specialist mindset that built the company.
Scrap Zones is established in Rayong as a dedicated HMS 1&2 steel scrap trading house. One commodity. Zero shortcuts.
Buyer demand drives expansion into copper, aluminum, stainless steel, and brass — each grade added only after full quality-control capability was established.
The company builds dedicated divisions for plastic recyclables (PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP), paper scrap (OCC, ONP), and compliant electronic scrap handling.
16 specialized commodity lines. Certified operations. Export-ready logistics through Laem Chabang. Serving mills, smelters, and processors worldwide.
Somsak Bunnag founded Scrap Zones in 2004 with a single conviction: Thai scrap could compete on the world stage — not on price alone, but on purity, precision, and trust. What began as a one-commodity HMS 1&2 desk in Rayong has grown under his leadership into a certified export partner serving mills, smelters, and processors across the globe.
"Every container we ship carries our name. That is why we never trade anything we cannot verify, grade, and stand behind — completely."
More than two decades later, that founding principle still governs every decision at Scrap Zones — from the grades we accept, to the inspections we welcome, to the buyers we serve. Specialization, verification, and long-term trust are not marketing words here. They are how we operate.
In global scrap trade, compliance is currency. Scrap Zones operates under internationally recognized standards for quality, environmental responsibility, and safe export of regulated materials.
Certified Quality Management Systems governing sorting, grading, documentation, and export processes.
Environmental Management Systems ensuring responsible handling, storage, and processing of all scrap materials.
Occupational Health & Safety standards protecting our workforce and ensuring uninterrupted supply operations.
All ferrous and non-ferrous materials graded strictly according to Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries specifications.
Active membership in the Bureau of International Recycling — the world's largest federation of recycling associations.
Strict compliance in the transboundary movement of electronic waste, PCBs, and lead-acid battery scrap.
Electronic scrap handling aligned with Responsible Recycling (R2v3) and e-Stewards principles for ethical recovery.
Pre-shipment third-party inspections welcomed and facilitated at our yard before container sealing.
Starting with HMS 1&2 taught us lessons that still govern every shipment we handle today.
Steel taught us that a fraction of impurity changes everything. Today, every commodity — from copper millberry to PET flakes — is sorted and verified with that same furnace-level precision.
Mills don't buy promises — they buy verified material. We built our reputation on inspections, transparent loading, and documentation that holds up at destination customs.
Two decades in this industry means we play the long game. Our growth has come from repeat buyers, not one-off trades — and that is how we intend to keep growing.
Scrap Zones was established in 2004, originally as a specialized trading company focused exclusively on HMS 1&2 heavy melting steel scrap. Over two decades, the company expanded into a full-spectrum certified scrap exporter supplying 16 specialized commodity lines.
Scrap Zones was founded by Somsak Bunnag in 2004 in Rayong, Thailand, beginning as a dedicated HMS 1&2 heavy melting steel trading house before growing into a multi-commodity certified export partner.
Scrap Zones is headquartered at 7/495 Moo 6, Mapyangphon Soi, Tambon Mapyangphon, Rayong 21140, Thailand, with export operations primarily through Laem Chabang Port.
Scrap Zones operates in alignment with ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environmental), and ISO 45001 (Health & Safety) standards. The company is an ISRI and BIR member, follows Basel Convention compliance for electronic and hazardous scrap, and facilitates pre-shipment inspections by SGS, Bureau Veritas, and Intertek.
Yes. Serious buyers are welcome to arrange a facility visit or appoint third-party inspectors (SGS, BV, Intertek) to verify materials at our Rayong yard prior to loading and container sealing.
Experience the difference of working with a specialist. Request pricing, specifications, and availability from our export team today.